In brief

• The Podkarpackie Voivode issued a ZRID decision for the S19 Jawornik – Lutcza section with immediate enforceability (rygor natychmiastowej wykonalności).
• The contractor is a consortium of Gülermak and Budimex, and the contract value exceeds PLN 1.9 billion.
• Works are to last 38 months excluding winter periods, with completion planned for 2031.
• The section will include a 40-metre-high viaduct and a tunnel nearly three kilometres long.

Decision and schedule

The Podkarpackie Voivode issued a decision authorising the implementation of the road investment on the S19 Jawornik – Lutcza section (Jest zgoda dla kluczowego odcinka S19. Zbudują najdłuższy tunel na Podkarpaciu za 2 mld zł – WNP.pl) (Budowa - czas start - Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad- Oddział Rzeszów – Gov.pl) (Jest decyzja ZRID dla odcinka S19 Jawornik - Lutcza – TVP Rzeszów). The decision has immediate enforceability, so the contractor may begin works without waiting for it to become final. In Podkarpacie, only the Lutcza – Domaradz section remains, still awaiting a ZRID decision.

Contractor and cost

Works are being carried out by a consortium of Gülermak and Budimex, and the contract value exceeds PLN 1.9 billion. Fieldwork is planned over 38 months. Winter periods from 1 December to 31 March are not counted toward construction time, and completion of the investment is planned for 2031.

Key structures

The section will include a viaduct reaching up to 40 metres in height and a tunnel nearly three kilometres long, the longest in the voivodeship.

Compensation for owners

The ZRID decision sets the boundaries of the land for the road and launches the compensation procedure for properties taken over for the State Treasury. The procedure is conducted by the Podkarpackie Voivode. The value of the properties will be determined by independent property appraisers, and the compensation decision will be based on that valuation. Property owners are to receive information from GDDKiA about the further course of the procedure.