A roundup from the first week of July: the Shared Hospice House starts at 91 Wojska Polskiego Avenue, a 76-metre wildlife culvert is built under the Northern Route, and roadworks reshape bus routes. From the region: the Marshal funds heritage and sport in Międzyzdroje.
The start of the holidays does not slow down the city and regional bulletins. We went through the announcements from the first week of July and picked what genuinely matters to residents: an investment with a human face, a green surprise beneath the Northern Route, a hefty dose of roadworks reshaping bus timetables, and a few decisions from the region. We gather current announcements in our news section, and the previous roundup is in our post on what the city offices announced in June.
An investment with a human face: the Shared Hospice House
At 91 Wojska Polskiego Avenue, the rebuilding of a historic townhouse has begun, and it will become the Shared Hospice House. It is meant as a place of support for children, adults and their families, one of those investments hard to measure in square metres and zlotys alone. The work is planned for roughly 18 months and the contract is already signed. A prominent address on the city's main avenue, empty and in need of repair today, gains a new and much needed role.
It also illustrates a wider trend: instead of demolishing, Szczecin increasingly brings old townhouses back to life and gives them a social purpose. We cover other city projects in our investments section, and waterfront plans such as the Grobla riverside were described in our post on summer changes on the Oder.
Northern Route: a green culvert and road milling
The largest road project on the right bank has an interesting ecological detail. Beneath the Northern Route, a 76 metre culvert is being built to carry the waters of the Grzęziniec stream and, at the same time, serve as a safe crossing for small animals. It is a solution that pairs drainage with nature protection, increasingly common along major roads: animals get a corridor and water flows freely under the embankment.
There is everyday practice on site too. On 8 and 9 July, crews are milling the surface on Ogrodnicza Street and a stretch of Ostoi-Zagórskiego Street, so residents nearby should expect brief access difficulties.
Transport: a week of detours
July is roadworks season, and that feeds straight into timetables. Here are the changes worth remembering:
- the next stage of rebuilding Powstańców Wielkopolskich Avenue (from 6 July) changes the routes of bus lines 53, 811 and 524;
- in Pomorzany (from 5 July) a passage on Smolańska Street has opened, while its junction with Frysztacka Street has been closed to traffic;
- from 11 July, roadworks in Stobno force detours for suburban lines 243 and 244;
- the rebuilding of Krzemienna Street continues: a new traffic layout applies and line 85 runs a changed route, skipping the "Krzemienna" stops.
Plus a one-off disruption: on 8 July, between 16:45 and 18:15, a registered public gathering will pass through the centre, so traffic along its route will be halted at times. You can check the current picture of disruptions on the live city map in our traffic module, and we collect all transport notices in the transport section.
Summer in the city: the weather stirs the plans
The open-air summer programme is often a hostage to the sky. The Open-air Cinema in Dąbie screening planned for 7 July was cancelled due to the weather, which is nothing unusual amid July storms. It is worth checking the organisers' notices before setting off, as outdoor events can shift dates overnight.
The good news: the outdoor calendar is dense, and one of the stronger summer highlights will be the open-air Candy Dulfer concert as part of Szczecin Jazz (18 July). For what else is on in the city, we point the way every day on the events page and in our July city roundup.
From the region: money for heritage and sport
The Marshal's Office is finalising regional grants. On Tuesday, 7 July, Marshal Olgierd Geblewicz signed agreements for the Międzyzdroje commune. 100,000 zlotys will go to the St Peter the Apostle parish for the second stage of restoring the historic Grüneberg organ cabinet from the 19th century, and over 51,000 zlotys for modernising the lighting of the sports complex at Primary School No. 2 in Wapnica (the whole project costs almost 123,000 zlotys).
It is part of a larger pool: in 2026 Western Pomerania earmarked 5 million zlotys for restoring 58 monuments and 3 million zlotys to help 69 local governments modernise sports facilities. A parallel stream of money went to district roads, with four further districts in the region receiving co-funding for repairs.
We review the official bulletins regularly, so the most important announcements from the city and the region are always fresh here. The next chapter on the water, the great August sailing celebration, is still ahead, and we keep the calendar current in events.