Polish municipality to invest in trolleys

Aleksandra Serkowska from the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and development states that the government is going to focus on trolleys as the main form of commutation throughout the cities. Till 2022 168 km of trolley roads are going to be modernised or built. Municipalities will buy over 600 new cars, including hybrid and electric buses.  The number of commuters using public transportation is predicted to increase by 35%. The European Union aims to increase the percentage of citizens using public transportation. European funds can finance as much as 85% of the planned investment. During years 2007-2013 Poland have already received PLN 5.3 bln for the development of the cities infrastructure. Main cities, such as Warsaw (PLN 2.2 bln), Toruń, Gdańsk, Kraków, Poznań and Wrocław plan to invest in public transportation more than in the past. Trolley investments are expected to have a positive impact on the national tram  producers and property developers, especially PESA from Bydgoszcz and ZUE from Kraków.