The Polish government has put the planned 570km Via Carpatia – Expressway S19 – on a priority list and wants it finished by 2023.
The government also increased the budget for building roads by €6.7 billion to €32.1 billion.
The announcements are part of the National Road Construction Programme (PBDK).
The S19 road will run from the border with Belarus in Kuznica through Sokolka, Bielsk-Podlaski to Chlebczyn.
According to Polish media, a 60km shorter route is under consideration, with the road passing through Czarna Bialostocka and Sokolka instead of Knyszyn and Korycin.
A first phase of building the road will include a small northern ring road of Bialystok Sochonie-Dobrzyniewo-Choroszcz to connect with the S8. The estimated cost for building the 248km road will reach €2.85 billion.
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Also, the European Regional Development Fund recently awarded the city of Katowice €107 towards a €127 million road investment programme.
Work includes rebuilding two major road junctions in the district of Giszowiec, where national roads 86 and 81 intersect.
Poland place Via Carpatia on list of priorities
The Polish government has put the planned 570km Via Carpatia – Expressway S19 – on a priority list and wants it finished by 2023. The government also increased the budget for building roads by €6.7 billion to €32.1 billion. The announcements are part of the National Road Construction Programme (PBDK).
