New Warsaw-Lodz highway

Poland closer to Warsaw-Lodz highway
Created: 25.03.2009 13:44

Next week the Ministry of Infrastructure will open a tender for building a highway between Warsaw and Lodz in Central Poland.

The new highway plans to be opened before the EURO 2012 Championship in Poland and Ukraine.

The ministry has decided that the road building will be divided into five parts, each being realized simultaneously. The strategy should guarantee finishing the project in time, says the government.

This year the Ministry of Infrastructure is going to sign contracts for constructing 400 km of highways. Till now agreements to extend the A1 Nowe Marzy to Toruń and the A2 highway from Nowy Tomyśl to Świecko have been signed.

In 2008, agreements to build highways in Poland were worth 15 billion zlotys (3,3 billion euro) and this will increase to 4,4 billion euro). In 2009, Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Austrostrad, the company which oversees the motorway construction is arrangings 60 auctions worth 29 billion zlotys (6,4 billion euro). (dw)

	Anonymous Guest	#1 - Posted: 26 Mar 2009 11:28
Poland closer to Warsaw-Lodz highway Created: 25.03.2009 13:44 Next week the Ministry of Infrastructure will open a tender for building a highway between Warsaw and Lodz in Central Poland. The new highway plans to be opened before the EURO 2012 Championship in Poland and Ukraine. The ministry has decided that the road building will be divided into five parts, each being realized simultaneously. The strategy should guarantee finishing the project in time, says the government. This year the Ministry of Infrastructure is going to sign contracts for constructing 400 km of highways. Till now agreements to extend the A1 Nowe Marzy to Toruń and the A2 highway from Nowy Tomyśl to Świecko have been signed. In 2008, agreements to build highways in Poland were worth 15 billion zlotys (3,3 billion euro) and this will increase to 4,4 billion euro). In 2009, Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Austrostrad, the company which oversees the motorway construction is arrangings 60 auctions worth 29 billion zlotys (6,4 billion euro). (dw)