Via Carpatia

submitted by Poland

Report:
Year registered: 2018
Type:
Transport
Status:Activity Reported
3SI countries proposing the project:

Poland

Participating 3SI countries:

Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia

Partner countries:

Greece, Turkey, Ukraine

* not part of the 3Seas Initiative
Main objectives:

Construction of most of the main section of the Via Carpatia route within the extended core TEN-T network (Baltic Sea – Black Sea – Aegean Sea Corridor)

Short description:

Via Carpatia is a route running on the North-South axis between the Baltic, Aegean, Black and Adriatic Seas, thus embedding into the process of advancing economic and territorial cohesion of the European Union, and contributing to the social and economic development of the Central and Southern Europe. Section in Poland to be completed in 2027. Total length: 712 km of the main route. Of these 259,6 km are completed, 280,8 km are under construction, 171,6 km are under tender and preparation.

Contact person:

Mr. Igor Szydłowski, Minister's Counselor, Department of Public Roads, Ministry of Infrastructure, Tel. +48 22 630 11 80, email: igor.szydlowski@mi.gov.pl;

Calendar of implementation:
  • 2023
    Construction

    Expressway S61 PL/LT border – Budzisko – Suwałki – Augustów – Ełk – 70 km completed, 22,9 km under construction;

  • 2023
    Design

    Expressway S16 Ełk – Dobrzyniewo – 76 km under preparation

  • 2023
    Construction

    Expressway S19 Dobrzyniewo – Białystok (Choroszcz) – Lublin – 185 km under construction, 83,4 km under preparation

  • 2023
    Completed

    o Expressway S19 Lublin by-pass – 20 km completed

  • 2023
    Completed

    Expressway S19 Lublin – Rzeszów – 148,7 km completed

  • 2023
    Completed

    Motorway A4 Rzeszów Wschód – Rzeszów Zachód – 10,9 km completed

  • 2023
    Construction

    Expressway S19 Rzeszów – Barwinek – PL/SK border – 10,7 km completed, 73 km under construction; 11,7 km in tender

Budget:

6.5 billion euro for Poland.

6.5B100%
secured
Financing sources:
National funding
Other sources

100% are reserved in the Polish National Road Construction Program for 2014-2023 with a perspective until 2025.