Ukraine plans to build 16 international automobile checkpoints on its border with the EU by 2030, according to the Operational Plan of the Strategy for the Development of Border Infrastructure with the EU and the Republic of Moldova until 2030 on the Cabinet of Ministers’ website. The plan envisages the construction of a checkpoint for road traffic “Varyazh” in Lviv region. The necessary UAH 35 million will be allocated in 2026 from the state or local budgets.
Funding for the construction of the Zabrid checkpoint in Zakarpattia region will also begin in 2026 – UAH 24 million of the required UAH 456.8 million is expected to be allocated. In 2027, UAH 280 million will be allocated, and in 2028, UAH 152.8 million will be financed from the state or local budgets.
The construction of the Palad-Komarivtsi BCP in Zakarpattia region will begin in 2027 – UAH 8 million will be allocated out of the UAH 485.6 million required for the construction of the BCP and its service area. In 2028, UAH 320 million will be allocated for the project, and in 2029 – UAH 157.6 million from the state or local budgets and international technical assistance.
In 2025, funding will be allocated for the Solomonovo checkpoint in Zakarpattia region – UAH 798.3 million will be allocated out of the UAH 8 million needed to build the checkpoint and its service area. In 2026, the project will receive UAH 180 million, in 2027 – UAH 410 million, and in 2028 – UAH 200 million from international technical assistance and the state budget.
In addition, the construction of the Dyida automobile checkpoint is planned in Zakarpattia region – UAH 1.5 million of the required UAH 1.08 billion has already been allocated in 2024. In 2026, it is planned to allocate UAH 355 million, in 2027 – UAH 400 million, in 2028 – UAH 333.05 million at the expense of the state budget and international technical assistance, in particular, the CEF.
It is also planned to build the Velyka Palad automobile checkpoint in the Zakarpattia region. Out of the UAH 386.01 million required for the construction of the checkpoint and its service area, UAH 1.45 million was allocated in 2024. In 2025, UAH 382.56 million will be allocated from the state budget and international technical assistance.
The construction of the Khyzha checkpoint in Zakarpattia region is scheduled to begin in 2026, with UAH 2 million allocated out of the UAH 59.02 million required for the construction of the checkpoint and its service area. In 2027, UAH 37 million is allocated for the project, and in 2028 – UAH 20.02 million from the state or local budget, at the expense of international financial assistance.
In 2026, the construction of the Yablunivka checkpoint in Zakarpattia region will also begin – UAH 5 million will be allocated out of the UAH 221.02 million required for the construction of the checkpoint and its service area. In 2027, UAH 216.02 million will be financed from the state or local budgets and international technical assistance.
Construction of the Bila Tserkva checkpoint was launched in 2024, with UAH 19.5 million allocated out of the required UAH 1.51 billion for the construction of the checkpoint, access roads and a road border bridge. UAH 174.08 million is expected to be allocated in 2025, UAH 963.42 million in 2026, and UAH 362.5 million in 2028 from the state budget and international technical assistance.
In the Chernivtsi region, the construction of the Ruska checkpoint is planned, for which UAH 210 million will be allocated from the state budget in 2026 and 2027 out of the UAH 105 million required to build the checkpoint and provide transport links to it.
The construction of the Shepit checkpoint in the Chernivtsi region is also planned for 2026, with UAH 92.5 million allocated out of the UAH 185 million required for the construction of the checkpoint and transport links to it. A similar amount will be allocated from the state budget in 2027.
In 2026, the construction of the Bila Krynytsia checkpoint will begin in Chernivtsi region – UAH 26.5 million will be allocated out of the UAH 626.54 million required for the project. In 2027 and 2028, UAH 300 million is expected to be allocated from the state budget and other sources not prohibited by law.
The construction of the Kelmentsi PP in the Chernivtsi region is already underway – in 2024, UAH 750 thousand out of the required UAH 175 million were allocated for the project. In 2025, UAH 87.12 million is expected to be financed, and in 2026 – UAH 87.12 million.
For the construction of the Vashkivtsi PE in the Chernivtsi region, UAH 60 million out of the required UAH 120 million will be allocated from the state budget in 2025. The remaining amount will be financed in 2026.
The construction project of the Bronnytsia-Ungur BCP in Vinnytsia region will also receive funding in 2025 – UAH 50 million out of the required UAH 62.1 million will be allocated from the state budget. In 2024, UAH 2.1 million was allocated for the project.
The construction of the Vynohradivka BCP in Odesa region will continue – in 2025, UAH 3.1 million will be allocated out of the UAH 119.4 million required for the project, in 2026 – UAH 59.4 million, and in 2027 – UAH 55.32 million. In 2024, the project received funding of UAH 1.5 million.
As reported, Ukraine will increase the number of BCPs for road and rail transport to 74 by 2030.
As of May 1, 2024, the passage of persons and vehicles across the state border to/from Ukraine is carried out at 41 checkpoints for road transport (the Republic of Poland – eight points, the Slovak Republic – two points, Hungary – five points, Romania – five points, the Republic of Moldova – 21 points). Also, as of July 31, 2024, there are 16 checkpoints for railroad traffic (the Republic of Poland – five checkpoints, the Slovak Republic – two checkpoints, Hungary – two checkpoints, Romania – two checkpoints, the Republic of Moldova – five checkpoints).
