Lublin’s public transportation to get a boost

Lublin, the largest city in southeastern Poland, is pumping PLN 571 million into its public transit and infrastructure improvements, the city’s mayor told the press on Saturday. “These are projects in the indicative list – that is, not through competitions, but [instead] we have provided them so as to ensure that the projects fulfill the requirements set by the European Commission,” said the President of Lublin, Krzysztof Żuk. PLN 64 million of the funding will be used for the construction of a new bridge over the Bystrzyca River. Also, the train station is to be expanded and transformed into a transit center, and will be used by various means of transport. Construction of the new bridge and the street is already underway, and is expected to be completed this summer. The entire project is expected to cost 89 million also it includes the construction of new sections of the trolley bus system and the purchase of rolling stock. The signing of contracts for the financing of projects would take place throughout the first six months of this year, according to Żuk. Also, the city wants to buy a total of 40 trolley buses, 23 buses and 32 electric diesel buses. Another large chunk of the grants (PLN 160 million) would be spent on improvements to road infrastructure in the special economic zone, including constructing new parts of the trolley bus zone.