Safer, quicker journeys on Poland’s A1 motorway

Project description This project was one of the first steps in the realisation of a section of the Polish A1 motorway linking the cities of Pyrzowice and Maciejów in the highly populated Polish region of Upper Silesia.

Specifically, the TEN-T co-funded study looked into the elements necessary to prepare for the construction of the motorway section, such as:

• Ddetailed designs
• Geological documentation
• Environmental analysis
• Road traffic organisation

Following the study’s successful completion in December 2008, the work phase began in July 2009 and the new section of motorway is on target to open by mid-2012.

Benefits of the project
The findings of the study allowed work to start on this very important section of the Polish road network. Modernising the road transport infrastructure is particularly relevant in countries such as Poland, where road fatalities are still well above the EU average.

The new Pyrzowice to Maciejów motorway section will allow road users to:

• Reduce their travelling time
• Enjoy increased safety on the network by ensuring all the most modern accident prevention and mitigation measures are included.

The Upper Silesian industrial region will also benefit from:

• Safety improvements
• Elimination of bottlenecks on the existing road network
• An alternative route that will help relieve the existing infrastructure from increasing traffic volumes.

As well as bringing benefits to regional road users, this section of motorway also has an EU-wide importance as it forms a key Polish part of Priority Project 25, the Gdańsk-Brno/Bratislava-Vienna motorway axis. This is an important road axis connecting the two central European hubs of Vienna and Bratislava with the Baltic and Scandinavian regions through the port of Gdańsk. Improvements on this road network at the local level therefore have a multiplier effect in creating more efficient European mobility for all.

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Member States involved:

Poland

Implementation schedule:

Start date: March 2006

End date: December 2008

Beneficiaries & Implementing bodies:

General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA)

Ministry of Infrastructure

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