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Solidarity Transport Hub: Poland to build a new hub airport
Solidarity Transport Hub (STH) is a new greenfield airport, prepared by Polish government since 2017. It is to be built in 2027 with capacity of 40 million passengers annually in the first phase. Its most important feature will be an integration of .
Solidarity Airport is a civil project, however it will also increase security of Poland and CEE. In times of armed conflict, airports – including civilian ones – are sometimes used for transferring military units (especially rapid reaction forces), equipment, goods or humanitarian aid.
In military terminology this mechanism is called 'dual use'. Dual purpose infrastructure may be used by NATO forces whenever necessary. – – added gen. Hodges in his statement for Polish Press Agency.
A significant advantage of STH will also be intermodality and an excellent connection of the airport with every part of Poland and Europe , especially its central and eastern part. Solidarity Airport will be located at the centre of new 1981 km long railway network. The hub's location near A2 motorway and halfway between Warsaw and Lodz will also provide convenient infrastructure integration.
Such features will enable to reload equipment or goods onto rail or road transport immediately. Hence, it will be possible to move people or cargo efficiently from the centre of
Poland to any part of
Europe .
" emphasizes Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Marcin Horała, Government Plenipotentiary for the STH.
The STH company, which is set up to carry out this investment, has been consulting with the military on the assumed investment's parameters since 2019. The process is ongoing, align with preparation of the airport's master plan or feasibility studies for the STH railway projects.
" Mikołaj Wild, CEO of STH company.
More information: https://www.cpk.pl/en/news/solidarity-transport-hub-strategic-investment-for-the-security-of-poland-and-central-and-eastern-europe
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