Opposition Party Calls for Highway Project to Be Declared Strategic Investment

Progressive Slovakia, an opposition liberal party, has called on Transport Minister Jozef Ráž to declare the R4 highway project a strategic investment. Party representative Luščíková argued that the Via Carpatia project could transform the entire Prešov region and eastern Slovakia. The call comes as debate continues over the nearly 2 billion euro Karpaty tunnel project, which state analysts have deemed unnecessary. The Via Carpatia is a planned north-south transportation corridor connecting the Baltic and Adriatic seas through Central and Eastern Europe, with sections running through Slovakia.