The Luzhanka-Beregsurany checkpoint on the border with Hungary will be modernized
15 November 08:35
Ukraine and the EU have begun reconstructing the Luzhanka-Beregsurany international road checkpoint on the border with Hungary as part of the Connecting Europe program. This was reported by the State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine, [ komersant] reports.
The Luzhanka-Beregsurany checkpoint is of strategic importance for transport links between the two countries – it is located on the M-24 international highway, which is part of the TEN-T Mediterranean transport corridor. Its reconstruction will help to increase trade, improve security, increase capacity and comfort at the border.
At the Luzhanka checkpoint in Zakarpattia region, it is planned to reconstruct the access road and arrange a pedestrian zone, additional inspection posts for different types of transport, as well as two WIM weighing systems for trucks – at the entrance and exit. Together with Hungarian colleagues, it is planned to prepare a feasibility study for the overall development of road checkpoints on the border of Hungary and Ukraine.
The project is funded by a grant from the European Union and a loan from the European Investment Bank, with a total budget of EUR 11.6 million. Half of this amount is provided by the EU in the form of a grant, and the other half is a loan from the European Investment Bank.
The importance of modernizing checkpoints
During the war, checkpoints on the border with the EU became key elements in ensuring the country’s economic stability. Modernization of checkpoints is especially important for the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian and military aid, as well as for ensuring the stability of Ukrainian exports.
This year, the reconstruction of the Reni checkpoint was completed and the launch of full joint control there was the first step in the implementation of the Green Corridor initiative between the Ukrainian Reni checkpoint, Moldova’s Giurgiulesti and Romania’s Galati.
In Chernivtsi region, the Porubne-Siret checkpoint is planned to be modernized by 2026 to relieve congestion. In particular, the master plan for the development of border infrastructure refers to the modernization of the Dyakivtsi and Krasnoyilsk checkpoints, and the construction of the Bila Krynytsia and Shepit checkpoints.
In 2023, goods worth $13 billion were exported by road.
