INVESTMENT PROJECT PROPOSAL

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INVESTMENT PROJECT PROPOSAL

• Construction of the railway line
  Marculesti-Soroca, and the bridge over the Nistru
  river

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Project objectives

• The project main objectives
• to create a prerequisite for regional economic
  development trough agricultural markets
  extension
• to reduce railway transportation costs and travel
  time for international and national operators,
  and passengers
• to allow employment of population
• to enhance environmental quality

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Proposed project
Existing railway section
Note The existing railway section
Ungheni-Chisinau-Cuciurgan-Razdel-Vapnearca is
450 km long The proposed project
Ungheni-Balti-Marculesti-Soroca-Iampol-Vapniarca
is 216 km long
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Project location
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Existent railway 9 corridor
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Project description
The existing railway section that connects the
Ungheni terminal(Republic of Moldova) and
Vapniarca terminal(Ukraine) is 450km long. The
proposed project will reduce the travel distance
from 450km to 216 km. The implementation of this
project will reduce considerable the travel costs
and time that will attract transit traffic.
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Regional Criteria Network description

• The project gives direct access to Ukraine and
  links the both countries Moldova and Ukraine with
  EU.
• Provides the important and shortest link between
  Moldova and Ukraine by railway, for international
  and national operators, and passengers

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Technical Criteria

• The project represents new construction of a 48.4
  km long railway section(Marculesti-Cosauti/Soroca
  47.4km, the bridge over the Nistru river 1 km)
• The rehablitation of the Ukraine railway section
  56km
• The proposed project ensures connection of
  Ungheni terminal with the rail terminal Vapnearca
  via the shortest railway section.

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Technical Criteria
Travel cost savingsTravel time savings
Cost savings Cost reduced by 50
Time savings Travel time is reduced 2.2 times
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Economic Criteria

• Investment estimate cost 74,8 m euro
• Estimated project repayment time- 5 years
• Forecast years- 20 years
• Economic Internal Rate of Return 20
• The national legal framework allows concession
  and PPP

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Political Criteria

• Government Support
• The project has strong comitment from the
  Government of Republic of Moldova
• Dependance on other step/project
• Implementation of the proposed project doesnt
  depend on other projects.