Luxembourg, 06/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending nearly €90 million for building the A4 motorway in the Land of Thüringen in Germany. The project is part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and represents the first private-public-partnership project directly financed by the EIB in Germany. The new motorway will contribute to a better transport connection along the main East-West motorway axis in Central Germany providing a link from Benelux and France to Poland and beyond. A concession company (Via Solutions Thuringen) owned by Hochtief PPP Solutions and Vinci Concessions will be the borrower and operator. A private sector consortium led by Hochtief and Vinci and other partners was selected following an international tender to build, finance and operate the new highway. Freistaat Thüringen, represented by Deutsche Einheit Fernstrassenplanungs- und -bau GmbH, Berlin, will be the project promoter and the final beneficiary of the EIB loan. (O.L.)