Budimex, together with the investor – the Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority – has opened a terminal in Świnoujście. As part of the contract for PLN 185.2 million, the general contractor rebuilt the ferry berths and loading ramps. The existing road and rail infrastructure and technical facilities on the quay were also modernized. The works began on September 19, 2019. and lasted 47 months.
Thanks to the expansion of the terminal, it will be able to handle intermodal transport, including ferries and passenger ships up to 270 meters long. The investment is an important element of the Świnoujście-Trelleborg Motorway of the Sea called CEF (Connecting Europe). The project provides for better integration of the Szczecin-Świnoujście port complex in the North-South sea-land transport corridor and will contribute to the economic development of the country and the West Pomeranian region. The reconstruction of the terminal was commissioned by the Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority and Swedish partners from the Ferry Port in Trelleborg.
– With undisguised pride, we are handing over another investment that has recently been important for the inhabitants of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. We are very active in the region, implementing key investments in various areas of construction. In September this year. We have signed a contract for the construction of an installation terminal for offshore wind farms. It will be one of the most modern installations of this type in Europe and, like the others, will contribute to the economic development of the region. The West Pomeranian Voivodeship will benefit from our presence in many aspects – said Sylwester Góra, Contract Director at Budimex S.A.
77 ferries call at Świnoujście per week, thus the port terminal located here is by far the largest facility of this type in Poland, ahead of Gdynia and Gdańsk, which in 2022 alone served 1.1 million people, 515,688 pcs. of trucks and semi-trailers and 270,969 pcs. Cars.
As part of the contract, Budimex rebuilt the existing loading ramp to new technical parameters and obtained a width of 35 m and a load capacity of 180 T, as well as extended berth No. 5 by stall No. 6 in order to create one mooring line with a length of 294 m along with the construction of bottom reinforcement. In addition, stand No. 5 was modernized in order to obtain a technical depth Ht = 12.0 m and a permissible depth of Hdop = 13.0 m. The quay and the hinterland were rebuilt and, if missing, the necessary technical infrastructure was made.
Budimex also took care of the trackbed – rebuilding or building new railway tracks at the back of ferry stands 4 and 5, and road infrastructure – building a completely new flyover over the Świnoujście railway station, connecting the hinterland with the terminal area. New manoeuvring and parking areas with parking spaces for semi-trailers with an area of about 6 ha were also built.
These are not all Budimex’s investments in the province. in the third quarter of this year. At the end of August, 7 months ahead of schedule, the Przecław and Warzymice bypass, which is of key importance to the residents of Szczecin, was also commissioned in the capital, and construction works on one of the largest infrastructure investments in the region – the bridge over the Regalica River – will be completed within the next year.
