The issue of the US Army and its camp in Mały Trzebień (Bolesławiec commune) returned during the January meeting of the Bolesławiec County Council. During his report on activities between sessions, County Head Tomasz Gabrysiak said, among other things, that in January local government officials held intensive meetings with the authorities of Bolesławiec Commune, as well as with representatives of the US Army and the Ministry of Infrastructure.
The reason? The Americans began preparatory work for the deployment of part of the contingent that is to be stationed in our county. Transport companies were commissioned to deliver basalt aggregate.
The problem was that the transport was carried out using vehicles whose weight significantly exceeded the 30-ton limit set for the county road and the bridge over the Bóbr.
The result? The first shipments seriously damaged both the road itself and the infrastructure. The County Head, in agreement with commune head Andrzej Dutkowski, therefore contacted the police so that they would require users of the heavily damaged county road to comply with the restrictions. (It is estimated that, in connection with the deployment of the contingent, approximately 3,000–4,000 vehicles would have travelled along the aforementioned county road, which would very likely have resulted in its permanent destruction).
What is more, local government officials suggested two other routes to the Americans that they could use.
Following the intervention by the County and Commune authorities, the traffic stopped, which undoubtedly pleased local residents.
In December last year, the County asked the Ministry of National Defence to accelerate work related to designing a new road. In January, during a meeting at the Ministry of Infrastructure, it turned out that funding for this purpose had already been secured. Preliminary construction work is expected to begin this spring.
The County Head added that he could not discuss the details because they are classified.
We will certainly return to this subject.