Release date: 11 October 2011
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), wholly-owned by the Republic of Poland through the Polish Ministry of Finance
Location
Description
The A4 road project consists of the construction of approx. 88km of dual carriage motorway between Rzeszow and Korczowa and approx. 67 km of the S17 dual carriage expressway between Kurow, Lublin and Piaski in southern Poland.
Objectives
The Motorway will play a key role in domestic and international transport being a continuation of the German Motorway A4 from the Dresden direction on the Polish-German border through Wroclaw, Krakow, Tarnow, Rzeszow to the Polish-Ukranian border crossing in Korczowa.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 1 000 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 2 000 million
Environmental aspects
The project falls under Annex I of the EIA Directive 85/337/EEC, as amended by Directives 97/11/EEC and 2003/35/EC, hence an EIA procedure is mandatory. A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has been done for this project as part of the National Road Construction Programme for the years 2011 – 2015. The project either crosses or is in the vicinity of a number of Natura 2000 sites, so the provisions of the Habitats (92/43/EEC) and possibly the Birds Directives (2009/147/EEC) apply. Compliance with the relevant Directives will be checked during appraisal.
Procurement
The construction works and associated supervision are to be procured through restricted tender after international publication. Most of the notices for construction works and supervision services have been published in the Official Journal of the EU and works are scheduled to have started on most of the sections. During appraisal the Bank shall review the procedures.
Status
Signed - 15/12/2011
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).