Port Index · Western Mazovia

Port Polska will change western Mazovia for good.

Poland’s largest infrastructure project is entering construction and will transform the region. We ask what businesses need, what people expect and how they are preparing for the change.

For companies working in the region and on the Port Polska construction – and for everyone who lives or works here or sees their future in this place.

Take the region’s pulse

3 minutes · answers are presented in aggregate only · report on request

Why now

Port Polska is moving from plans to construction. The decisions businesses and residents make in the coming years will determine who benefits from this change – in Teresin, Sochaczew, Błonie, Grodzisk and the surrounding area.

Aerial visualisation of the Port Polska terminal

ConstructionPiling for the terminal has begunFoundation works started in autumn 2026 – more than 8,000 piles for the terminal building. The airport is scheduled to open in 2032.

Construction workers in hard hats taking measurements

JobsUp to 18,000 people on siteThat is how many people are expected to work on the project at its peak in 2029–2030. After opening in 2032 – around 35,000 jobs at and around the airport, and more than 53,000 by 2050.

Visualisation of the railway station under the Port Polska terminal

AccessOver 34 million passengers a yearFrom day one. Plus rail: about 20 minutes to Warsaw Central and a new high-speed line towards Łódź.

Sources: Ministry of Infrastructure; CPK labour market report (February 2026) – company estimates; as of November 2026. Visualisations: Port Polska.

What Port Index measures

Three indicators, calculated every six months from survey answers. They will show how the region changes as construction progresses.

Father and daughter watching a plane through the terminal window

Sentiment Index

How the region sees Port Polska

Is the region looking forward to the Port – or worried about it?

In the reportHow residents, workers and businesses rate the project, and how this changes with each edition.

Readiness Index

Who sees their future in the Port

How many of us are already planning a life around the airport?

In the reportWho is thinking about a new job, a new profession, their own business or moving closer.

Business Demand Index

What businesses are looking for

How many yards, warehouses and beds will the region be short of?

In the reportWhat contractors need and when, at what scale and how close to the site.

The first report will answer questions such as

Do the people of western Mazovia see Port Polska as an opportunity or a threat?
How many local people want to work on the construction or at the airport – and what do they want to learn?
How many square metres of yards and warehouses do businesses need within 20 km of the site?
Where will thousands of construction workers and managers live?

Participants who leave their e-mail will be the first to receive the report. Take part in the survey →

Who runs the survey

Three decades in real estate – from investment and strategy to delivering development projects. She runs a project in western Mazovia, within the direct catchment of Port Polska, and sits on the Executive Committee of ULI (Urban Land Institute).