Poland’s Customs Service (KAS) warned hauliers on 14 September that only one lane would remain open for inbound heavy goods vehicles at the Medyka–Shehyni crossing between 07:30 and 11:00. The restriction, published on the PUESC customs portal, is tied to resurfacing work on the access road immediately before the primary inspection booths. The Medyka corridor handles roughly 1 400 trucks per day—about a quarter of all Polish road freight to and from Ukraine—making it a critical artery for automotive components, white-goods spares and humanitarian supplies. During the four-hour window, KAS expects waiting times to rise from the normal 90 minutes to as much as five hours for EU-bound lorries. Outbound traffic to Ukraine will not be affected. Forwarders are being advised to divert via Korczowa–Krakovets or Hrebenne–Rava-Ruska where capacity exists, although those routes add 90-120 kilometres for vehicles originating in Silesia or western Czechia. Temperature-controlled cargo faces the greatest risk: Polish veterinary inspectors require a minimum 75-minute remaining chill margin at the time of presentation. KAS says the resurfacing is part of a wider PLN 32-million upgrade that will add two inspection bays and new weigh-in-motion sensors by December. While only a morning nuisance this time, officials stress that further brief closures are planned for 23 and 30 September. Logistics teams should monitor the PUESC alert feed and pre-file customs manifests to qualify for the green-lane scheme that cuts booth time by up to 40 percent.
Source: PUESC (Customs portal)
