Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the PLN 2.5 billion (EUR 555m, USD 675m) Safe Road Infrastructure programme would reduce the number of accidents.
He told reporters the government planned measures including installing or improving lighting at road crossings, separating pedestrian traffic from vehicles, and improving visibility at intersections.
PM Mateusz Morawiecki seen on a screen during a virtual news conference on road safety. Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak
Infrastructure Minister Andrzej Adamczyk told a news conference: "The number of road accidents in Poland is falling, but not as fast as we would like."
Almost 2,500 people died on the country’s roads last year, public broadcaster Polish Radio reported. It added that the number of pedestrians killed on Polish roads is the highest in Europe.
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Source: PAP/Polish Radio