Modernization of the Border Crossing Points

Updated: July 29, 2024 

Between 2023 and 2026, USAID, through ERA, is dedicating $115 million to support the Government of Ukraine. This support includes the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine (Ministry for Restoration), the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine (Agency for Restoration), the State Customs Service, and Ukrainian Railways (UZ) to upgrade 42 of Ukraine’s border crossing points (BCPs).

To date, ERA has delivered $2 million in rapid upgrades and equipment at 29 BCPs and procured an additional $15 million that is not yet fully delivered. This included prefabricated buildings, lighting, and ICT and cargo processing equipment to improve grain trade and export volumes. The design process is underway at all priority BCPs and beginning in Group 2.

GROUP 1 ROAD BCPs (11)

Yahodyn/Dorohusk (Poland), Uzhhorod/Vyšné Nemecké (Slovakia), Porubne/Siret (Romania), Luzhanka/Beregsurány (Hungary), Diakivtsi/Racovăţ (Romania), Krasnoilsk/Vicovu de Sus (Romania), Mohyliv-Podilskyi/Vama Otaci (Moldova), Chop (Tysa)/Záhony (Hungary), Starokozache/Tudora(Moldova), Mamalyha/Criva, Bricheni Road (Moldova), Rava-Ruska/Hrebenne (Poland).

ERA has identified 11 BCPs as base-quantity sites to place under the “Group I Road” category, under which nine total BCPs will receive rapid upgrades, nine design, and nine construction (not all sites require rapid upgrades and major construction). Construction improvements across the nine road BCPs should increase truck throughput capacity by an estimated 1,500 trucks per day by 2026. USAID is providing:

• Rapid upgrades, including: (1) prefabricated structures (prefabs), traffic tools, trash bins, signs, and commodity scales; and (2) civil engineering works, including: pavement and road marking, painting, and curb repair.
• Equipment, including handheld backscatters, vehicle dynamic scales, mobile scanners, and a traffic management
  system (at Yahodyn road BCP as a pilot).
• Architecture and Engineering (A&E) design services, including feasibility studies, review of existing designs, and new designs, and construction site supervision.
• Major construction works (CC2/CC3), including re/construction of new buildings and terminals, major changes to roadwork to improve traffic capacity, and designs for installation of major equipment procurements.

GROUP 2 ROAD AND RAIL BCPs (12)

• Rail Sites—major works: Vadul-Siret/Vicșani (Romania), Mostyska 2/ Medyka (Poland), Chop/Záhony (Hungary/Slovak)
• Rail sites—medium lift: Yahodyn/Dorohusk (Poland), Kuchurkhan/Novosavitcaia (Moldova), Reni/Giurgiulesti (Moldova)
• Road sites—medium-lift: Rossoshany/Briceni District (Moldova), Tabaky/ Myrne (Moldova), Bila Tserkva/ Sighetu Marmatiei (Romania), TBD.

In addition to the above 11 sites, USAID ERA has also scoped additional sites for improvement. Starting in January 2024, USAID began providing assistance to up to 33 more BCPs that require basic upgrades and assistance, mainly focused on standardization and efficiency. These sites include:

• Six (6) railway BCPs: design and construction to increase cargo throughput.
• Three to six (3-6) road BCPs: design and medium-lift construction.

GROUP 3 ROAD BCPs (21)

Vashkivtsi/Grimăncăuți(Moldova), Vylok/Tiszabecs (Hungary), Sokyriany/Ocnița (Moldova), Novi Troiany/Ceadîr-Lunga (Moldova), Lisne/Săiți (Moldova), Serpneve 1/Basarabeasca (Moldova), Maloiaroslavets 1/Ceadîr-Lunga (Moldova), Dolynske/Cișmichioi (Moldova), Kosyno/Barabás (Hungary), Bronnytsia/Unguri (Moldova), Ustyluh/Zosin (Poland), Vynohradivka/Vulcănești (Moldova), Kelmentsi/Larga (Moldova), Dzvinkove/Lónya (Hungary), Malyi Bereznyi/Ubl’a (Slovakia), Solotvyno/Sighetu Marmației (Romania) +TBD BCPs.

Twenty-one road BCPs will receive a range of basic upgrade and equipment interventions. ERA has identified and scoped 17 passenger-only road BCP sites, and is continuing to scope the remaining sites. The impact includes increasing safety and basic functionality of the BCPs, improved accessibility, standards, processes, and passenger experience at the BCPs.

CONTACT:

Timothy Madigan, ERA Chief of Party, Timothy_Madigan@dai.com

Cameron Berkuti, ERA Border Crossing Point (BCP) Director, Cameron_Berkuti@dai.com