Atlantia negotiating jv in east Europe with Poland's Jan Kulczyk - report

MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Atlantia SpA is negotiating a joint venture for eastern Europe with major Polish motorway operator Jan Kulczyk, who owns Wielkopolska, said Radiocor news agency in an unsourced report.

Atlantia is already a motorway operator in Poland via its majority stake in the quoted Stalexport, which manages a 61 kilometre network, and has previously said it wants to expand in the region.

Radiocor said Poland has announced a vast construction programme to build 4,400 kilometres of roads, including 1,145 km of motorways, involving 44 bln eur of investments, part EU-funded.

Atlantia was not immediately available to comment.

Source: forbes.com