On Monday, July 18, in the morning at the Krakovets checkpoint on the border with Poland, work began on the completion, in connection with which the passage of cars to leave Ukraine was temporarily suspended, the State Border Service of Ukraine reports.
“Today, July 18, at the Krakovets checkpoint, within the framework of the Open Border project, work began on the completion. In the passenger direction, a coating is being installed over the pavilions. From 8:00, the passage of cars to leave Ukraine has been temporarily suspended. buses to enter Ukraine, as well as trucks in both directions, continues,” the message said on Facebook.
Citizens planning trips to Poland are offered to choose another convenient checkpoint. Information about checkpoints and their workload can be found on the page Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Service of Ukraine – Western Border
Work at the Krakovets checkpoint will last up to 10 days.
“The work is being carried out to improve the comfort of citizens, because after the installation of the cover, people at the checkpoint will receive additional protection from heat and rain. Also, after completion, the movement of passenger buses through this checkpoint will be fully resumed,” the ministry added.
Krakovets-Lviv-Brody-Rivne and Stryi-Mukachevo may become the first toll roads in Ukraine, but the decision on expediency will be made upon completion of the feasibility study of these projects, Deputy Infrastructure Minister for European Integration Hanna Yurchenko told reporters on Wednesday.
According to her, today there are not so many directions in Ukraine where there can be a toll road, which would be a payback project, due to the level of traffic. This is exclusively about the construction of new concession roads, which will duplicate the existing free routes.
To date, Ukravtodor has received two private initiatives to prepare two new concession projects. Classics of the genre, when it is a road in an open field. It will most likely be paid. The first is the Krakovets-Lviv-Brody-Rivne route (the initiator is Avtomagistral-Yug) – more than 200 km of completely new construction, the alternative road to Kyiv-Chop and M-10 Lviv-Krakovets,” Yurchenko said.
According to her, the second private initiative is the Stryi-Mukachevo road (initiated by Onur). “Today, in principle, it is not a problem to get from Lviv to Zakarpattia region, but because of the passes and buildings on the existing direction, it is technically impossible to expand the road to four lanes. Therefore, the option of building a new road, which will pass slightly east of the existing Kyiv-Chop road, is being considered. If now we usually get from Lviv to Zakarpattia region in 2.5 hours, and even longer in winter, then the new road should reduce travel time by 60%,” Yurchenko said.
The deputy minister added that according to the ministry’s estimates, the feasibility study for Krakovets-Lviv-Brody-Rivne will be completed by the new year, the feasibility study for Stryi-Mukachevo a little later. The decision on the feasibility of each project will be made by Ukravtodor, and then coordinated with the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Finance.
“They can hypothetically be paid, but this will be confirmed after the feasibility study. Then we will be sure whether it is worth charging a fee, whether it will be generated at all, be self-sufficient,” Yurchenko said.
