Chinese motorway shambles

18th June 2011

The future of the A2 motorway construction project became shrouded in confusion and doubt after the government terminated the contract with the Chinese firm tasked with building the vital road.

Frustrated with stalled talks over resumption of work on two stretches of the Berlin-Warsaw motorway totalling 50 kilometres the government decided enough was enough.

“We have taken the decision today to terminate this agreement,” said Andrzej Maciejewski, deputy CEO of the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA).

“In two weeks time we will restart the process of seeking investors for the highway, and in July work will restart on the A2. We want the road to be traversab ...