Another stretch of Nowy Tomyśl-Konin motorway about to be opened

Highway construction company Autostrada Wielopolska (AW) will soon open another section of the EUR 637 million motorway between Nowy Tomyśl and Konin. "On November 27, we will open the 37-kilometer section. This will mean that 100 kilometers of the route will have been completed," said AW president Andrzej Patalas. The company gave a bill of exchange in return for state guarantees amounting to EUR 800 million on a loan of EUR 275 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB). President Patalas assured that EIB would almost certainly finance another section of the motorway from Nowy Tomyśl to Świeck. "For sure the project will not be cheaper than the current one, due to numerous buildings and the tough terrain," explained Patalas. He added that acquiring sources of finance for another project should be concluded by the end of March 2004, while the construction works should begin in July. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 6) M.M.