Via Carpathia Project Overview
The following information was compiled exclusively based on information regarding Via Carpathia available on the official website of the Three Seas Initiative
Summary: Via Carpathia is a major transport corridor designed to enhance economic and territorial cohesion by linking the Baltic, Black, Aegean, and Adriatic Seas. It involves Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia, with Turkey and Ukraine as partners.
Project Details:
- Total Length in Poland: 712 km
- Completed: 282.5 km
- Under Construction: 257.9 km
- Under Preparation: 171.6 km
- Completion Date in Poland: 2027
- Budget: €6.5 billion, fully secured through national funding.
Significance: Via Carpathia aims to improve regional trade and connectivity, fostering economic development in Central and Southern Europe. It is part of the extended core TEN-T network, supporting EU policies on economic and territorial cohesion.
Infrastructure:
- Route: From Klaipėda (Lithuania) to Thessaloniki (Greece), enhancing regional trade routes.
- Implementation: Combines new construction and upgrading existing infrastructure.
Key Entities:
- Coordinator: Ministries of transport and road authorities from participating countries.
Impact: The project is expected to transform regional connectivity, offering new trade and mobility opportunities, and contributing to the social and economic development of Central and Southern Europe.
Map project: Jędrzej Błaszczak
Graphics: Marcin Wereszczyński
