The total value of National Roads Construction Programme 2023 will exceed $ 100 billion – says Paul Olszewski, deputy head of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development. The government will adopt the draft in September.
– From the moment when I started to deal with this program, try to change the philosophy of thinking and approach to it – says Olszewski.
Adds, that “it will be a fairly radical change of philosophy”. This should include about your investment choices to be implemented, both in terms of funding sources, as well as their preparation for the documentary.
The A1 motorway – A2 Czestochowa and Warsaw – Minsk Mazowiecki some of the investments, which were included in the project ” national road construction program for the years 2014-2023. “
The project also provides for, among others, construction of the S3 expressway – Sulechów – Bolkow, S5 – Wroclaw – Poznan – Bydgoszcz – New Dreams (A1), S6 – Goleniów – Gdańsk, S7 – Gdańsk – Płońsk and Warsaw to the border with the province. Lesser, S2 – Southern Bypass of Warsaw. Other investments is the construction of the S8 expressway – Wroclaw – Lodz – Warsaw – Bialystok, S17 – Warsaw – Lublin, S19 – Lublin – Rzeszow, S51 – Olsztynek – Olsztyn and S61 – Ostrow Wielkopolski to the state border in Budzisko.
Where did the money?
Deputy Minister wants the Polish Investment and Development (PIR) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) joined in the implementation of road projects. – Sources of funding for such projects are many. The value of the program, which will ultimately be approved by the Council of Ministers, is minimal. In addition to the classical sources of funding – the EU funds, money from the state budget and the National Road Fund – we have additional in the context of, for example, Polish Investment and Development – he stressed.
Olszewski also said that his ministry has prepared draft amendments to the Law on special-purpose road companies. – The project will give us the opportunity to raise funds and build roads on a commercial basis – he noted. He estimated that even in September should the government take care of him.
– We would like to introduce this bill in order to give the opportunity to build roads based not only on the budget and EU funds, but also private money. This project is this possible, we will open a wide range of possibilities for financing investments, which in its current terms could not be implemented due to lack of funding. The program will also include a provision concerning these sources of financing and investment that could be implemented in this formula – he stressed.
As he spoke, the total value of the National Roads Construction Programme for 2023. Will be determined by decision of the Council of Ministers . – This will be the amount of not less than 100 billion zł, including including money from the state budget and EU funds. In addition, they also additional sources, which in this program will identify – emphasized.
He explained that the SPVs, or special purpose shall be appointed on the occasion of specific road projects and will decide on the contracts, and also indicate the source of their financing.
That has not been
– The absolute novelty in the construction of roads for 2,023 years will be a segment based on road safety, as well as a list of investments in this area . We have a concept in the context of the National Road Fund to single out the money for the implementation of the program for decommissioning of dangerous places. With the savings made by the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways for the implementation of individual projects in the field of road traffic safety would be set aside every year no less than 300 million zł, but not more than 600 million zł per year – said deputy head of the MIR.
The main purpose of National Roads Construction Programme is to complete the road network in Poland, and such major cities communicated to the journey time between them shortened by at least 15 percent.
In the new EU financial perspective for the construction of modern roads the government wants to allocate 93 zł billion. The money will come from national and EU funds. At the maintenance and management of roads in the years 2014-2023, MIR identified expenses from the state budget of approx. 48.7 billion zł. With this money is to be financed preparatory work, repairs, maintenance and reconstruction of roads, as well as projects aimed at improving road safety. Still works are carried out within the framework of national road construction program for 2011-2015. Limit spending on their implementation is 14.5 billion zł.
PAP
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