A4 Motorway Krakow–Katowice (Poland's first toll motorway)
The A4 motorway section between Katowice and Krakow, 61 km long, was Poland's first toll motorway, delivered under a public-private partnership formula. The tender for the toll A4 was announced by the Agency for the Construction and Operation of Motorways as the first of its kind in the country in 1995. On 19 September 1997 the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Economy, on behalf of the State Treasury, granted the company Stalexport SA a 30-year concession to build the section by adapting it for tolling and to operate it; the concession runs in the years 1997–2027 and expires on 15 March 2027. Tolls are collected at two toll plazas – in Mysłowice and in Balice. In December 2005 the concessionaire (Stalexport Autostrada Małopolska SA) concluded a credit agreement with a consortium of four banks for an amount of up to PLN 380 million, financing, among other things, the resurfacing of the entire 61 km section, the modernization of 31 bridge structures, the construction of 15 emergency crossovers and 10 km of noise barriers; in 2016 the A4Go electronic toll collection system was launched. The road remains owned by the State Treasury; the majority shareholder of the Stalexport Autostrady S.A. group is Mundys S.p.A. (formerly Atlantia S.p.A.), holding 61.20% of shares and votes.
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- odcinek zarządzany i płatny (place poboru Mysłowice i Balice) w latach 1997–2027 (2026)
Timeline
- Announced1995
Significance
The A4 Katowice–Krakow section was Poland's first toll motorway and the first major road project delivered under a public-private partnership formula, making it a model example of a road concession in the country. The motorway connects the Upper Silesian agglomeration with that of Krakow, forming a key segment of the European east–west corridor (A4). Under the concession agreement, as of 16 March 2027 management of the section will pass from the private concessionaire to the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways, and travel is to become free of charge for passenger cars and motorcycles.
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- Stalexport Autostrada Małopolska S.A.AnnouncedFunding
Announcedjako pierwszy ogłosiła przetarg na budowę przez przystosowanie do odpłatności i eksploatację autostrady A-4 na odcinku Katowice - Kraków
FundingZa pieniądze pozyskane z kredytu udzielonego przez Europejski Bank Odbudowy i Rozwoju (222 mln zł) w latach 1996 - 97 droga została częściowo wyremontowana.
- Wikipedia (pl)StatusStageCostInvestorFunding
StatusJest to pierwsza tego typu droga w Polsce, wybudowana w ramach partnerstwa publiczno-prywatnego
Stagezarządzająca 61-kilometrowym odcinkiem autostrady A4 pomiędzy Katowicami a Krakowem
Cost · Fundingzawarła umowę kredytową z konsorcjum czterech banków (Landesbank, DePfa(inne języki), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau i BPH SA) na kwotę do 380 mln zł
InvestorMundys S.p.A. (dawniej Atlantia S.p.A.), posiadająca 61,20% akcji i głosów Stalexport Autostrady S.A.
- Stalexport Autostrady S.A.
- wKatowicach.eu2026Utilisation
UtilisationZmiana cennika obejmuje wszystkie kategorie pojazdów korzystających z autostrady A4 na odcinku Katowice–Kraków. Opłaty pobierane są na dwóch placach poboru – w Mysłowicach oraz w Balicach.