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Table 1 Characteristics of road types as used in the upgrade funding allocation method and assumed amount of available funding

From: Accessibility and territorial cohesion in a case of transport infrastructure improvements with changing population distributions

Type of road

Assumed max. Speed

Number of lanes

Estimated cost per kilometre

Cohesion policy investment categories (assumed EU-wide funding)

Local road

80Ā km/h

2

3Ā M Euro

Regional and local roads (9.8 Bn)

National road

100Ā km/h

2

4.2Ā M Euro

National roads (7.7 Bn)

Motorway

130Ā km/h

4

10Ā M Euro

Motorways (5.2 Bn) TEN motorways (17.5 Bn)