The “King’s Road” will be modernized with European funds.
Hunedoara County Council announces that “Drumul Regelui” – DJ 707 Vaţa de Jos – Petriş (Arad) receives European funds for modernization through the Western Regional Program 2021-2027.
The representatives of CJ Hunedoara announced that the president of CJ Hunedoara, Laurentiu Nistor, signed, on Friday, the financing contract with the Agency for Regional Development (ADR) West for this investment objective which represents an important road alternative to the national roads that connect Hunedoara and Arad counties .
The project submitted by Hunedoara County UAT, as the partnership leader, and Arad County UAT, as Partner 1, benefits from a total allocation of 208.6 million lei (the equivalent of over 42 million euros) .
“Drumului Regelui is an investment expected by everyone. We promised that we would modernize this road, we joined forces with our neighbors from Arad County, and now this dream of ours is becoming realizable. The road, once rehabilitated, will unite the communities of Arad and Hunedoara, will be an alternative route to the more congested roads and will greatly shorten travel times. The new mountain road will certainly contribute to the development of Zarandului Country, especially the spa resort of Vaţa de Jos, known for its thermal waters. Besides, all the settlements in this part of the Zarand Country can have major benefits from the modernization of this road with an old history”, declared the president of the Hunedoara County Council, Laurenţiu Nistor.
As part of the project, 17.1 km of county road will be rehabilitated, of which 13 km are in the territory of Hunedoara county, five parking lots will be built, as well as a series of works that increase road safety. At the end of the modernization works of DJ 707, eight rural localities will be interconnected directly or indirectly to the TEN-T network, and more than 6000 inhabitants of the area will be beneficiaries of the investment.
The duration of the project’s implementation is 45 months and its completion date is April 2028.
Source: www.cotidianul.ro
