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Warsaw metro's 2nd line According to the recent PricewaterhouseCoopers' report commissioned by Warsaw authorities, construction of Warsaw's second metro line could start as early as October 2005. At present the line will run west-east across the Wisla river from Chrzanow to Dabrowka. The report, to which law firm CMS Cameron McKenna and engineering consultancy WS Atkins also contributed, says that the first section could be ready by 2009 and the whole line by 2011. The estimated cost of the project is EUR 1.8 bln. According to the development schedule based on PwC's report, the tender process for construction of the second line will start at the beginning of the 2nd half of this year, with a winner to be announced in the 3rd quarter of 2004. Mostostal Zabrze in Europe and Asia Polish construction company Mostostal Zabrze has announced two new contracts worth EUR 1.7 million. T