Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK), Poland’s flagship transport infrastructure project combining a new international airport with a nationwide high-speed rail and road network, has unveiled plans to launch tenders worth more than $10 billion next year as it targets a 2032 opening.
The tenders will cover construction of new airport facilities, high-speed rail, road systems and energy infrastructure, marking the largest procurement push in the project’s history. About 100 tenders will be launched between 2026 and 2028, each worth more than PLN1 million ($250,000).
According to CPK’s latest investment plan, around PLN7 billion in tenders will be launched in the first quarter of 2026, PLN20 billion in the second, PLN3 billion in the third and PLN10 billion in the final quarter. On the airport side, works will include design, delivery and installation of the aeronautical lighting system and construction of landside road networks.
“In 2026, we will also conclude framework agreements for airport infrastructure and landside buildings, together with large-scale earthworks and site preparation,” says CPK board member for airport investments, Dariusz Kuś.
The announcement follows progress in 2025, when CPK targeted about PLN30 billion in tenders, including a more than PLN5 billion terminal contract that drew applications from five consortia involving 16 companies.
“This year we awarded a PLN2.2 billion contract for the Łódź tunnel and announced a tender for the passenger terminal worth over PLN5 billion,” CPK CEO Filip Czernicki says. “Both the rail and airport components are moving forward on schedule.”
The terminal, designed by Foster + Partners and Buro Happold, will cover 450,000 m2 (4,843,760 ft.2) and handle 34 million passengers annually in its first phase, expandable to 44 million. Construction is due to begin in 2026, with completion expected in 2031 ahead of CPK’s planned 2032 opening.
Located between Warsaw and Łódź, CPK is envisioned as the largest airport in Central and Eastern Europe and one of the top 15 hubs in Europe. The project combines two parallel runways, a high-capacity rail hub and extensive road links, serving a catchment area of 21 million people.
CPK forecasts more than 32 million passengers in its first year, with up to 40% transferring through the hub. Long-term plans include additional runways, cargo facilities capable of handling 1.5 million metric tons annually and an airport city complex with hotels, offices and commercial space.
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