EIB CREDIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A2 MOTORWAY TO ŚWIECKO!

On 12 May 2009 the European Investment Bank granted to AWSA a credit facility in the amount of 1 milliard EUR, with the option of the additional 200 million EUR, for the construction of a 106 km section of A2 motorway from Nowy Tomyśl to the German border in Świecko.

This EIB credit facility is the biggest commitment ever in an infrastructural project in Poland. The EIB credit amount constitutes 70% of the project price estimated at 1 milliard 650 million EUR. The cost of construction of this section amounts to 1 milliard 298 million EUR, that is 12.2 million EUR per kilometre of a fully equipped motorway.

At the same time AWSA is negotiating a credit facility for the remaining amount with commercial banks. The final conclusion of the credit agreements, that is the so-called „Financial Close” is planned to be achieved by June 30, 2009, to enable the actual commencement of works.

The A2 section to Świecko will be the longest section ever built using the concrete technology. A fully equipped Motorway will be opened to traffic, including Toll Plazas and Stations, Emergency Roadside Telephone System and Rest and Service Areas. The Austrian Strabag will be the General Contractor.
The construction schedule agreed with the government provides for the motorway opening to traffic prior to the EURO 2012 Championship.

The project scope includes:

• 105.9 km of a new concrete pavement motorway, including upgrading of 18.8 km of the existing national road no 2
• 76 bridges and overbridges – 86 as a target
• 2 Motorway Maintenance Centres (Ilanka, Biały Mur)
• 6 full motorway interchanges – 8 as a target (Nowy Tomyśl, Trzciel, Jordanowo, Torzym, Rzepin, Świecko)
• 6 Rest and Service Areas – 10 as a target (Rogoziniec, Chociszewo, Koryta, Walewice, Sosna, Gnilec) equipped with parking lots, toilets, children playgrounds, 4 bars and 4 petrol stations
• closed toll collection system, including 5 Toll Plazas and Stations (1 Toll Plaza in the motorway mainline in Tarnawa, 4 Toll Collection Stations in the motorway interchanges in Nowy Tomyśl, Trzciel, Jordanowo and Torzym). Drivers will pay for the actually covered kilometres, as they take a ticket when entering the motorway, and pay toll when exiting the motorway in the interchanges;
• full environmental protection equipment (environmental ponds, noise barriers, isolating green, animal passes, safety equipment – emergency roadside telephone every 2 km, fencing along the whole motorway (except for the interchanges)

More detailed information: Zofia Kwiatkowska, AWSA Spokesperson, tel. (608) 479 541