The cross-border project aims to improve the railway and highway network between France and Luxembourg

Luxembourg has agreed to spend as much as €120 million on infrastructure projects in France, between Metz and the border at Zoufftgen.

On Thursday, Luxembourg's infrastructure minister François Bausch issued a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in cross-border transport.



The document was signed last March by both Bausch and French minister of transports Elisabeth Borne.

The project aims to improve the railway network between Thionville and Zoufftgen, as well as parking infrastructure.

It includes the construction of a 'park and ride' (P&R) in Longwy next to the train station, as well as the development of two further P&Rs along Highway A31.

"The co-financing of these infrastructure projects," Bausch said, "is complementary to the projects carried out on the Luxembourg side, such as the redevelopment of the Luxembourg central station or the multi-modal platform in Bettembourg."

The infrastructure programme will also complete the planned extension of Highway A3 (Luxembourg) by 2023.

The project will be submitted to Luxembourg lawmakers next week.