Comprehensive Transport Solutions for Koszalin

Koszalin prepares itself to solve comprehensively its transport problems taking advantage of EU projects. The following groups of transport and traffic issues can be distinguished from the area of influence point of view:
1. Internal municipal transport.
2. Communication with the nearest city vicinity.
3. Communication access at the national and international level.

The most important objectives of the municipal transport solutions are associated with reduction of traffic in the centre of Koszalin and transfer of the transit traffic to municipal bypasses. The first objective can be accomplished after completion of currently conducted construction of the city centre bypass. Some parts of the city will be revitalized and partly or fully excluded from road traffic. A north-south bypass of the National Route No 11 has been planned to be located to the west of the city.

The nearest vicinity of Koszalin is deemed to be the area development of which is of strategic importance for the city. This is determined by two seaports, namely Ko³obrzeg to the west and Dar³owo to the east of the city. Today, the basis for existence of both seaports is fishing and seasonal tourist traffic as well as insignificant cargo handling operations.

The authorities of Koszalin support the idea to run a road that would link directly both seaports and animate this piece of coast. The north border of Koszalin's strategic vicinity is the beach of Mielno sandbar with holiday resorts located there: Mielno and £azy. Lake Jamno situated between both localities is a potential tourist attraction. The efforts being made to revive the lake are associated with the plans of traffic connection of lake's vicinity with Koszalin. Also, the idea to provide land and water transport solution between the above localities using special amphibian buses is crystallizing. Apart from reduction of traffic jams both connections are supposed to become a tourist attraction.

The south border of Koszalin's strategic vicinity is the airport in Zegrze Pomorskie located approx. 15 km in the straight line from the city. It used to be a military base and an airport in the past. Today, it's been closed for the third year in succession. The plan of airport re-activation assumes its joining to the national network regional airways and creation of a cargo logistic hub as a base for dynamically developing Chinese Industrial Centre (CIC) located in Koszalin.