The Eagle Monument Has Regained Its Former Splendour
A pleasant surprise awaits everyone who visits the Cemetery of Soldiers of the 2nd Polish Army in the near future. The city commissioned the cleaning of the Eagle Monument, restoring its appearance from years ago.
The funds for the necessary work were provided by the Lower Silesian Voivode (PLN 5,000) and the Council for the Protection of Sites of Struggle and Martyrdom (PLN 10,000), to which the city submitted an application in spring for funds for the comprehensive renovation of the cemetery. Cleaning the monument towering over the necropolis is an announcement of the work planned for the coming years to restore the cemetery.
The distinctive Zgorzelec monument depicting the Piast Eagle was created by Józef Potępa of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. The bronze casting of his sculpture was made by Gliwickie Zakłady Urządzeń Technicznych. The monument depicts an eagle that proudly looks towards the border on the Lusatian Neisse from the height of a pedestal symbolising a border post. Unveiled on 6 May 1978, it towers over the Cemetery of Soldiers of the 2nd Polish Army, where 3,420 soldiers who fell in spring 1945 while crossing the Lusatian Neisse on their way to Dresden and Mělník in Czechia lie in 3,392 graves.
Construction of Lighting on Łużycka Street
Construction of 18 street-lighting points on Łużycka Street has begun. The new lamps will be installed on the left-hand side of the street, between the railway viaduct and the intersection with Reymonta Street.
LED Street Lamps on Konarskiego Street
In August, the replacement of street lamps, together with their power cables, was completed on Konarskiego Street in Zgorzelec. It is another street where the city has installed modern, energy-saving lighting.
The total cost of replacing more than 1,000 m of cable line, 31 poles with extensions and
worn-out mercury lighting fixtures, which were replaced with energy-saving LED fixtures, amounted to PLN 170,000.
Another Section of Karłowicza Street to Be Renovated
The modernisation of the surface of another section of Karłowicza Street will begin soon. This time, the work will cover the area adjacent to buildings numbered 24 to 30.
The scope of the contract includes constructing a parking bay, pavements, a cycle path and a kerbside drainage channel, restoring lawns and planting trees where trees will be cleared.
Thermal Modernisation of “Number Five”
Thermal modernisation of Primary School No. 5 in Zgorzelec is under way. The city received more than PLN 2.6 million in EU support for its completion.
The construction work, which began in August, covers the entire school building. The following works will be carried out as part of the project:
- thermal modernisation
- of the flat roof and walls of the added main building
- of the flat roof and walls of the connecting building
- of the flat roofs and walls of the gymnasium buildings
- of the flat roof and walls of the social and storage building,
- renovation of the external stairs of the rear emergency exit of the added main building
- renovation of the external stairs leading to the technical rooms
- replacement of window and door joinery
- replacement of risers and radiators
- construction of a solar installation for domestic hot water.
A comprehensive energy audit preceded the thermal modernisation of the school building, making it possible to precisely determine the scope of work necessary to achieve the optimum result.
The total cost of the investment is more than PLN 3 million.
On 29 August, Marshal Cezary Przybylski and Mayor Rafał Gronicz signed an agreement on co-financing the thermal modernisation of the building with funds from the Lower Silesian Regional Operational Programme for 2007–2013.
Thermal Modernisation of “Number Three”
The third stage of thermal modernisation at Primary School No. 3 has been completed. It included renovation and thermal modernisation of the gymnasium roof and the connecting building.
Thermal insulation boards were laid on the roof of the gymnasium and connecting building and covered with new roofing felt. Previously, the old roof covering had been removed from the buildings, and the exposed roof surface had been washed with an algaecidal preparation and primed twice. The work also included dismantling and rebuilding the lightning-protection system, ventilators and exhaust pipes, as well as replacing downpipes, gutters and sheet-metal flashings.
Thermal modernisation of Primary School No. 3 began in 2010 with renovation of the main building’s façade. At that time, 139 window sills, the lightning-protection system, downpipes and two windows were replaced, and the walls of the main building were insulated. The second stage of thermal modernisation, carried out a year later, covered the main building’s roof and involved replacing gutters and sheet-metal flashings and laying a pantile roof covering. As part of the work, the roof slope, the school building’s reinforced-concrete flat roof and the dormer walls were insulated. The roof’s lightning-protection system was also replaced.
The total cost of thermal-modernisation work carried out in 2010–2011 and in 2014 amounted to PLN 998,194.
Hospital Car Park
Construction of the hospital car park on Lubańska Street has been completed; the city built a car park with 69 parking spaces.
The car park was built on land along Lubańska Street. For the investment to go ahead, the County Office transferred land belonging to it to the city. Gmina Zgorzelec also contributed to the cost of constructing the car park.
The total construction cost of the car park was PLN 357,168.
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