In January 2025, USAID’s Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) completed a planned rapid upgrade at the Rava-Ruska/Hrebenne road border crossing point (BCP) in Lviv Oblast, on Ukraine’s border with Poland.
USAID ERA contractors undertook site and miscellaneous improvements, including strengthening the road base through cold recycling, improving road and parking lot infrastructure and surface, repairing and painting metal structures and inspection bridges, restoring the stormwater drainage system, repairing fence and site electrical system, and applying road markings. ERA also installed eight traffic arms, 150 road signs, and 176 LED lights, and provided 10 garbage containers, 18 recycling bins, and 28 road barriers to improve traffic control, safety, and security, and boost safety and cleanliness. ERA also provided two commodity scales and two handheld backscatter scanners to enhance cargo handling procedures at the BCP. Furthermore, ERA will deliver 38 pieces of ICT equipment and three permanent modular prefabricated buildings to enhance the operations of border officials.
In addition to rapid upgrade improvements, Rava-Ruska is also under a design contract for major infrastructure improvements, including rehabilitation of buildings, facilities, and structures, for an estimated construction cost of $2.04 million. The monthly average export at Rava-Ruska/Hrebenne BCP has been about 66,099 tons from May 2024 to November 2024.
Background:
Between 2023 and 2026, USAID is allocating $115 million through the Economic Resilience Activity to support the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Infrastructure, Ukrainian Railways (UZ), and the State Customs Service. This funding aims to modernize border crossings, enhance trade, and increase export volumes.