On 23 December, the consortium of Budimex, Strabag and Budpol, together with the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways, commissioned (passability) a 20-kilometre section of the A1 Częstochowa bypass from the Blachownia junction to the Rząsawa junction.
The consortium of these companies took over the construction site from the previous contractor in July 2019 at the construction progress level of 50%. Within five months, the consortium completed the scope of work to ensure passability.
On the new section of the Częstochowa bypass, the speed limit is 80 km/h. Of the three planned junctions, the Rząsawa junction (implemented by Budimex) in the north of the commissioned road section has already been put into service. The remaining junctions: Jasna Góra (Lgota) and Blachownia still need to be completed.
The entire section F of the A1 motorway, previously implemented by another construction company removed from the construction site, is 20 km long, including the Budimex section is 12.5 km long. As part of the Budimex section, 132,000m2 of cement concrete substructure and 180,000m2 of cement concrete pavement and 85 thousand tonnes of mineral and bituminous mixtures were made. The interrupted construction of 13 bridges and 10 culverts was completed, the construction of noise barriers, rainwater drainage, reconstruction of the W400 water main and construction of power lines and lighting were completed. We have completed the construction of five transverse roads, obtained permits for the use of the facilities and put them into operation, which significantly improved the transport situation in the region for the local community, which has been using detours for 3 years – says Dariusz Blocher – President of Budimex SA.
Almost 0.5 thousand employees and almost 300 equipment and transport units worked on the Budimex section alone. The work was carried out 7 days a week, around the clock, and thanks to such a large mobilisation and above-average commitment of the entire Contract team, Budimex Laboratory and Technologists and the Equipment Services Department, it was possible to complete the main works more than a month before the contract deadline – adds Dariusz Blocher.
The contract with the investor was concluded on 24.07.2019, and paving began seven days later. The contractual duration of the contract was 3.5 months with an end date of 15 November. The consortium signed an Annex to the Agreement with GDDKiA extending the implementation deadline until December 23, 2019. The net value of the works attributable to Budimex is PLN 154 million.
Budimex is constructing every fourth kilometre of an expressway or motorway in Poland. This year, the company also plans to put into service fragments of the S17 (Garwolin – Kołbiel bypass). In recent weeks, Budimex has completed another important section of the S5 route between Wrocław and Poznań and a section of the S7 (Skarżysko Kamienna bypass).
