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Construction of the barrier on the Polish-Belarusian border will start in December, says the Head of the Polish Ministry of the Interior and Administration

15.11.2021

The barrier on the Polish-Belarusian border will be built by large companies with comprehensive market experience; relevant contracts will be signed by 15 December of this year and will be fully open to the public; the part of the border where the barrier is to be built will be divided into four sections; work on the respective sections will run 24/7 on three shifts – these were the main decisions made during the first meeting of the Team for the preparation and implementation of state border protection installations.

Members of the team for the preparation and implementation of security at the state border during the meeting.

The project which we must complete is of absolute strategic importance and a priority in the context of the security of the State and its citizens

stressed Mariusz Kamiński, Minister of the Interior and Administration and head of the Team for the preparation and implementation of state border protection installations.

Marek Chodkiewicz, plenipotentiary for the preparation and implementation of state border protection installations, presented the technical details of the barrier to be built on the border with Belarus. He said the barrier would be based on a steel structure.

According to the schedule presented by the plenipotentiary, contracts with companies responsible for the construction of the barrier will be signed by 15 December of this year. The contracts will be open to the public, so that every citizen can view them. Work on the border is scheduled to commence this year and last 180 days. The barrier is expected to be complete by the end of the first half of 2022.

The project will be carried out by several contractors working in parallel on four sections. Due to the scale and pace of the work, the negotiations are being held with large companies recommended by the Polish Association of Construction Industry Employers. These companies offer appropriate implementation capacities and specialist equipment. Their experience in large line investment projects is also important. Due to the urgent and strategic nature of the project, the contracts will include an obligation to carry out the work on the border over three shifts 24 hours a day.

Stretching along more than 180 km of the border with Belarus, the barrier will be 5.5 metres high, including 5 metres of steel poles with concertina wire on top to frustrate any attempts to cross to the other side. It will also use modern electronic border management methods (motion detectors and CCTV cameras along the entire border).

Today, 15 November, the Team for the preparation and implementation of state border protection installations gave their positive opinion on the plan to build the proposed barrier on the Polish-Belarusian border.

The Team was established under the Act of 29 October 2021 on the construction of state border protection installations. The Team's responsibilities include providing support to the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Border Guard, as well as monitoring and assessment of the progress of the project. The Team is headed by Minister of the Interior and Administration Mariusz Kamiński.

The Team includes the following members:

  • the Minister of National Defence, or a Secretary or Under Secretary of State delegated by that Minister;
  • the Minister competent for construction, planning and spatial development, or a Secretary or Under Secretary of State delegated by that Minister;
  • the Minister competent for the State budget, or a Secretary or Under Secretary of State delegated by that Minister;
  • the Minister competent for the environment, or a Secretary or Under Secretary of State delegated by that Minister;
  • the Minister competent for rural development, or a Secretary or Under Secretary of State delegated by that Minister;
  • the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Border Guard designated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Border Guard;
  • the President of the General Counsel to the Republic of Poland, or a Vice President delegated by him/her,
  • the General Director for Environment Protection, or a deputy delegated by him/her;
  • the Surveyor General of Poland, or a deputy delegated by him/her;
  • the Head of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau, or a deputy delegated by him/her;
  • the Head of the Podlaskie Viovodeship, or a deputy delegated by him/her;
  • the Head of the Lubelskie Voivodeship, or a deputy delegated by him/her;
  • the Commander of the Podlaski Border Guard Regional Unit, or his/her deputy;
  • the Commander of the Nadbużański Border Guard Unit, or a deputy delegated by him/her;
  • the plenipotentiary.

The Head of the Team may invite other government administration officials to take part in the operations of the Team.

Photos (5)

Display photo 1 in the gallery. Minister of the Interior and Administration Mariusz Kamiński during the meeting. Display photo 2 in the gallery. Members of the meeting Display photo 3 in the gallery. Marek Chodkiewicz, representative for the preparation and implementation of state border security. Display photo 4 in the gallery. Members of the team for the preparation and implementation of security at the state border during the meeting. Display photo 5 in the gallery. Minister Mariusz Kamiński and deputy ministers Maciej Wąsik and Błażej Poboży with the plenipotentiary for the preparation and implementation of state border security, Marek Chodkiewicz. 
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