It’s no secret that the Polish state has been cutting costs on Polish infrastructure sector over the past few years, but a recent report by Ernst & Young showing the precise figure, the range of expenses cuts can be seen.
“An efficiency of the Polish national roads management” report, a project carried out by Dr. Joanna Archutowska and Dr. Jan Pieriegud from the Department of Transport of Warsaw’s Economics School, provides data illustrating that 3,500 km of roads in Poland required immediate repair in 2011. In other words, as many drivers can attest to, 19 percent of all Polish routes are not suitable for use. But while PLN 3.7bn would be needed to maintain the roads in Poland, just PLN 2.3bn was earmarked for the purpose in 2008-2011. Thus just 62 percent of needs were covered.
“The lack of funds for road maintenance is not the only challenge policy makers should bear in mind. They should be also sure that the money is being used effectively,” says Marcin Borek from Ernst & Young.
