The rest of the sum will be paid this year, Boagiu said at a conference on her term as minister.
Following negotiations, energy suppliers agreed they will not demand penalties if debts are paid by December 31, 2012, the ex-minister added. If debts are not discharged by the end of the year, railway operators will have to pay RON900 million in penalties.
Regarding the new law on expropriation for the construction of public roads, Boagiu said expropriation costs have been reduced 20 times. “Last year, before the law entered force, CNADNR was allotted RON445 million. The company used RON24 million of the entire sum.”
Among her achievements as minister, Boagiu mentioned the renegotiation of the contract with U.S. constructor Bechtel, which builds the Brasov-Bors highway. By renegotiating the contract, the state saved EUR6 billion, the former minister said.
She said 434 kilometers of highway are currently under construction and auctions will be launched to build another 137 kilometers of highway.
The Transport Ministry has earmarked EUR1.9 billion to upgrade 3,462 kilometers of national roads.
Railway operator CFR signed 19 contracts to upgrade 100 kilometers of railway, 12 train stations and several train tunnels and bridges. In the next two months, CFR will sign four other contracts to rehabilitate railway infrastructure on the Pan-European Transport Corridor IV. (EUR1=RON4.3529)