News / EC steps up with €60m plan for more safe and secure truck parking areas

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The European Commission has proposed a €60m investment package that could radically improve the number of secure parking spaces for trucks across the continent.

It has pledged to develop a network of safe and secure parking areas that will see some form of secure parking every 100km along the TEN-T core road network, as well as upgrading the safety, security and services at existing rest areas.

However, currently there are just 300,000 available truck parking spaces across the entire EU, which the ...