Release date: 22 May 2014
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTLocation
Description
Construction of several sections of the Warsaw-Lublin stretch of the S17 and S12 expressways.
Objectives
The project concerns two sections of the expressway S17 Warsawa – Garwolin – Kurow and one section of the expressway S12 Pulawy – Kurow of a total length of approx. 107.2 km in Mazowieckie and Lubelskie voivodships in Poland.
Comments
Sector(s)
- Transport - Transportation and storage
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 320 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 1049 million
Environmental aspects
The schemes fall under Annex I of the EIA Directive 2011/92/EU requiring a full EIA procedure. One section, the S17 from Lubelska interchange to the border of the Lubelskie voivodship is 9 km away from the nearest Natura 2000. The other sections of the S17 and S12 will cut/come close to the following Natura 2000 /Protected Areas (PA) :Pradolina Wieprza, and Kozi Bor (PA) ;Dolina Wieprza, Pulawy (N 2000 areas). Therefore, the provisions of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and Birds Directive (2009/147/EC) apply. The procedures are to be further reviewed during appraisal.
Procurement
The Bank will require the Promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been/shall be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation (Directives 2004/18/EC and 2007/66/EC), with publication of tender notices in the EU Official Journal, as and where appropriate.
Status
Signed - 15/10/2014