There is a contract for a water tram. First cruise at the end of June

The water tram will connect Szczecin with Nowe Warpno and Świnoujście. The initiator of the project is the Police District, which received support from the municipalities of Szczecin, Świnoujście, Nowe Warpno and the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The first cruise is planned for June 28. The courses will take place on weekends, until the end of the holidays.

On Friday, May 30, an agreement was signed to provide targeted subsidies for the implementation of the project "Local Government Water Trail, pedestrian and bicycle ferry crossing on the Szczecin Lagoon". Each of the communes allocated PLN 100,000 for this purpose.

The ceremony took place at the quay for mooring ships in Nowe Warpno, where representatives of local governments met: Shivan Fate, District Officer of Policki, Łukasz Kadłubowski, Deputy Mayor of Szczecin, Jarosław Burba, Mayor of Nowe Warpno and Iwona Górecka-Sęczek, Treasurer of the City of Świnoujście.

- This is an extremely important undertaking for our entire region, which has the potential to become a real hit of this year's holidays - such signals reach me from various sources, both from residents and tourist circles - assesses the starosta of Police Shivan Fate. - I am very glad that this initiative has united local government officials around a common goal, showing how much we can achieve through cooperation and joint commitment.

– On the Polish side of the Szczecin Lagoon, there was a lack of a tourist fleet, and today we are creating one – said Jarosław Burba, mayor of Nowe Warpno. . This is important not only for residents, but also for tourists. For the Nowe Warpno commune, it is the basis for further development. We can't wait for the first cruise!

The project assumes the pilot launch of a water ferry connection in the summer season of 2025. Ferry crossings will also be available to cyclists.

Currently, the contractor, Secco Janusz Just, is completing the documentation, which will allow for signing the final contract and starting the implementation.

- We are doing everything in our power to sign the contract on time and for the cruises to start as planned, before the end of June. We are now waiting for the tender procedures to be completed and for the contractor to complete the required documents. If everything goes according to plan, the cruises will start without delay - said Patrycja Grzywna, director of the Strategic Development Department of the Police County Office, responsible for coordinating the undertaking.

The water tram on the Szczecin - Nowe Warpno - Świnoujście route is to start operating on June 28. It will be able to accommodate 200 people with 50 bicycles at a time. A ticket for a two-hour cruise on the Szczecin - Nowe Warpno route will cost PLN 50 (standard) and PLN 40 (concessionary), for a 2+1 family it will cost PLN 110, for 2+2 families PLN 145. On the Szczecin - Świnoujście route (approx. 3.5 hours) a ticket will cost PLN 70 (standard) and PLN 60 (concessionary). (K)