New railway high speed line "LGV Est" Second phase: section Baudrecourt-

2009-FR-17044-E Part of Priority Project 17

European Economic Recovery Plan

Member States involved:

Implementation schedule Start date: January 2010 End date: December 2011

Implementing body: Réseau Ferré de France

Budget: Other sources (RFF): €557,304,000

Total project cost covered by this Decision: €633,300,000

EU contribution: €75,996,000

Percentage of EU support:

Works: 12% The aim of the "LGV Est" high speed railway line is to improve links between Additional information: and the main cities in eastern France, as well as improve connections with and . The first phase of the project (part of Priority Project Coordinator’s Report of 4, High-speed railway axis east) linked Ile-de France (Vaires-sur-) to the Priority Project: Baudrecourt () and reduced the travel time between Paris and http://ec.europa.eu/ten/transport/co to 2h20. ordinators/doc/2007_2008/annual_r eport_2007_2008_peter_balazs.zip This project covers the second phase of the "LGV Est" (part of Priority Project 17, Railway axis Paris-Strasbourg--Wien-), which includes 106 km , DG TREN of high speed rail line between Baudrecourt and Vendenheim (Bas Rhin). This will http://ec.europa.eu/transport/ further reduce travel times (Paris-Strasbourg to 1h50), develop connections with index_en.html Germany and and confirm eastern France's place in the heart of the European high speed railway network. Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA) Activities covered by the funding decision include: general earthworks, bridges http://ec.europa.eu/tentea and tunnels (including the 4 km long Tunnel under the ), re- connecting road and other communications links cut by the line, drainage and Beneficiary: hydraulics, other engineering work on the line and associated project owner French Republic costs. www.gouvernement.fr The second phase of "LGV Est" is also supported by TEN-T funds through project Implementing body: 2009-FR-17210-P, which covers activities such as: design studies, land Réseau Ferré de France acquisition, environmental studies and preparatory works. www.rff.fr

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Updated: September 2009