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Poland plans new roads and toll expansion

Poland’s General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) is planning the construction of some 380 kilometres of new roads in 2014, along with a 600 kilometre expansion of the network of roads which will become part of the electronic toll system, viaToll. As a step towards implementing intelligent transportation systems in the country, GDDKiA plans to hire a national traffic management consultant to support it in implementing new projects.
January 17, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Poland’s General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (7570 GDDKiA) is planning the construction of some 380 kilometres of new roads in 2014, along with a 600 kilometre expansion of the network of roads which will become part of the electronic toll system, viaToll.

As a step towards implementing intelligent transportation systems in the country, GDDKiA plans to hire a national traffic management consultant to support it in implementing new projects.

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