Adrian-Ioan Veștea, the Minister of Development, Public Works, and Administration, was on a working visit to Arad County, where he inspected projects funded by the ministry through the National Program for Local Development (PNDL) and signed new financing contracts through the national investment program "Anghel Saligny."

The first investment project was the Psychiatric Hospital in Căpâlnaş, which was built from scratch and inaugurated today. The total investment amounts to 25,174,725.62 lei (of which 24,317,668.24 lei was allocated from the MDLPA budget) and has a capacity of 77 continuous hospitalization beds, including an epidemiological isolation ward and a psychiatric isolation ward located in separate rooms.

Another visited project was the Oncology Section of the Emergency County Clinical Hospital in Arad. The investment, totaling 13,937,289.34 lei (of which 13,037,364.91 lei represents the contribution from the MDLPA budget), has a capacity of 50 continuous hospitalization beds, 3 beds for day hospitalization, and 17 chairs for oncological treatment - chemotherapy. The project is 95% complete and is estimated to be finalized this year, in August.

"The development and modernization of healthcare infrastructure are a priority objective, as all citizens should have access to quality medical services in modernized healthcare facilities with standardized equipment," Minister Veștea stated.

Also in Arad, the Minister of Development, together with local public authorities, signed 15 new financing contracts through the "Anghel Saligny" national investment program. The projects, totaling 213,111,133.64 lei, aim to modernize the county roads 572, 792E, and DJ 709A and the local roads in the communities of Ghioroc, Felnac, Fântânele, Apateu, Peregu Mare, Petriș, Secusigiu, Archiș, and Buteni. Additionally, the projects include the expansion and rehabilitation of the water supply system in the town of Sebiș and the commune of Fântânele, as well as the construction of a water supply pipeline in the commune of Vladimirescu.

"Improving housing standards through the extension of water and sewer networks or the modernization and rehabilitation of county and local roads is a necessity for all localities in Romania, and the funds made available to local authorities through programs coordinated by the Ministry of Development must be used efficiently to benefit from high-quality works and sustainable investments," stated Adrian-Ioan Veștea.