EU finance for new express roads in Poland to overcome bottlenecks in trans-European infrastructure
17 March 2016by eub2 -- last modified 17 March 2016
The European Commission approved on 17 March ten major projects worth EUR 3.3 billion for the construction of approximately 330km of new express roads in Poland. The projects will receive contributions from the Cohesion Fund of EUR 1.2 billion and EUR 493 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
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Four major projects located in the regions of Lower Silesian and Lubuskie will receive a contribution of €776.2 million from the Cohesion Fund. Many of the roads are conducted on the track of existing national roads or in their vicinity, and are part of the Baltic-Adriatic TEN-T Core Network Corridor. The projects will eliminate bottlenecks in transport communication, attract business and improve road safety.
The European Commission will also invest €493.3 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in two major projects in the Warminsko-Mazurskie region where the express road S7 is a part of the TEN-T corridor. The improved connectivity will boost trade and tourism.
Additionally, access to inter-regional connections will be improved thanks to investments worth of €441.3 million from the Cohesion Fund through four major projects in the regions of Podlaskie, Malopolskie, Swietokrzyskie and Mazowieckie where the Via Baltica, a 970km stretch between Warsaw and Tallinn, constitutes a significant connection between the Baltic States.
Background information
The objective of these major projects is to ensure investments for jobs and growth under the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment, Priority Axis 3, development of TEN-T core network and multimodal transport.
The co-financing decision for these projects falls under the programming period 2014-2020.
Poland has been allocated approximately €67 billion in Cohesion Policy funding for 2007-2013, and €77.6 billion for 2014-2020.
Further information
Open Data Portal for the ESI Funds 2014-2020