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Infrastructure and transport development plans in the Polish – Slovak relations

This discussion forum in Warsaw explored international aspects of Polish-Slovak cooperation for the revision of TEN-T network and cross-border investment plans.

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Infrastructure and transport development plans in the Polish – Slovak relations

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  1. Infrastructure and transport development plans in the Polish – Slovak relations Polish – Slovak Discussion Forum Warsaw, 18 December 2013

  2. Content • International/Europeanaspects of Polish – Slovakcooperation – the process of the revision of TEN-T network • Polish cross-border investment plans

  3. Polish – Slovak transport connections in TEN-T – results of our cooperation Polish – Slovak transport connections in TEN-T (3) MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT POLAND POLAND Baltic – Adriatic Corridor Baltic - Adriatic Corridor Via Carpatia SLOVAKIA SLOVAKIA

  4. Polish – Slovak transport connections in TEN-T • TEN-T – CORE NETWORK • „The Baltic – AdriaticCorridor” • 1. railline No. 139, 129, section: (Katowice) – Bielsko-Biała – Zwardoń (alsofrightcorridor No. 5); • 2. expressway No. S-69, section: Bielsko-Biała – Zwardoń • These cross-bordersectionsare on the list of Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) projects to be financedwithin the perspective 2014-2020 • II. TEN – T COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK • 1. Road route No. S-7 (E-77), section: Kraków – Chyżne • 2. Railroute No. 96, section: • - Kraków – Podłęże – Piekiełko • - Piekiełko – Nowy Sącz – Muszyna • 3. „The Via Carpatia” roadroute No. 9 (plannedexpressway No. S-19) • section: Rzeszów - Barwinek

  5. Poland and Slovakia in the Core Network Corridor Polish – Slovak transport connections in TEN-T (2) MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT POLAND SLOVAKIA

  6. Role of Polish – Slovak border area in transport development on the North – South axis • Length of PL-SK state border: 541 km (second the longest one after PL-CZ state border): • Number of cross-border rail lines: 3, out of them: - 2 in permanent operation (Zwardoń and Muszyna), - 1 in temporal operation (Przełęcz Łupkowska), • Number of cross-border national road connections: 4, out of them: - 2 without axle load limitation (Chyzne and Barwinek), - 1 motorway/ expressway in construction (Zwardoń), - 1national road in operation with axle load limitation (Piwniczna),

  7. Role of Polish – Slovak border area in transport development on the North – South axis Role of Polish – Slovak border area in transport development on the North – South axis (2) E65 E30 PL 96 139 Baltic-AdriaticCorridor 96 129 1 99 Via Carpatia 2 5 3 E40 4 185 181 188 E40 SK LEGEND Motorways/expressways existing Motorways/expressways in construction Rail lines in operation Other important road routes Other road and rail connections IMPORTANT ROAD BORDER CROSSING POINTS: IMPORTANT RAIL BORDER CROSSING POINTS: 1 Zwardoń/ Skalite (TEN-T core network) 3 Zwardoń/ Skalite (TEN-T core network) Piwniczna Zdrój/ Mnišek n. Popradom 1 Chyżne/ Trstena (TEN-T comprehensive net.) Barwinek/ Vyšný Komárnik (TEN-T comprehensive network) Muszyna/ Plavec (TEN-T comprehensive network) 2 5 4 Source: TENtec portal

  8. Status of road and rail infrastructure and public transport in the Polish – Slovak border area (1) Status of road and railinfrastructure in the Polish – Slovakborderarea Katowice E 65 „Baltic – Adriatic Corridor” E 65 Bielsko-Biała 139 PL E 40 S-69 Photo: The S-69 dual carriage expressway linking the crossing border point in Zwardoń. Source: GDDKiA CZ 129 Zwardoń- Skalité D-3 E 40 SK Žilina LEGEND: The E 65/ 139 – 129 – E 40 rail line, section: Katowice – Bielsko Biała state border PL/SK - Žilina Other important rail lines Motorway D-3 (Slovakia) Expressway S-69 (Poland) Source: TENtec portal

  9. Status of road and rail infrastructure and public transport in the Polish – Slovak border area (2) MAPA – Linia kolejowa na odcinku Tarnów - Muszyna – granica PL/SK - Prešov Status of road and railinfrastructure in the Polish – Slovakborderarea Rail line (Kraków) – Tarnów – Muszyna – PL/SK - Plavec - Prešov Kraków Tarnów E 30 Podłęże 96 PL Piekiełko New planned routing Stróże Nowy Sącz Stary Sącz 96 Muszyna SK 188 Plavec LEGEND Prešov Rail line No. 96/188, section Tarnów – Muszyna – PL/SK - Plavec - Prešov E30 rail line, section Kraków - Tarnów Source: TENtec portal

  10. Better infrastructure connections are needed Winter Olympic Games 2022 • Increase of the residents’ quality of life; • Strengthening cooperation of the regions: Małopolska, Silesia, Žilina, Prešov, as well asthe „Tatra” Euroregion - development of transport infrastructure; • Increase of economic/trade activities • ….

  11. Conclusions ConcClusions • There is still a lot to do on the Polish – Slovakia border 2. Visible improved: after the completion of construction of the road infrastructure and modernization of the railway infrastructure, which is part of the TEN-T core network corridor "Baltic – Adriatic”. 3. Opening the freight road traffic,as well as upgrading the rail route in the cross-border section: Bielsko Biała – Zwardoń – Skalite - Žilina would allow: • to remove an existing bottleneck, • to reduce time and cost of transport between Poland and Slovakia, • to expand the transit possibilities in the North – South axis with wider share of the Polish seaports.

  12. Thank you for attention Anna Midera, Ph.D Acting Director Department of Transport Policy and International Cooperation Ministry of Infrastructure and Development Republic of Poland e-mail: anna.midera@mir.gov.pl www.mir.gov.pl

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