Key Polish infrastructure project delivered 6 months ahead of schedule

Poland's most important infrastructure project of the past few years, a new 106 km section of the A2 motorway Segment II between Owiecko on the German border and Nowy Tomyol, opened this week, six months ahead of schedule.
April 24, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Poland’s most important infrastructure project of the past few years, a new 106 km section of the A2 motorway Segment II between Œwiecko on the German border and Nowy Tomyœl, opened this week, six months ahead of schedule. Part of the Trans-European Network Berlin-Warsaw-Minsk-Moscow route, the €1.3 billion (US$1.75 billion) project was delivered as a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) by the project company, 3533 Autostrada Wielkopolska SA II.

A 945 Strabag-led consortium was commissioned to build the 106 km section of motorway between the summer of 2009 and the autumn of 2011. More than 90 per cent of the construction works were carried out by Strabag, making this the largest single order in the company’s history.

Inauguration of the new section was attended by VIPs from politics and business, including Polish president Bronis³aw Komorowski and the minister president of the German state of Brandenburg, Matthias Platzek. The new motorway section had originally been planned to open in the middle of May, 2012, and charge a per-kilometre toll but it will remain free of charge to use for the next six months.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Support for Poland’s A1
    July 6, 2012
    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has in total granted a long-term facility of €1.070 billion for the construction of the second phase of the A1 motorway forming part of the priority trans-European transport network connecting the north of Poland (Gdansk) with the Austrian capital Vienna, via the Czech and Slovak Republics. The loan will finance the construction of a 62km section of the A1 motorway between Nowe Marzy and Torun on the basis of a design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) concession. This con
    Read More
  • Alleviating Moscow's ring road congestion
    April 10, 2012
    The US$10.5 billion CKAD (Moscow Region Ring Road), being planned and procured under the direction of the Ministry of Transport of Russia, is just one of the roads highlighted at the Moscow Forum.
    Read More
  • Alleviating Moscow's ring road congestion
    February 20, 2012
    The US$10.5 billion CKAD (Moscow Region Ring Road), being planned and procured under the direction of the Ministry of Transport of Russia, is just one of the roads highlighted at the Moscow Forum.
    Read More
  • Major Polish highway projects being planned
    October 12, 2015
    Work on a series of major road projects is now gathering pace. The Polish General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) is signing contracts worth over €753.55 mIllion for the construction of two S7 dual carriageway sections. These will form part of the Gdansk-Warsaw route. Czech firm Metrostav will build the 20km section between Koszwaly and Nowy Dwor Gdanski. And Budimex will construct the 19km section between Nowy Dwor Gdanski and Kazimierzowo.
    Read More

Highlighted Content