CONVEYOR BELT OVER A4 KATOWICE-KRAKÓW MOTORWAY TO BE DISMANTLED - WORK SCHEDULE CHANGE

The demolition works of a conveyor belt owned by the former Wieczorek Coal Mine, which runs over A4 Katowice-Kraków motorway, will be completed on 9 March this year. The nights between 7-8 March and 8-9 March will see the change in traffic organisation between the Murckowska junction in Katowice and the Mysłowice junction (343 kilometre of the motorway), which will include the two-way traffic to be directed using one roadway.

The first phase of the dismantling of the unused conveyor belt has been carried out as planned. Part of the structure over the roadway towards Katowice has been dismantled. Part of the conveyor belt over the roadway towards Kraków will be dismantled on the night of March 7 this year. The dismantled overpass, which is placed along the central reservation of the motorway, will be removed on the night of March 8 this year.

As a result of the dismantling, the following temporary changes in traffic organisation will be introduced:

• from 09.30 p.m. on 7 March to approx. 6 a.m. on 8 March, two-way traffic on the section of approx. 2 km will be directed using the roadway towards Katowice only,

• from 10 p.m. on 8 March to approx. 6 a.m. on 9 March, two-way traffic on the section of approx. 2 km will be directed using the roadway towards Kraków only.

Normal traffic organisation, including two lanes in each direction, will be restored at 6 a.m. on 9 March.

At the request of the Mine Restructuring Company S.A., Mostostal Zabrze S.A. is the contractor for the works.

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Information about SAM SA

Stalexport Autostrada Małopolska S.A. manages the 60-km section of the A4 Katowice-Kraków motorway. This is the first fully operational road of this type in Poland, built as part of the public-private partnership, as a brownfield project  on the basis of the road constructed in the 1970s  and 1980s. Stalexport Autostrada Małopolska S.A. obtained a license for its adaptation to the requirements of the toll motorway and operation in 1997. It required numerous investments. All investment projects and current maintenance of road lanes are funded from revenues obtained from the collection of tolls for the concession section and loans received from the international banking consortium. Unlike other concessions for the management of toll motorways, the project implemented by Stalexport Autostrada S. A. does not burden the State Treasury with any obligations. Moreover, it has not received any grants or guarantees of the Treasury.

Additional information can be obtained from:

Rafał Czechowski
Spokesman of SAM S. A.
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tel. 601 063 200