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The 9th meeting of The Pan-European Transport
Corridors and Areas Co-ordination Group
Report from the Chairman of PETC VI Mr Wojciech
Zarnoch (time period IV 2005 II 2006)

• Brussels, 7 March 2006

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• Corridor VI

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• Corridors I, IV, V connection in N-S axis

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• Corridors II, III cinnection in W-E axis

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TEN-T Priority projects of European Interest
(Annex III of Decision 884/2004/EC)

• I. Projects within PETC VI
• No.23 rail axle Gdansk Warsaw
  Brno/Bratislava Vienna
• No.25 motorway axle Gdansk Brno/Bratislava
  Vienna
• II. Projects linking with PETC VI in the North
  direction
• No.27 Rail Baltica Warsaw Kaunas Riga
  Tallinn Helsinki
• III. Projects linking with PETC VI in the South
  direction
• No.6 rail axle Lyon Trieste Divaca/Koper
  Ljubljana Budapest granica H/UA
• No.22 rail axle Athens Sofia Budapest
  Vienna Prague Nurnberg/Dresden

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Agenda of the Fourth Steering Committee Meeting
of Pan-European Transport Corridor VI(Ostrava,
14. 11. 2005)

• Recent developments of TEN-T (activity of TEN-T
  Committee, results of work of a High Level
  Group-2, revision of Corridors concept, documents
  concerning financing of TEN-T, etc.)
• Information on inspection of Polish Slovak
  section of road Corridor VI results,
  conclusions, settlements taken up
• Present status and future plans in Corridor VI -
  short report (railways, roads)
• Present status and future plans of Corridors IV,
  V, VII in connection of Corridor VI
• Information on SEBTrans Link project
• Working plan of the Steering Committee review
  of activities, discussion
• Working plan of the Secretariat review of
  activities, discussion
• Discussion, comments, final conclusions, other
  business

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• Working Plan of the Secretariat of
• the Steering Committee
• for the Pan-European Transport Corridor VI
• in 2006
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• Setting up of a database i.e. data registers with
  regard to the current state of roads and railway
  lines along the Pan-European Transport Corridor
  VI. 
• Elaboration of annual report for Steering
  Committee Meetings on technical status of
  infrastructure along Corridor VI.
• Elaboration of extracts from the TEM and TER
  Master Plans as regards motorway/road Corridor
  VI.
• Preparation of a draft working plan for the
  Steering Committee and the Secretariat in 2006.
• Preparation and organization of next Steering
  Committee Meeting in 2006.

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• Working Plan for the Steering Committee
• of the Pan-European Transport Corridor VI
• in 2006
• Coordination of the PETC VI national and
  multinational actions with governments and other
  non-governmental units engaged in the
  facilitation of transport
• Updating questionnaire on infrastructure,
  substructure, traffic and transport along the
  PETC VI for further years, analyze and data
  collection received from PETC VI Member Countries
• Elaboration of annual progress report on
  infrastructure development in PETC VI
• Permanent co-operation with the European
  Commission according to actual needs (DG REGIO,
  DG TREN)
• Permanent co-operation with the Union for the
  Development of the Moravian-Silesian Region in
  order to spread a promotion and continuation a
  co-operation in PETC VI through participation and
  contribution in annual transport conferences in
  Ostrava

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IV Steering Committee Meeting of the PETC VI
(Ostrava, 14.11.2005)Final conclusions

1. It was confirmed the further progress in
   development of Corridor VI, as well as the need
   of continued close co-operation between its
   member countries and the neighbouring Corridors
2. It was underlined that the countries should
   utilize all possibilities to speed up actions
   concerning Corridor development including the
   search for possibilities of its financing
3. Close bilateral co-operation of the countries is
   needed in order to coordinate works particularly
   in the border areas and in finding the financial
   support of the EU
4. The further co-operation with the other
   Corridors, European Commission and with the Union
   for the Development of the Moravian Silesian
   Region in the view of the Ostrava Transport
   Conferences and some associated projects was
   considered to be very important too.

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Conference TRANSPORT 2005 Ostrava, 15-16
November 2005

1. The most outstanding transport conference for the
   countries of VI PETC region
2. Presentation of the Chairman Pan-European
   Transport Corridor VI in face of new challenges
   created by transport infrastructure development
   in enlarged European Union
3. Presentation included, among others, importance
   PETC VI for the region of Central Europe, PETC VI
   and priority projects of European interest No.
   23, 25 and their connections with some others (27
   - Rail Baltica, 6 - Lyon-Budapest and 22 -
   Athens-Nurnberg/Dresden), progress in development
   of PETC VI and further plans.

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Construction and modernisation of transport
infrastructure in PETC VI - rail(state of art
II 2006)

• Poland conclusion of tender procedure for the E
  65 rail line modernisation in section Warsaw
  Dzialdowo (length 148 km) adjustment to AGC and
  AGTC parameters, planned period 2006 2013
• 2. Czech Republic termination of modernisation
  of all Czech section of the E 65 rail line
  Petrovice u Karvine Breclav in 2005

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Construction and modernisation of transport
infrastructure in PETC VI road (state of art
II 2006)

• Poland
• 29.07.2005 beginning of the A-1 motorway
  construction in section Gdansk Nowe Marzy
  (length 91 km), planned termination 2008
• Continuation of the S-1 dual carriageway
  expressway construction in section Bielsko-Biala
  Cieszyn PL-CZ border (length 33 km), planned
  termination 2006
• Continuation of single carriageway expressway
  construction in section Zywiec Zwardon PL-SK
  border (length 29 km), planned termination 2010,
  I stage (length 16,7 km) planned termination
  2007
• Czech Republic
• 24.10.2005 opening to traffic the D-1 motorway,
  section Vyškov Vrchoslavice (length 17,5 km)
• Continuation of the D-47 motorway construction,
  section Lipnik n.B. Ostrava CZ-PL border (120
  km), planned termination 2010
• Continuation of the R-48 dual carriageway
  expressway construction, section Hranice Cesky
  Tešin CZ-PL border (dlugosc 80 km), planned
  termination 2007, openning of subsection
  Frydek-Mistek Dobra (length 8 km)
• Slovakia
• 7. Continuation of the D-3 motorway
  construction, section Hricovske Podhradie
  Žilina Cadca SK-PL border (length 48 km),
  planned termination 2010.

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Construction and modernisation of transport
infrastructure in PETC VI road (state of art
II 2006)
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Further plans of projects implementation in
Corridor VI in the area of transport
infrastructure

1. Continuation of the A-1 motorway construction in
   Poland (planned termination 2011)
2. Continuation of the D-1 and D-47 motorways
   construction in the Czech Republic (planned
   termination 2010)
3. Continuation of the D-3 motorway construction in
   Slovakia na Slowacji (planned termination 2010)
4. Continuation of expressways construction S-1 and
   S-69 in Poland, (planned termination
   respectively 2015, 2010)
5. Continuation of the R-48 expressway construction
   in the Czech Republic (planned termination 2007)
6. Gradual removing of bottlenecks in rail and road
   routes (Poland Czech Republic - Slovakia)
7. Termination of crucial infrastructure works in
   Corridor VI in the area of mutual rail connection
   and adjusting to the AGC, AGTC parameters until
   2015 (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia).

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Local review of existing status of roads on
Corridor VI between Bielsko Biala and Zilina,
linked with the meeting of the competent
representatives of both involved sides, e.g.
Poland and Slovakia (25 August 2005)

• - initiated by Mr. W. Zarnoch (Poland), the
  Chairman of the Corridor VI
• - chaired by Mr W. Zarnoch (Poland) and Mr
  P. Barek (Slovakia)
• - the Secretariat of the PETC VI
  represented by Mr M. Hantak.
• In Poland the whole route on Corridor VI from
  Bielsko-Biala to Polish/Slovak border crossing
  Zwardon/Skalite is planned to be built in 3
  stages. This split was made mostly from planning
  and financing point of view and did not mean that
  the works on the relevant stage could not start
  before the previous stage would be completed.
• The construction works were focused on first
  stage with a total length of approximately 28 km,
  located mostly in a heavy mountainous terrain. 3
  subsections of total 7 are under construction, 2
  are ready for a tender in a short time and two
  were completed, which indicates that the expected
  time of completion of the whole section 2007 is
  realistic. Within this stage
• - the partial refurbishment and strengthening of
  S-69 road between Przybedza and Milowka will be
  materialized  
• - no special problems are expected during the
  construction of stage 2, planned to be
  materialized as a four lane expressway in period
  2007-2009
• - a solution enabling to avoid construction of
  two tunnels on the new subsection between
  Przybedza and Milowka within the stage 3
  which is on critical path now was found. In case
  of acceptation by all involved parties, the
  project will be financially eligible and works
  on it could start in 2007.  

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In Slovakia, according to the strategy of
building a motorway and expressway network in the
country in the time period 2006-2010(13),
approved by the Slovak Government in the
framework of building a new road/motorway
connection to neighbouring countries, the link
between Zwardon/Skalite border crossing and
Zilina as a part of Corridor VI represents one of
the priorities, as this connection will be built
in a category of motorway (half of D3). The
critical stretch on the route between the border
crossing in Skalite and Zilina represents
approximately 11,5km long subsection Svrcinovec
Skalite. This is located in very difficult
terrain, where due to the implementation of
strict EU measures from the environmental
protection point of view, the alignment was
shifted from valley to the mountain slopes. The
Slovak side is preparing the geological survey
and pilot tunnel, for which the financial support
from EU funds will be made use of. The
construction works are planned to start on this
subsection in 2008.  On their way the
participants of the review stopped at the border
crossing Zwardon/Skalite. They noted that
necessary construction works were completed also
on the Slovak side and that the road is prepared
for opening. It is assumed that after fulfilment
of all formalities and administration procedures,
this subsection of road might be open to traffic
(it was opened 16 January 2006).  The next break
on their trip to Zilina the participants made in
Cadca, where they visited tunnel Horelica
management centre. This tunnel, more than 600 m
long represents a part of final route on Corridor
VI (bypass of Cadca).
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Conclusions of the local review 1. The
information received on the site, as well as
during the meeting was evaluated as very useful
and important for all who took part in it. 2.
Both sides have declared their interest to
facilitate the works along the Corridor VI, but
taking into account relatively demanding
environmental protection procedures, problems
related to redemption of allotments and financial
constrains, they indicated that the completion of
the works under the most optimistic scenario
could not be expected before the end of year 2009
or possibly 2010. 3. Even the date of completion
of the works indicated in item 2 depends on
smooth financing and will require substantial
financial support from relevant EU funds. 4. As
the full financing of construction costs
represents the most crucial point for both sides,
their representatives expressed their wish to
deepen cooperation in this field and would
consider the coordination of their further steps
towards the EU (DG TREN). 5. Conclusions
related to the completion of works as indicated
in item 2 of these minutes will be utilized by
experts of both sides in preparing the amendment
of common agreement between Poland and Slovak
Republic regarding the opening of road connection
via Zwardon/Skalite to traffic without
limitation.
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Poland. Construction works of the S-69
expressway, section Zywiec Zwardon (state of
art August 2005)
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Poland. Construction works of the S-69
expressway, section Zywiec Zwardon.
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Poland. Construction works of the S-69
expressway, section Zywiec Zwardon.
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Poland. Construction works of the S-69
expressway, section Zywiec Zwardon.
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Poland. Construction of estacade in future
alignement of the S-69 expressway, section Zywiec
Zwardon.
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Poland. The S-69 dual carriageway expressway
linking the new crossing border point in Zwardon.
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Poland/Slovakia end of the section of dual
carriageway expressway open to traffic close to
the crossing border point.
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Slovakia. The Horelica tunnel constructed in
2003 close to the town of Cadca in the way of the
road Corridor VI.
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Slovakia. Management center of the Horelica
tunnel.
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Meeting of the Minister of Transport and
Construction of the Republic of Poland Mr Jerzy
Polaczek and the Minister of Transport, Posts and
Telecommunications of the Slovak Republic Mr
Pavol Prokopovic
(Cadca, Slovakia, 16 January
2006).

• Ministers confirmed mutual interest of priority
  and sustainable support of transport
  infrastructure construction between Poland and
  Slovakia, as well as creation of terms for
  further economic, trade and tourist exchange.
• Both parites find necessary to take up activities
  in order to adjust the existing infrastructure to
  present and future needs.
• 3. In order to intensify works on revitalization
  of mutual rail carriages and infrastructure
  upgrading, the Ministers establish the Polish
  Slovak Strategic Group on Rail Transport. The
  Group will adopt a program and a schedule of work
  until the end of April 2006.
•  4. Taking into account the New Financial
  Perspective for the period 2007 - 2013 and mutual
  tasks, both countries will do their best to take
  up comprehensive projects implementation,
  particularly aiming

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• to speed up works on continuation of road
  construction in Pan-European Transport Corridor
  VI (especially in the section Zywiec Zwardon
  Skalite Cadca) using all possible available
  means to terminate works until 2010
• to begin the S-19, S-9 and R-16 expressways
  construction (Bialystok) Lublin Rzeszów
  Prešov (Košice state border with Hungary) with
  using European funds
• to analyse rail projects which will be an object
  of work of permanent working group on rail
  transport
• to search possibilities of using freight combined
  transport between Polish seaports and Slovakia.
• 5. The Ministers emphasized the need to adopt
  projects of mutual interest, aiming to remove
  barriers in effective development of cross-border
  co-operation.
• 6. The Ministers exchanged the views on transport
  policy of both countries, confirming the will of
  mutual aims implementation in the area of
  revitalization of rail and road infrastructure
  development.

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New crossing border point between Poland and
Slovakia in Zwardon Skalite opened to service
in 16 January 2006 together with small section of
the S-69 expressway and D-3 motorway located in
road Corridor VI.
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The ceremony of official opening of the Polish
Slovak crossing border point Zwardon Skalite in
16 January 2006 by the Minister of Transport and
Construction of Poland Mr J. Polaczek and the
Minister of Transport, Posts and
Telecommunications of Slovakia Mr P. Prokopovic.
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Press conference of the Polish and Slovak
Ministers after opening the crossing border point
Zwardon Skalite.
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• Thank you for attention.
• Mr Wojciech Zarnoch
• Chairman of Pan-European Transport Corridor VI
• Brussels, 7 March 2006