Euro-2012 News Online

Warsaw and Kiev are working over high-speed railway communication before European Football Championship. At present traveling time between capitals of Poland and Ukraine takes 16 hours. High-speed railway should also connect Lvov and Peremishl’, Polish “Rzeczpospolita” newspaper reports.

The representative of Polish Infrastructure Department Valdemar Pitel tells about idea to present automatic alternation of wheels’ arrangement in trains on SUW 2000 system which, according to him, should reduce travel time by 2 hours.If the railway meeting European standards is laid on Peremishl’-Lvov route, then the express train from Krakow or even from Wroclaw could go, and Ukraine agreed for the offer, “Rzeczpospolita” reports.However it’s still unknown when decision on Kiev and Warsaw connection will be finally adopted.

Roads and Highways’ construction Plan has appeared to be unreal for performance in Poland.

One year ago Minister of infrastructure Tsezary Grabarchik promised that by June, 2012
over 700 km of new highways would be constructed in Poland, and the length of highway network will increase by 2 100 km.

In fall of 2007 the previous government of Poland has adopted the program according to which 121 bln zlotys would be allocated for construction of new highways, roads and by-ways near the cities up to the end of 2012. Present government with Donald Tusk in the head didn’t change the program. The balance of 2007 was promising. First time the state General Board for National Roads and Highways of Poland has allocated 10 bln zlotys for investment, and significant part of construction work has been finished on time.

In 2008 construction of 642 km of highways and 946 km of roads was to be started.  Unfortunately contracts were only signed up for over 210 km of highways and 321 km of roads. Last year plan was executed only by one third.

On July, 10^th Head of the Polish government Donald Tusk declared that Poland doesn’t plan to change Ukraine for other partner in organization and hosting of final matches of European Football Championship in 2012.

The Polish Prime Minister informed on it during the third session of the Ukrainian-Polish committee on preparation and hosting of Euro-2012 final which is taking place in Kiev today.

Donald Tusk claimed that Poland would be thoroughly prepared for the Championship and expressed his hope that Ukraine suffering global recession consequences at the moment would also get ready for Euro-2012 up to the mark.

It should be reminded that Ukraine and Poland keep parity in future Euro-2012 host-cities distribution. Poland’s been left four cities, while Ukraine has Kiev only. Lvov, Donetsk and Kharkov are up in the air.

Outliving 20 years as the greatest market in Warsaw, communist Decade Stadium prepares to become the main arena of Poland. Stadium opening is planned for June, 2011.

In due time arena on the Vistula shore got its name as it was built for the 10-th anniversary of communist regime rule. However after the falling of communist government the stadium turned into an enormous market which was considered to be the largest in Europe.

In April, 2008 after solving tough issue of market displacement with the vendors the proper authorities were charged with soil geological research while buy-out of the near-stadium territory procedure has been in progress.

On April, 9 vice-president of the National Sport Center Yanush Kubicky opened envelopes with price suggestions from the participants of construction bids.

The lowest construction cost - EUR 315 mln, was offered by international syndicate of Alpine Baum, which includes German, Austrian and Polish firms.

A new stadium has perfect dislocation- 12 km away from the airport and 4 km from the Warsaw downtown.

Arena’s territory occupies 18 hectares of City Park, total area of which makes 44 hectares, so there’s enough place for dislocating all the necessary UEFA zones.

The stadium will have 9 levels. The most striking designers’ idea is central part of arena cover which can be fully closed like a tent.

At the moment construction works at the site go ahead the schedule by 4 weeks.

Therefore Polish colleagues now speak with confidence of June 2011, when opening of the stadium for the first match of Euro-2012 is planned.

National Sports Center of Poland together with Polish-German-Austrian syndicate signed agreement on carrying out of general construction works at the National stadium in Poland which will held open match of Europe Football Championship final in 2012.

As reports PL2012 Company responsible for coordinating Championship organization in Poland, the contract’s been signed with Polish-German-Austrian syndicate of Hydrobudowa Polska SA (Poland), PBG z Alpine Bau Deutschland AG (Germany), Alpine Bau GMBH (Austria) and Alpine Construction Polska Sp. z o.o.

On April 15^th the syndicate won the bids to construct National stadium in Poland. None of 6 companies passing to the second stage of the bids appealed against its winning.

Stadium destined for 55.000 fans, building cost of which will make about 380 mln dollars (at present it reaches 3.3 zlotys per dollar), is to be finished till May, 2011.