NI gets EEC aid
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THE EEC has agreedto finani half the total cost — £40m 17 major road improvemei schemes in Northern Irelan The EEC's £20m is being lent I the Northern Ireland Depar ment of Finance and shou speed up the work.
A number of bottlenecks c main trunk roads will be r moved, relieving the congestic around Belfast and Londonder and improving access to ar from the ports.
Meanwhile, Euro MPs ha\ come out in favour of more EE spending on transport to ir prove the infrastructure. A r port drawn up for the Euro Pa liament's Transport Committ( by Jan Klinkenbourg (GermE Socialist) lists a number spending priorities. These i clude border crossing points cut waiting times and improvir transit roads through non-mer ber countries like Austria.