Residents of the Polish town of Sanok in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship are the beneficiaries of a project that has delivered new ‘greener’ public transport services and infrastructure to the region
The nearby communities of Zagórz and Lesko benefit from the scheme as well
It included construction of a new bus terminal
two park-and-ride points and the purchase of 11 low-emission buses
The project will help to promote Sanok as a modern town that is focused on resolving environmental problems
Moreover this project is crucial for the public transport organisation
because it will help to systematise traffic flow within the town
The brand new multi-modal terminal is a real ‘visiting card’ for Sanok
and creates a positive picture for the visitors
The new bus station in Sanok acts as the hub of the local public transport system
the station is two storeys high and covers 1 247 m2
waiting rooms and a public information point
There are lifts with disabled access and a car park
The station connects to the city’s railway station via a new footbridge
to make it easier for commuters and visitors to move more easily between the two public transport services
The new fleet of buses includes three vehicles that fall under Euro six emission standards
which aim to reduce levels of exhaust emissions and improve air quality
The other eight buses are powered by compressed natural gas – methane stored under high pressure
The fleet provides improved access for disabled people
One new park-and-ride structure was built in the town of Zagórz
The second park-and-ride is at the bus station in Sanok
Other project activities included renovating pedestrian infrastructure and building or revamping a number of bus stops
The community of Sanok performed this work
The main goal of the project was to increase the efficiency of public transport in the Sanok-Lesko area
More services were introduced as a result of the investment in this 42 km-long route
The new buses and facilities shorten travel times in the area and reduce traffic jams
Travel conditions for passengers were improved by reducing overcrowding on buses at peak times
Care was taken to plan new bus services which use more efficient routes outside peak hours
modernising the infrastructure and using cleaner vehicles are expected to have a positive impact on the local environment
Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions thanks to the project are projected to be around 136.51 Mg/CO2 per year
Total investment for the project “Implementation of an integrated low-carbon emission transportation system: Sanok-Lesko” is EUR 6 958 176 (PLN 29 824 557)
with the EU’s European Regional Development Fund contributing EUR 4 954 830 (PLN 21 237 696) through the “Podkarpackie Voivodeship” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period
The investment falls under the priority “Low-carbon economy”
Zarząd Województwa Podkarpackiego obsługiwany przez Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Podkarpackiego w Rzeszowie
Departamenty odpowiedzialne za: zarządzanie
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AN Auschwitz tour bus with Brits on board has crashed killing two people and injuring a third.
The crash happened when a car travelling down the motorway near the town of Zagorz, in southern Poland, lost control and smashed into the bus.
It is believed the coach was on its way back from a visit to the site of former Nazi death camp Auschwitz on Saturday when the fatal smash occurred.
The driver and passenger of the car were tragically killed, while one passenger on the coach – the 23-year-old guide – was seriously injured and rushed to hospital in nearby Krakow.
The tour bus had 54 people from England, Italy and Germany on board at the time of the accident, which forced emergency workers to close the road for five hours afterwards.
Fireman Marcin Kleczek said: “Nine fire brigades were sent to the place of the accident.
“The participants of the crash were a tour coach going from Auschwitz to Krakow and a car.”
Cops say their investigations are ongoing.
told The Sun: “Most people on the coach were sleeping
when all of a sudden there was just the loudest bang I've ever heard
“The coach carried on going for a second when it stopped
“Everyone then just started shouting get off the coach
“When everyone was running up towards the car to see what had happened
that's when we saw the car had gone off the road
“Someone had already rung the emergency services and they were there within 5-10 minutes.”
The museum at Auschwitz attracts thousands of visitors from around the world every year – a solemn reminder of the Nazis’ horrific crimes
Auschwitz was a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II
It consisted of Auschwitz I – the original camp
Auschwitz II-Birkenau – a concentration and extermination camp
and Auschwitz III–Monowitz – a labour camp
An estimated 1.3million people were sent to the camp
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