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The renovation of the railway bridge over the Warta River in Kostrzyn nad Odr is nearing completion. The investment of PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA among others an additional track will provide more connectivity options. Completion of works financed from the state budget for approx. PLN 26 million planned by the end of 2022.The investment will enable more trains to cross the Polish-German border. The renovation of the over 400-meter crossing over the Warta River also includes the reconstruction of the second track - unused since 2011. The elimination of the bottleneck will increase the capacity of the bridge which will allow for the preparation of a better travel offer and more convenient conditions for the transport of goods on the Kostrzyn nad Odr - Kstrin-Kietz section. After completion of the works the trains will travel at speeds of up to 120 km h. It is twice as fast as before the works. The turnouts equipped with an electric heating system will ensure smooth runs also in difficult winter conditions.The final stage of the works was the laying of new tracks on the bridge and the construction of new turnouts and tracks on the several-hundred-meter section between the bridge and the Kostrzyn nad Odr station. The facility gained new steel elements stiffening and strengthening the structure the so-called braces and cross members. The structures have been protected against corrosion. The supports and abutments of the bridge have been supplemented with among others brick stone and concrete defects.As part of the works the railway viaduct over ul. Niepodlegoci near the Kostrzyn nad Odr station. The structure of the building was strengthened. New tracks were laid and drainage was prepared.The investment of PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA is carried out for about PLN 26 million net from the budget as part of the project Modernization of the lattice bridge line No. 203 Tczew - Kostrzyn km 341.375 based on the design made by the contractor which is part of the project Improvement safety and elimination of operational hazards on the railway network . The works are scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2022.The so-called The berliski bridge in Kostrzyn nad Odr is an important facility on the Tczew - Kostrzyn railway line line No. 203. The crossing on the Warta River leads to the Polish-German border. The 410 m long four-span bridge with truss and reinforced concrete spans was built in 1952.New tracks between two riversPKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA has coordinated the renovation of the bridge on the Warta River with the reconstruction of the railway crossing on the Odra River between Kostrzyn nad Odr and Kstrin-Kietz carried out by the German side DB Netz. The works also took into account the investment carried out by Waters Polskie which is the result of the agreement signed in 2019 between PLK and PGW Waters Polskie under which the parties undertook to cooperate in the reconstruction of the tracks to the new border bridge on the Tczew - Kostrzyn line. The structure will be of a height ensuring the proper conditions of river transport required to obtain the 5th class of navigability. Communication possibilities on the river will increase and the safety of residents will increase - a higher crossing will facilitate icebreaking operations in the winter season.Until the works are completed by the German side currently planned until mid 2023 there is an alternative bus service on the section between Kostrzyn nad Odr and Kstrin-Kietz.
