Poland

Method: Road works - an example of how we finance our highways

Until the building of the K4-highway lane we financed the projects through Studium Actoris’ limited operating budget. After starting a steady collaboration with Polish theatre ensemble A3 Teatr in 2013 it became clear that building several «Highway-exits» needed a more organized and tailored approach in terms of funding. Together with the polish company we decided to finance the maintenance of the highway lane between Norway and Poland through an application to the EEA-grants. After trying for a couple of years we finally reached a breakthrough in 2020 and received almost €200 000 for developing a cultural infrastructure operating with its base in a little village in Poland, interacting with Studium Actoris in Norway. The project was given a very high score, which placed it 8th among 14 projects who received funding out of hundreds of applicants. This and sending applications to Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other European fundings for mobility would absolutely be the future of financing future projects/lanes.