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Saaremaa bridge, Estonia
Saaremaa is the biggest Estonian island (40,000 inhabitants) and an important recreation destination with some 250,000 visitors per year. Famous for its picturesque landscapes, the island’s vulnerable ecosystems are in danger of being sacrificed for an expensive bridge construction.
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R1 Prague motorway, Czech Republic
Prague motorway’s ringroad R1 is a crucial part of the Czech Republic’s Trans-European Network (TEN-T). However, some of the road sections being planned for construction are failing to fulfil TEN-T project criteria and their cost-effectiveness is highly questionable.
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D8 Motorway, Czech Republic
The D8 motorway is part of the Berlin – Prague – Budapest – Sofia – Istanbul European multi-modal transport corridor IV. The controversial history of its construction started fifteen years ago when the Czech government reapproved a motorway scheme that was conceived in 1963.
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