Poland’s Customs Service (KAS) has warned international haulage firms that renovation work at the Medyka–Shehyni checkpoint on the Polish-Ukrainian border will temporarily squeeze inbound traffic. Between 07:30 and 11:00 on 14 September only one lane will be open for trucks entering Poland, the agency said in an English-language notice on the PUESC trade portal. The maintenance will upgrade road surfacing and install new automatic licence-plate readers designed to interface with the future EU Entry/Exit System. Although the window is short, Medyka is the busiest Poland-Ukraine freight node (handling roughly 1,200 trucks daily), meaning back-ups could spill into the afternoon peak. KAS has advised logistics operators to reroute via Korczowa–Krakovets or Dorohusk–Yahodyn where possible and to pre-submit electronic transit declarations to speed clearance. The work comes amid mounting security concerns after a string of Russian drone strikes earlier this week on Ukrainian infrastructure less than two kilometres from Polish territory. Warsaw says the risk profile of fuel tankers and humanitarian convoys means it cannot afford long stationary queues near the frontier. Supply-chain managers with just-in-time operations should anticipate delivery delays of up to six hours and factor higher demurrage charges into cost projections. Driver briefings should include contingency fuel and rest-time planning because nearby parking zones are expected to reach capacity quickly.
