The government has not found additional funds in its state budget strategy for the construction of roads, including the much-vaunted widening of existing highways from two to four lanes, over the period 2022-2025. Only European Union funding of €159 million earmarked for this use, ETV news show Aktuaalne kaamera (AK) reported Monday night.
The announcement follows claims that in any case, should too much in the way of domestic funding be ploughed into roads and other infrastructure projects, when joined with EU funding the economy would run the risk of overheating.
Justice minister Maris Lauri (Reform) says that state budget investments would be likely to commence in the period 2026-2027, with not a cent to be added to road construction in the upcoming state budget strategy.
Lawyers hold different opinions about whether the law obliges drivers be informed about speed cameras via traffic sign. Members of the Riigikogu are trying to create legal clarity, meanwhile.
Reform Party MP Toomas Kivimägi was a member of the committee which accepted the law on mobile speed cameras. Kivimägi told ERR that when voting for the law, he was told that adding the sign was mandatory. If I had known it doesn t have to be there, it would ve been understandable to save money and I wouldn t have voted for the draft legislation, Kivimägi said. I think I m not the only one who considered this when voting for the draft. Obviously, the parliament has been tricked, to put it politely, he said.