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Infrastructure of road and rail access to the eastern part of the Port of Gdynia”

Beneficiary:
Port of Gdynia Authority S.A.

Period of investment implementation: 2003 – 2014.

Period of building works: 2008 – 2014.

Co-funding agreement No. POIS.07.02.00-00-022/12-00 of 30 December 2013.

Total cost of project implementation:
PLN 108.736.741

Agreed co-funding amount:
PLN 66.547.493

Project description

Project description

The planned investment project involving construction and reconstruction of road and rail infrastructure in the eastern part of the Port of Gdynia is located along the 4th Dock, in the north part of the City Centre (Śródmieście) of Gdynia. The project is being implemented in the area of Polska St., the Marine Station and the second zone of Polish Quay.

The investment has modernised the connection between the East Port and the international transportation system via A1 Motorway, by using the following layout of streets and routes: Polska St. – Janka Wiśniewskiego St. – Kwiatkowski Route – Tri-City Bypass – A1 Motorway.

The project “Infrastructure of road and rail access to the eastern part of the Port of Gdynia” consists of two stages:

Stage I: Road access

Stage II: Railway and road access (with road elements)

Scope of the project

The subject of the completed Phase I, in which construction works were accepted on 29 December 2009, included the following tasks:

  1. Reconstruction and extension of Polska St. in Gdynia:
  2. Reconstruction of Chrzanowskiego St. and Wendy St. and the parking lot:
  3. Construction of a parking lot for trucks at Chrzanowskiego St.:

The following tasks remain to be carried out under Phase II:

  1. Reconstruction of Polska St. on the section from the Chrzanowskiego St. roundabout to Gombrowicz Square, including the square, and construction of a road and railway surface from the viaduct at the Solidarity Avenue to the vicinity of the Polska St. roundabout from Chrzanowskiego St.:
  2. Construction of a parking lot for cars with 33 parking spaces at 5 Celna St. together with reconstruction of underground utilities.

Project objective

The implementation of the project is in line with a series of strategic documents and objectives set therein, at Community, national, regional and local levels.

Transport policy of the European Union

One of the objectives of the common European transport policy is to remove barriers in all transport sectors, meaning to ensure inexpensive and efficient development of transport as a branch of the national economy to co-create the conditions for the economic growth of the city and the region. In accordance with the transport policy of the European Union, the transport development should ensure competitiveness of the economy and a free movement of goods and persons.

The objective of the project is to fill all the gaps in the infrastructure of road and rail access. This will be accomplished through:

 

  • reconstruction and expansion of roads,
  • reconstruction and expansion of railway tracks,
  • construction of parking lots for trucks and cars.

 

At this point, we can also indicate objectives in the socio-economic context – as qualitative (non-measurable) and quantitative (measurable) objectives of the project.

 

Qualitative (non-measurable) objectives:

  • improving road and rail access to the port from the mainland,
  • improving road and railway capacity,
  • increasing the possible speed in both road and rail transport,
  • improving the driving quality within the port area, both for wheel and rail vehicles,
  • at least partially replacing the road traffic by rail traffic in the transport of goods from/to the port,
  • optimal use of the existing port access potential to handle the increasing number of ships that will arrive as a result of the deepening of the dock, and for the future handling of sea ferries calling at the planned ferry terminal at Polish Quay,
  • increasing the attractiveness of the port and the competitiveness of the operators active in the port,
  • gaining new cargo operators and new cargoes,
  • creating conditions for establishing new jobs in the broadly understood port economy.

 

Quantitative targets (measurable):

  • widening Polska St. by adding 2 lanes over almost all its length,
  • improving the technical condition of Polska St. over the total length of 2.12 km, including a change of the traffic load category to category KR 4 for Polska St. – asphalt pavement road for medium and heavy traffic.

 

The investment is also directly linked to the Motorways of the Sea and Short Sea Shipping programme. It was recognised as a priority in the INTERREG III programme, where it received funding for the initial concept and feasibility study (SEBTrans-Link Project, 2005).

EU Subsidies

“Infrastructure of road and rail access to the eastern part of the Port of Gdynia”

Beneficiary:
Port of Gdynia Authority S.A.

Period of investment implementation: 2003 – 2014.

Period of building works: 2008 – 2014.

Co-funding agreement No. POIS.07.02.00-00-022/12-00 of 30 December 2013.

Total cost of project implementation:
PLN 108.736.741

Agreed co-funding amount:
PLN 66.547.493

Technical data

The result of the project are port infrastructure elements with the following parameters:

  • Construction/reconstruction of the road in transport systems of the seaport in Gdynia: 2.12 km
  • Construction/reconstruction of the railway lines in transport systems of the seaport in Gdynia: 2.85 km, of which:
    • Road and railway surface: 0.76 km
    • intersections: 4
    • road and railway surface: 12,600 m2
    • new parking lots for trucks: 1 – 128 spaces – 23,175 m2
    • new and converted parking lots for cars: 2 – 64 spaces – 11,925 m2

Implementation

According to the original detailed schedule of construction works, the planned works in Phase I of the project were to be completed by June 2010, and then the construction work under Phase II were supposed to begin. However, the works were completed much earlier, in December 2009.

On 29 December 2009, acceptance was carried out for the completed Phase I of the investment. So far, Polska Street has been expanded by the second dual carriageway, located behind the warehouses of the second zone of Polish Quay. Four intersections have been reconstructed, and the construction of an external parking lot for trucks at Chrzanowskiego Street has been completed. The parking lot, which can accommodate 125 trucks, was put into operation in May 2009. A parking lot for cars was also made – at Polska St. In July 2010 a building permit was obtained for Phase II of the investment. Construction works started in December 2011. The late start of works was caused by the Conservator-Restorer questioning the demolition of buildings at 9 and 13 Polska Street. In November 2011, PGA SA received a decision on changing the scope of the building permit, and only then it could start the construction.

In 2013 the construction works are being carried out. At the same time, the works related to the supplementation and care of green areas along Polska St. will be done. Information and promotion activities are planned for Q4 this year.

The dates for operations, preparation of documents and obtaining decisions

NO. TASK DESCRIPTION

START DATE
MONTH/YEAR

END DATE
MONTH/YEAR
1. Feasibility Study with cost-benefit analysis

05/2010

12/2011 – initial version

(update in progress)

2. Environmental impact assessment

Phase I

Phase II

05/2005

11/2007

06/2007

07/2010

3. Design works

Phase I

Phase II

09/2004

09/2008

10/2012

10/2010

4. Building permit

Phase I

Phase II

03/2006
05/2010

06/2007
11/2011

5. Application works

01/2010

submitted for evaluation in 12/2011

(evaluation in progress)

6. Preparation of tender documentation

Phase I – road access

Phase II – rail access with road elements

08/2003
02/2009

05/2013
11/2013

7. Tender procedure

Phase I

Phase II

08/2003
02/2009

05/2013
11/2013

8. Acquisition of land

Phase I

Phase II

10/2005
07/2009

01/2010

09/2009

9. Implementation

Phase I

Phase II

12/2003

03/2009

11/2013
12/2013