The cooperation agreement was signed by Polish deputy
infrastructure minister and government commissioner for CPK
Marcin Horała and the British ambassador to Poland Jonathan
Knott (on behalf of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
at the Department for International Trade, ). The agreement
envisages readiness for cooperation – involving a
Polish-British consultation team - on designing airport and
rail infrastructure, spatial planning for areas around the
airport and issues relating to sustainable development and
project digitisation.
The agreement is part of a continuing Polish-British
cooperation on the CPK project. In June and September 2019,
British Embassy Warsaw hosted workshops that paved the way
for initial architectural concepts for the Solidarity
Airport. The proposals were submitted by internationally
renowned architecture firms Foster+Partners, Chapman
Taylor, Zaha Hadid Architects, Grimshaw, Benoy,
Pascall+Watson, Woods Bagot, Populous and KPF.
The British aviation sector has much experience and
know-how to offer toward planning, designing and building
the Solidarity Airport and 1600 km of new railway lines
including high-speed lines. Minister said:
I’ve previously met with Polish ministers to champion UK
expertise in delivering their ambitious plans to
transform Polish connectivity, so I’m particularly proud
to announce the deal we’ve struck with Poland’s
Infrastructure Ministry today. Poland is an ever more
important trade partner for the UK and I’m delighted
that, after more than two years work by my department,
British firms’ experience and expertise can be at the
heart of delivering this major boost to Poland’s trade
and prosperity.
The UK is home to some of the best project management,
engineering, architecture and finance experts in the
world. It is the role of our dedicated trade department,
DIT, through trade support and export finance, to make
sure their brilliance is showcased on the world stage.
CEO of the Solidarity Transport Hub, Mikołaj Wild, said:
Representatives of the British aviation sector have
worked with us shoulder to shoulder since a very early
stage of the CPK project. I deeply hope that this
cooperation will continue. We value the experience of
British companies, gained in the course of realization of
large infrastructure projects not only in their own
country but also in other parts of the world.
Polish Government Commissioner for the Solidarity Transport
Hub, Marcin Horała, said:
Large infrastructure projects such as the Solidarity
Transport Hub respond to the transport needs of citizens
and countries, but also provide an opportunity to
exchange specialist knowledge and experience. I’m
confident that cooperation with the UK will help build a
modern, comfortable and epidemiologically safe airport.
