Agreement for co-financing the project "Improvement of urban mobility in MOF Ełk – line no. 2" was signed by the President of the City of Ełk on December 29, 2022, the aim of the project is to improve the sustainable mobility of the inhabitants of the city of Ełk, and Thus, increasing the number of residents who will give up moving by car for public transport and cycling.

Scope The project includes:

1.      expansion of the bicycle route network: construction of bicycle routes, construction of a pedestrian and bicycle route with bituminous surface and construction/reconstruction/renovation of pedestrian routes with paving surfaces:

-        along 11 Listopada Street with a length of 630 m from the roundabout of Dr. J. Rejewskiego to the intersection with Wojska Polskiego Street;

-        along Suwalska Street, 610 m long from the bridge over the Ełk River to the Jerzego roundabout Cichowicz;

-        renovation individual and public exits, slope strengthening, greenery, sewage system teletechnical, traffic organization, reconstruction of colliding infrastructure.

2.      reconstruction of infrastructure into public transport stops:

-        purchase and installation of 2 new bus shelters with trash cans and 2 stands for bicycles: 11 Listopada Street (at the intersection with Tuwima Street), Mickiewicza Street (at intersection with Dabrowskiego Street);

-        construction new bus bay, purchase and installation of a bicycle repair station at the bus stop at 11 Listopada Street;

-        purchase and installation of one bicycle shelter at the water park on Piłsudskiego Street.

3.      modernization of lighting on 11 Listopada Street, including: replacement of 28 sodium luminaires with LED ones.

Implementation the project will contribute to increasing access to public services, because the route of bus line No. 2 as well as bicycle paths along it, lead to: School Complex No. 1, Ełk City Hall, Poviat Starosty in Ełk, city stadium, Water Park and many other facilities utilities. In addition, both sections of bicycle paths will end is almost on the border of the city and municipality of Ełk, which will facilitate the accessibility of the city for inhabitants of border villages.

Currently Work is underway to select the contractor for the investment.

Conclusion The project is planned for the end of 2023.

Project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the budget within the framework of the RPO of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship for the years 2014-2020.

Total Project value: PLN 3,028,196.90.

Funding: PLN 2,554,586.90, including:

- EU co-financing: PLN 2,251,767.21,

- National co-financing from the state budget: PLN 302,819.69.