L’VIV – BRODY MOTORWAY

Ex. 1. Read the text and translate into Ukrainian. / Прочитайте текст та перекладіть на українську мову:

Motorway, with a length of 80,2 km is the extension of L'viv – Krakovets' tollway in the influence zone of Berlin – Wroclaw – L'viv – Kyiv international transport corridor №3. Project will be implemented on concession terms. Financing of the project implementation can be accomplished with external sources involved either on terms of returning funds obtained or capital sharing. Project value as on the date of 01.09.1999 amounts to EUR 128 million.

Operation of the motorway within the network of abovementioned transport corridors will provide reliable and effective transport connections as for the directions:

ü central European countries - CIS countries;

ü south European countries, Africa - CIS countries and North European countries;

ü transcaucasian countries and Middle Asia - Western Europe and Scandinavia. Term of validity of the concession agreement, stipulated by a project implementation plan, is 50 years.

Investment phase (and its stages) and the beginning of an operation phase are divided into two orders in accord with the priorities of road construction and design:

1 order - L'viv - Bus'k

2 order - Bus'k - Brody

Estimated payback period for the project is 14.2 years. Estimated net discounted revenue for the period 2002-2025 will amount to UAH 60738 thousand.

The project is on a preparatory stage. Brody–L'viv tollway can be extended to Rivne town where it will be connected with the existing Rivne–Zhitomir–Kyiv road.

Environmental Impact Summary

The motorway will be built to detour population areas, to preserve existing animals migration paths, to meet effective environmental standards in Ukraine and EC. The project stipulates reduction of negative environmental impacts. Increased efficiency of traffic along the road will mitigate automotive negative impact on the environment.

Possible obstacles / problems, risk assessment:

Risk related to predicted traffic level is not achieved mainly for the reasons as follows:

ü growth level of economy of Ukraine, and Western regions in particular, is inadequate to the predicted level of growth.

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ü strict entrance regulations are established in Central and East European countries.

Vocabulary

· extension – продовження

· tollway – платна дорога

· operation of the motorway – функціонування дороги

· provide reliable and effective transport connections – забезпечувати надійні ефективні транспортні зв’язки

· investment phase – інвестиційна фаза

· operation phase – експлуатаційна фаза

· to detour population areas – в обхід населених пунктів

· negative environmental impacts – негативний вплив на навколишнє середовище

· strict entrance regulations are established – введення більш жорстоких правил в’їзду

Ex. 2. Complete and translate into Ukrainian word-combinations in written form. / Доповніть і перекладіть словосполучення на українську мову письмово:

______ _______ of L'viv–Krakovets' tollway, ________ of the motorway provides ________ and ________ transport connections, ________ phase and operation _______ are divided into two orders, ________ motorway _______ to detour population ________.

Ex. 3. Ask as more questions as possible. / Поставте до речення якомога більше питань:

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