The Ministry of Infrastructure and local government agreed on a plan to deepen the waterway on the Elbląg River, beginning the way to the port of Elbląg for the first sea vessels in the next 18 months.
Minister Dariusz Klimczak announced during the press conference that the agreement would enable the long-awaited final phase of the project, which would connect the Gulf of Gdańsk and Elbląg through the recently built channel via Mierze Wiślana.
Thus, according to the ministry, Elbląg will become a seaport of real occurrence, serving ships up to 100 metres long and submerged up to 4.5 metres. This strategical decision aims not only to increase port functionality but besides to supply an impetus for the economical improvement of the full region.
Elbląg port ready at the very end
Government investments, which so far have consumed almost PLN 2 billion, have focused on the excavation of the Wiślana Mierze. However, without deepening the last section of the water track, the full task remained unused. Currently, at the initiative of the Ministry of Infrastructure, work on the task is entering a decisive phase.
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Arkadiusz Marchewka stressed that the depth work on the Elbląg River was already underway, covering a 10 km stretch. The last section of the waterway remains to be completed, on which the Maritime Office in Gdynia is already conducting appropriate research. Changes in the multiannual programme are besides finalised, which will let to safe about PLN 30-35 million for the project.
We'll gotta wait.
Thanks to these activities, at the turn of the year and next year, it will be possible to complete the in-depth work on the critical section, beginning the Elbląski port to fresh opportunities and bringing a fresh chapter in the past of Polish water infrastructure. Elbląg port is due to be ready in a year and a half.
Elbląg, located in the north of Poland, is simply a city with rich past and cultural heritage. Known for its well-preserved Old Town, it attracts lovers of Gothic architecture. In Elbląg begins a unique Elbląg channel, recognized as 1 of the wonders of technology, offering an extraordinary attraction in the form of a slipway – a strategy of movement of ships by land. fresh infrastructure initiatives, specified as deepening the waterway to port, open up fresh opportunities for economical and tourist development, highlighting Elbląg's strategical location as a gateway to the Gulf of Gdańsk.
