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Billion-dollar Ostkustbanan double track plan proceeds

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Billion-dollar Ostkustbanan double track plan proceeds
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  • Billion-dollar investment in Ostkustbanan double tracks to proceed despite setback
  • Tidö parties announced decision on Friday and called press conference
  • Details on investment amount, sections, and timeline not yet disclosed

The Tidö parties, comprising the Moderate Party, Christian Democrats, Liberals, and Sweden Democrats, announced the decision on Friday and have called a press conference to provide further details. Jörgen Berglund, a Moderate Party member of parliament, said at the press conference that "hard-working people and companies along the Norrland coast deserve a railway that meets the standards." The exact amount of the investment, the specific sections to be upgraded, and the timeline for construction have not yet been disclosed. The setback last autumn that delayed the project also remains unspecified.

Hard-working people and companies along the Norrland coast deserve a railway that meets the standards.

Jörgen Berglund, Member of Parliament (Moderate Party)
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