The objective of this Action, part of Priority Project 30 (Inland Waterway Axis Seine-Scheldt) is to upgrade the River Deűle between Sequedin and Deűlémont from Class IV to Class V in order to allow the navigation of ships of up to 3,000 tonnes.
Up to now this stretch had a cross section that allowed freight traffic up to 1,350 tonnes only. In addition, stretch's width was reduced at two different points in the proximity of Lille. This bottleneck requires a light system to be used which delays the traffic.
The Global Project seeks to eliminate this bottleneck at the cross border section. This Action promotes inland waterways transport by giving access to the Nord-Pas-de-Calais network to additional European shipments. A 70% increase in the traffic flow is foreseen by 2015, which corresponds to a traffic of 13.5 million tonnes instead of the initial 8 million tonnes currently. This increase in the inland waterway traffic represents an estimated reduction of 300,000 trucks per year on the road in the region.
This project has been completed.
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Budget:
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National budget:
€6,975,000
Regional budget:
€6,975,000
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Total project cost covered by this Decision:
€15,500,000
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Percentage of EU support:
Works and Studies: 10%
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EU contribution:
€1,550,000
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Download the Info Sheet about this project:
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Member States involved:
France
Implementation schedule:
Start date: May 2009
End date: December 2011
Beneficiary:
 Ministry of Sustainable Development
Implementing body:
Voies Navigables de France
Additional information:
Coordinator´s Report of the Priority Project
European Commission, DG MOVE
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