Poland allocates 57 million euros to modernize roads and railways on the border with Ukraine
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The Polish government will allocate more than EUR 57.7 million for the development of road and rail infrastructure in the border regions with Ukraine. About reported Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy of Poland.

A total of €52.5 million will be spent on investments in road and rail connections under the Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine 2021-2027 program, and another €5.1 million on small projects in the circular economy.

The agency notes that these investments will improve traffic safety, reduce travel time for residents, and make freight transportation faster and more efficient.

The Monitoring Committee of the Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine 2021-2027 program has decided to finance six new projects, including four road projects. Poland will allocate 41.85 million euros for them.

In particular, regional roads are being modernized near Augustów, Tomaszów Lubelski, Sokołów Podlaski, and Krosieczko, near the Ukrainian border.

Another project, worth €10.72 million, involves repairing railroad tracks on line 101 and the Wierchrata station on the Polish side, while the Ukrainian side is modernizing the Lviv railway station.

A new area will be the Small Projects Fund, which will be administered by the Ternopil Regional Development Agency.

It will allow for EU grants of €20,000 to €90,000 for initiatives that promote the reuse of materials, energy saving, and green living. Applications will be accepted in the first half of 2026.

Four road modernization projects have already been approved:

  • Podlasie – Volyn: repair of roads near Augustów and Kovel – EUR 9.7 million;
  • Lublin Region – Rivne Region: Improvement of the connection between Tomaszów Lubelski and Klevan – EUR 7.4 million;
  • Mazovia – Ternopil Oblast: a new road section in Sokołów Podlaski and bridge repairs in Terebovlia – EUR 8.1 million;
  • Subcarpathian region and three Ukrainian regions: renovation of roads to the checkpoints in Krosytsenko, Bolekhiv, Nahirne and Zhornava – EUR 16.5 million.

In addition, the committee began discussing the next phase of the program for 2028-2034 to continue Polish-Ukrainian cross-border cooperation.