Poznań

POZNA, Poland, November 30, 2011 - Opening of A2 wiecko - Nowy Tomyl section, the largest motorway project in Poland On 1 December 2011 Poland will be connected to the European motorways network The section will be put into service almost six months prior to the deadline Until 21 May 2012 the trip in A2 wiecko - Nowy Tomyl section will be untolled The section construction costs amounts to almost PLN 6 milliard (EUR 1.3 milliard), of which 25 per cent was earmarked for natural environment protection The section is performed in durable, modern concrete technology The project is co-financed by the European Investment Bank and the consortium of 11 Polish and European banks The project is the Poland's first and the largest implemented in the scope of Public-Private Partnership With255 kmof the modern A2 motorway, AWSA is the concessionaire which built the longest motorway section in Poland On 1 December just after midnight Autostrada Wielkopolska II (AWSA) will open the A2 Motorway Nowy Tomyl - wiecko section to public traffic.