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A1 motorway Świerklany – Gorzyczki (Czech border, the Mszana bridge)

completedstage: operationaldelivereddelayed
PLN 1.1 billion
programme budget (multi-year) · data from 2007incl. VAT≈ PLN 1.1 billion (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: EU funds, state special fund, state funds

Construction of the final, over 18-kilometre section of the A1 motorway from the Świerklany interchange to Gorzyczki at the Czech border, closing the southern exit of the A1 corridor towards the Czech D1. Works began on 16 November 2007 under a contract with the Alpine company (EUR 272.7 million gross, approximately PLN 1.1 billion); after that contract was terminated in December 2009 at approximately 47 percent completion, GDDKiA signed a new contract with Alpine Bau in October 2010 for PLN 555.7 million gross, with a deadline of April 2012. The contractor abandoned the construction site, however, and the contract was ultimately terminated; the works were completed by Przedsiębiorstwo Usług Technicznych Intercor of Zawiercie (contracts worth PLN 55.4 million and PLN 49.8 million gross). The main problem was the MA532 motorway bridge at Mszana, the last structure on the route. The section was opened in stages: from 30 November 2012 with a detour via voivodeship roads around Mszana, and the last, over 7.2-kilometre fragment, together with the bridge at Mszana, opened on 23 May 2014. According to GDDKiA, the final investment amount was comparable to the value of the first (terminated) 2007 contract, that is approximately PLN 1.1 billion.

How it went

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Deliverydelivered[3]
Scheduledelayed[6]

Timeline

Slip: +25 mo. vs. the original date

  1. Construction start16 Nov 2007
  2. Original dateApr 2012
  3. Delivery23 May 2014

Change history

  • 23 May 2014stage: operational

Significance

The Świerklany – Gorzyczki section closed the A1 motorway at its southern end, creating a continuous motorway connection with the Czech border and, beyond it, the Czech Republic's motorway network. The investment also became a symbol of the execution difficulties on Polish motorways: successive terminated contracts (Alpine, Alpine Bau) and a multi-year delay in building the MA532 motorway bridge at Mszana pushed the full opening back from the planned April 2012 to 23 May 2014. Despite this, the road, worth approximately PLN 1.1 billion, provided direct motorway transit across Poland's southern border along the north-south corridor.

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  1. Money.pl1 Jun 2014
    CostInvestorFunding
    CostFinalna kwota za inwestycję jest porównywalna do wartości pierwszej (zerwanej później) umowy na ten odcinek z 2007 r., która opiewała na 1,1 mld zł.
    InvestorGeneralna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad odzyskała jednak z gwarancji pierwotnego wykonawcy, firmy Alpine, łącznie ok. 165 mln zł.
    FundingPrace wykonywane do grudnia 2012 r. były objęte unijnym dofinansowaniem.
    FundingPozostałą część kosztów pokryły środki Krajowego Funduszu Drogowego i budżetu państwa.
    CostPierwszy kontrakt z Alpine opiewał na 272,7 mln euro brutto, czyli ok. 1,1 mld zł.
  2. Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i AutostradOct 2010
    Original date
    Original dateZgodnie z wymaganiami przetargowymi, które GDDKiA postawiła ubiegającym się o zlecenie wykonawcom, autostrada ma być oddana do użytku w kwietniu 2012 roku.
  3. Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad
    StatusStageConstruction startDelivery
    Status · Stage · DeliveryOstatni, ponad 7,2-km odcinek autostrady A1 wraz z mostem autostradowym i drogowym w Mszanie został w piątek, 23 maja br. udostępniony dla kierowców.
    Construction startRozpoczęcie robót: 16.11.2007 r./15.10.2010 r.
  4. Wikipedia (pl)
    Delivery
    Delivery23 maja 2014 oddano do użytku fragment Świerklany – Mszana, o długości 7,2 km kończąc w ten sposób cały odcinek Gliwice – granica z Czechami.
  5. Rynek Infrastruktury20 May 2014
  6. Radio 90 (Wodzisław Śląski / Racibórz)23 May 2014
    StatusStageSchedule
    Status · StagePo wielu problemach dziś (23.05.) rano oddano do użytku odcinek autostrady A1 Świerklany-Mszana.
    ScheduleTo historyczna chwila dla regionu, na którą mieszkańcy i kierowcy czekali od 2010 roku. Wtedy przepadł pierwszy termin oddania drogi do użytku z winy wykonawcy, firmy Alpine Bau.