Tomasz Komornicki, Professor Tomasz Komornicki, director of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) in Warsaw; professor at the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin; President of the Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning, PAS, head and participant of many Polish and international research projects (HORIZON, ESPON, and INTERREG); in 2010 member of the scientific team preparing the Territorial Agenda of the EU 2020. His main areas of interest are socio-economic geography, transport geography, territorial interactions, and spatial planning.Maciej J. Nowak, associate professor at the West Pomeranian University of Technology, head of the Real Estate Department, member of the Presidium Committee for Spatial Economy and Regional Planning, Polish Academy of Sciences. Author of over 200 works in this field, including more than 30 monographs. Participant of several dozen grants and projects realised for National Science Center, Polish ministries and central institutions and regional/local governments. Member of government teams developing changes in the spatial management system in Poland. Author of recognised legal commentaries on spatial planning regulations. Legal advisor participating in numerous court and administrative cases related to spatial planning. In the implementation of projects and publications, he has an extensive cooperation with representatives of other countries (including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, Ghana, and Germany).

• Introduction (Tomasz Komornicki and Maciej J. Nowak) Chapter 1. Key determinants of spatial planning and implementation of large road infrastructure investments in Central and Eastern Europe (Tomasz Komornicki, Maciej J. Nowak, Alexandru Ionut – Petrisor, Małgorzata Blaszke) Chapter 2. Major road investments from the perspective of a Bulgaria´s spatial planning system (Velislava Simeonova) Chapter 3. Major road investments from the perspective of a Estonia's spatial planning system (Kätlin Põdra, Evelin Jürgenson)Chapter 4. Major road investments from the perspective of a Hungary's spatial planning system (Szilvia Mészáros, Krisztina Filepné Kovács) Chapter 5. Major road investments from the perspective of a Latvia’s spatial planning system (Rūdolfs Cimdiņš and Gunta Lukstiņa) Chapter 6. Major road investments from the perspective of a Lithuania's spatial planning system (Daiva Juknelienė and Jolanta Valčiukienė) Chapter 7. Major road investments from the perspective of a Poland's spatial planning system (Tomasz Komornicki, Maciej J. Nowak and Małgorzata Blaszke) Chapter 8. Major Road Investments from the Perspective of Romania’s Spatial Planning System: Geometry under Constraint (Andrei Mitrea, Cristian Toșa, Vlad Cocheci, Alexandru-Ionuț Petrișor, Diana-Doina Țenea, Cătălin Niculae Sârbu) Chapter 9. Common features and spatial challenges in the implementation of major road investments in Central and Eastern European countries (Tomasz Komornicki, Maciej J. Nowak)