Problemy Transportu i Logistyki

The importance of the state and development of transport infrastructure and its impact on economic growth and competitiveness of regions is well known and described in the economic literature. It must be remembered that the increase in competitiveness on a regional scale always has its reference microeconomic. It is the firms in a given area due to the improved infrastructure can more easily acquire factors of production and sell goods or services. Similarly positive effects also apply to the social sphere. Undeniably useful role in this regard do play transport companies, because of their active participation in the process of goods and service exchange, as well as in the movement of people. Infrastructure development also has an impact on the competitiveness of intermodal transport companies. As a rule, construction or modernization of the infrastructure of transport translates into increased competitiveness of enterprises of the branches of transport to other branches. This is particularly evident in the case of road transport. The aim of the article is to show the example of the construction section of the S3 expressway between Szczecin and Gorzow Wielkopolski. As significantly increased the competitiveness of motor carriers, which has also resulted in measurable and immeasurable economic and social benefits for the regions of the West Pomeranian and Lubuskie as well as at the macro level for the whole the transport system of the country.