Eastern part of A2 highway between Warsaw and Belarus delayed til 2015

Construction of the eastern section of the A2 highway from Warsaw to the Belarussian boundary will not start until 2015, according to Transportation Ministry plans accepted by the government. The region's light traffic would make the venture unprofitable. The central section of A2, between Lodz and Warsaw, however, is one of the most badly needed. The tender for its construction will take place this year, and the road should be ready by 2007. Cars traveling further to the East will have to use a new express road crossing gmina Bemowo, planned to be built for roughly zl.350 million, and the already existing Trasa Torunska. Road no. 2 from Warsaw to Siedlce and Terespol, as well as road no. 50 from Sochaczew, by-passing the capital via Grojec, Gora Kalwaria and Minsk Mazowiecki, will be modernized to meet EU requirements. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B3) M.K.