The Polish Regional Director for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Warsaw issued an environmental decision for the construction of CPK railway node and airport. Due to this decision, Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) is now free to apply for a location decision and then a building permit.
“Our project meets the national and European environmental standards. We are happy that our work has been positively assessed by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection,” Mikołaj Wild, CEO of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny said.
The Ministry of Infrastructure approved the General Plan for CPK in June, and the company accepted the concept project for the airport and the railway station.
“The environmental decision issued by RDOŚ in Warsaw means a green light for building CPK with respect towards the people and the environment. Our goal is to carry out the project in a manner that is optimal for the region. A promise of a building permit from the Civil Aviation Authority is still possible in July. This is going to make it possible to apply to the voivode for the location decision. The next step will be an application for a building permit,” said the Deputy Minister for Funds and Regional Policy Marcin Horała, Government Plenipotentiary for CPK.
The environmental decision covers the passenger terminal, buildings and facilities supporting the operation of the airport, air traffic control tower, runways and taxiways, aprons, road and CPK railway node and other junctions, as well as the associated infrastructure, such as hotels, commercial buildings and car parks. It additionally allows the developer to remove trees and shrubs, and carry out geological works and the required archaeological and maintenance tests.
The CPK project moved from the planning stage to designing and building. Advanced design works for the passenger terminal and the railway station are being conducted for CPK by the British consortium Foster + Partners as the master architect – the concept design is finished, and the construction design is in progress.
At the same time, the process of selecting a strategic partner for the planned CPK airport, – a minority shareholder in the airport company – that will be responsible for the construction and management of the airport, is underway. The State Treasury is going to keep at least 51% of shares in the company. There are now only three foreign investors on the shortlist – each with vast experience and an established global position.
The first construction preparations have already been underway on a large scale since the beginning of the year including demolition, relocation and geological drilling. According to the schedule, the first stage of the CPK airport, that is, two parallel runways and infrastructure to handle 40 million passengers per year, is expected to be commissioned in 2028.
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