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Consequences of poor communication, low number and poor quality of road connections are particularly arduous in the Polish-Russian cross-border area. This hinders cross-border contacts, disrupts transit traffic and generates negative environmental impacts. The consequences include lower attractiveness of the regions for investors and poor economic and social development. The agreement on small border traffic between the EU and the Russian Federation from 2012 means increased intensity of wheeled traffic towards and from the border crossing points between Poland and the RF and that trend has been retained. There is 1 bridge over the Łyna River in Bartoszyce that is the bottleneck. Every road event in that area including roadworks hinders traffic towards and from the border forming arduous jams. In both towns positioned on the course of the important international routes leading to border crossing points the transport system is insufficiently developed and in poor technical condition. Thus, the new connection is necessary for both areas. It will generate benefits for both sides by eliminating a major obstacle in the transport corridor. Citizens of both countries – residents of border areas, tourists, entrepreneurs and investors will benefit from project implementation. Project implementation and achievement of the assumed goals require cross-border approach and commitment of both parties. The Partners have their own national and local strategies and consequently the two project components are included in two separate strategies. Without including the investment activities in the cross-border programme, it would be impossible to correlate those activities and implement the project at the same time to achieve the cross-border outcome. The Project will strengthen cross-border cooperation of institutions responsible for preparation and implementation of road projects on both sides of the border and thus improve the accessibility of border crossing points.