EC announces ten new transport projects in Poland

Source: Xinhua| 2017-11-25 21:10:11|Editor: liuxin
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WARSAW, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission (EC) has decided to earmark 800 million euros (955 million U.S. dollars)for ten new transport projects in Poland. The funds will come from the Connecting Europe Facility(CEF), a key EU funding instrument, Polish Press Agency reported Saturday.

According to the EC, "the projects will improve transport connections, railways in particular, and support low-emission mobility in Poland. They will also stimulate investment and spur growth and jobs creation, which is a core priority of the Juncker Commission".

At the same time, the EC recalled that Poland is the largest beneficiary of 2014-20 CEF funding, "equal to 4.2 billion euros for 41 projects".

"This is good news for Polish people who will benefit from 'faster and greener' transport connections. I am also delighted that the European Union is playing such important part in Poland's remarkable infrastructure progress, We should build on these achievements to address the future mobility challenges and investment needs", European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc was quoted in an EC press release as saying, while opening a conference on transport investment here on Friday.

Three projects will be allotted a total of 338 million euros to modernise the railway lines in north-east and south-west Poland. Almost 293 million euro CEF funding will be channelled to a project deploying the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on the Polish railway for an improved and safer rail service, the EC said.

Nearly 1.2 million euros has been awarded to a feasibility study for the construction of rapid urban rail transport in Krakow, and another 1.8 million euros to the acoustic modernisation of freight wagons to reduce noise nuisance for people living close to the railway lines.

The CEF programme will support the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency with almost 5.8 million euros to modernise the country's air traffic management system and harmonise it with European standards.

945,000 euros will go to studies and the pilot construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) "smart" docking station in Slawkow that will allow long-term LNG storage and distribution to ships and road vehicles.

Nearly 450,000 euros of EU funding will boost a plan to range 12 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along the Gdynia-Warsaw motorway and prospectively set up a network of further 90 new stations throughout Poland.

The Port of Swinoujscie will be included in a common project with Sweden aimed at improving its infrastructure in order to upgrade maritime transport connection with the Port of Trelleborg in Sweden. (1 euro = 1.19 U.S. dollars)

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