POLAND: An extension of the Gdańsk tram network has opened, running for 1·7 km along the newly-built Nowa Warszawska road from Ujescisko to Przemyska to link two existing tram lines in the south of the city.
Celebrations on March 4 included a tram parade, family picnic and rides along an adjacent bicycle route, ahead of the start of regular services the following day.
The extension with three stops was built by a consortium of Firma Budowlano-Drogowa MTM and Rajbud under a contract signed in February 2021. Civil works began in early March 2021 and were finished in December 2022.
The cost of almost 60m złoty has been part-funded by the EU.
