Saxony-Anhalt invests 155 million euros in digital progress!

Saxony-Anhalt invests 155 million euros in digital progress!

Jerichower Land, Deutschland - In Saxony-Anhalt, massive progress is expected to expand the digital infrastructure and the streets. The federal government and the country invest around 155 million euros in 14 fiber optic projects that are realized in rural regions of the federal states. This initiative aims to enable an additional approximately 25,000 households to rapid internet access, as Infrastructure Minister Lydia Hüskens (FDP) announced. The majority of the financing, around 97 million euros, comes from the federal government, while 57 million euros are made available from a Corona special assets of the country, the Borkener Zeitung .

massive investments in the transport infrastructure

parallel to digital progress, the road network in Saxony-Anhalt is significantly improved with an investment of almost 254 million euros. This represents an increase of around 20 percent compared to the previous year and shows the urgent need for maintenance measures, as Hüskens explained. From this amount, 162 million euros flow into the federal highways, while 86 million euros are intended for the maintenance and modernization of the state roads. Although no new state roads are being built, important renovation projects such as the L66 between Heteborn and Kroppenstedt are to be realized. The construction of federal roads, for which 77 million euros are planned, is particularly important for the extension of the B6N to the A9, which should be completed by 2026, as from the MDR was reported.