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Conference of the Baltic Assembly and the Baltic Council of Ministers “Developing transport connections and infrastructure in the Region: A Gateway to Europe” 26 May 2017, Tallinn, Estonia Jacek Włosowicz Senate of Poland Member of the Infrastructure Committee

Via Baltica: part of E67

Infrastructure and Transport System in the Baltic States  Creating a coherent, modern transport network providing access to all EU regions is a basic condition for enhancing the competitiveness of the European transport system.  For the Central Europe region it is important to strengthen the transit function of international transport routes on the north-south axis, including the TEN-T North Sea-Baltic core network corridor.  The most important transport links between Poland and the Baltic States - Via Baltica and Rail Baltica – which are also elements of this TEN-T core network corridor.  Poland is consistently implementing investment projects in this corridor and will continue to do so in the current EU financial perspective, as far as funds are available.  Strategy for Responsible Development, a new midterm strategy for Poland, recently adopted by the Polish Government, underlines the necessity of realization of TEN-T core network corridors, which will strengthen connectivity of all regions of the Union.

 The challenges for the North Sea-Baltic Sea corridor to meet the requirements of the TEN-T baseline have been outlined in the work plan for this corridor.  In December 2016 the work plan for this corridor was updated and its final version was approved by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction.  One of the key investments in North Sea – Baltic Corridor mentioned in this work plan is Via Baltica which will be completed in Poland, in the standard express road, until 2022.  The Polish side appreciates the efficient and very good cooperation with the Lithuanian side at the preparation of the Expressway S61 section Ostrów Mazowiecka - Budzisko on the Polish side and the A5 Kaunas-Kalwaria road on the Lithuanian side being part of the Via Baltica.  Among other things, thanks to this cooperation, the Polish application to the CEF call for 2014 received a positive decision of the European Commission for the section Szczuczyn - state border.

North Sea – Baltic Corridor • Helsinki - Tallinn - Ryga • Windawa - Ryga • Ryga - Kowno • Kłajpeda - Kowno - Wilno • Kowno - Warszawa • State border BY - Warszawa - Poznań - Frankfurt nad Odrą - Berlin - Hamburg • Berlin - Magdeburg - Brunszwik - Hanower • Hanower - Brema - Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven • Hanower - Osnabrück - Hengelo - Almelo - Deventer - Utrecht • Utrecht - Amsterdam • Utrecht - Rotterdam - Antwerpia • Hanower - Kolonia – Antwerpia

Highway and Expressway forming part of the corridor in Poland:  Highway A2,  Expressway S8/ S61 – Via Baltica.

Via Baltica: part of E67 • Warszawya - Ostrów Mazowiecka part of expressway S-8 • Ostrów Mazowieckado – Budzisko (state border) part of expressway S- 61

Expressway S8 1) Section Marki – Radzymin • Length of the section: 15,3 km • Works on this section will finish this year 2) Section Wyszków – Ostrów Mazowiecka • Length of the section: 29,1 km • Works on this section will finish this year

Expressway S61 1) Section Ostrów Mazowiecka – Szczuczyn • Length of the section: 91 km • Years of implementation: 2017-2021 2) Section Szczuczyn - Augustów • Length of the section: 67 km • Years of implementation: 2016-2021 3) Augustów - byepass • Length of the section: 26,3 km • Finished in 2014 4) Suwałki - byepass • Length of the section: 13,9 km • under construction - works on this section will finish in 2019 5) Section Suwałki - Budzisko • Length of the section: 24 km • Years of implementation: 2017- 06.2020