It was reported on 22 January from Brussels that the EU’s TEN-T Programme will back with over €14 million the improvement of port facilities in each of Dover in the UK and Calais in France. The developments include better traffic management, berth enhancements and a new rail freight connection between Calais and southern France.

This project will focus on innovative solutions to adapt and enhance the current transport infrastructure and improve the traffic management on both sides of the Strait of Dover.

This action, it is forecast, will have a positive impact by encouraging modal shift and reducing the carbon footprint of transport as well as decreasing road congestion and the negative environmental impact.