Lithuania: Fixing roads would cost EUR 1.3bn: Transport Minister

Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis says EUR 1.3bn is needed to significantly improve the country’s road infrastructure, BNS reports. The current budget for road maintenance is EUR 872mn, which falls short of the necessary amount to address the deteriorating conditions, Skuodis says. The Ministry of Transport is exploring ways to provide direct funding to the state-owned road management company, Via Lietuva, possibly by allocating a share of excise duties and levies, to allow for more flexible and substantial financing.