Łeba beaches to become more accessible with new mats funded by Poland’s nuclear investor
Beaches in the Baltic resort of Łeba will gain another 50 metres of mobile walkways next season, making it easier for wheelchair users, people on crutches or with walkers, and parents with pushchairs to reach the water's edge. The mats will also carry rescue vehicles. The project is funded with PLN 50,000 from Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), the company building Poland's first nuclear power plant, under an agreement signed with the town on 30 October.
In brief
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe signed a PLN 50 thousand agreement with the Town of Łeba on 30 October for another 50 metres of mobile walkways on Łeba's beaches. The new mats on the Łeba beach will cover 100 m² at a width of two metres and help wheelchair users, people on crutches and with walkers, as well as rescue vehicles, reach the sea. Total support from Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe for Łeba will reach almost PLN 230 thousand.
Walkways strong enough for rescue vehicles
The town will lay 100 square metres of two-metre-wide specialist matting, extending routes created in an earlier project that PEJ supported with PLN 80,000. The mats are durable enough for rescue vehicles to drive on, helping emergency services reach people in need more quickly.
- The additional walkways will make the beach easier to use, but they will also improve safety, which matters a great deal to us. We want new investments to strengthen the region's potential, meet residents' needs and support the further development of coastal towns - said Michał Olszewski, Vice-President of the Management Board of PEJ.
The town says it is building on a solution that proved itself last season. Łeba's beaches are highly popular with residents and visitors alike, and walking on sand remains a real barrier for many of them.
- The additional mats will make it easier for people who find it difficult to walk on sand to get closer to the sea, while also improving the work of the rescue services - said Agnieszka Derba, Mayor of Łeba.
PEJ, which is building the plant in the nearby municipality of Choczewo, has also funded a playground extension, 20 modular stalls for local fairs and events, and the first phase of the beach accessibility project in Łeba. With the new agreement, its total support for the town under its Social Initiatives Support Programme will reach almost PLN 230,000.
Source: Gazeta Morska · Compiled by: Kamil Kusier
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