Constr., Infra & Materials (AO) | The Week in Infrastructure: F. Zurich optimistic despite uncertainty

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Constr., Infra & Materials (AO) | The Week in Infrastructure: F. Zurich optimistic despite uncertainty

ween Navalcarnero and El Álamo, on the other; and the M-600

between Valdemorillo and Navalcarnero. The investment estimated by the sector for each of the projects amounts to EUR150m,

EUR161m, and EUR344m, respectively. Cantabria has opened the door to introducing shadow tolls on its road network to build

the bridge over the San Martín Estuary, between the towns of Requejada (Polanco) and Suances, with a base tender budget is

estimated at EUR44m

▪European road infrastructure. The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) continues to contribute to delivering the European Green

Deal with an additional financial support of EUR6.2bn for 107 new projects on the Trans-European Transport Network. Overall,

82% of this funding concerns transport infrastructure that contributes to climate objectives in line with the Union’s

commitments. The projects selected for support all lie on the Trans-European Transport Network, the system of roads,

railways, inland waterways, short-sea shipping routes, ports and airports that links the EU’s Member States and beyond. The

Commission’s objective is to complete the TEN-T core network by 2030 and the comprehensive network by 2050, while also

ensuring that its infrastructure helps the EU deliver its climate objectives, as set out in the European Green Deal.

▪Aviation sector. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) published its “Policy-Net Zero CO2 Emissions Roadmap”, in

which it presents its guidelines for policymakers to consider in the context of accelerating the air transport industry’s transition

to net zero CO2 emissions by 2050 (link here). IATA presented three categories of policy objectives: short-term (until the end of