The innovative method developed for estimating the motorway impact on agricultural land allows determining all the losses associated with the directions of this interaction. The basis for the determination of losses is the analysis of the variability of land use and quality classes and location of access roads to the land along the axis of the planned motorway. Adopted measure of the multi-direction motorway impact on agricultural land is specified change in the value of land, at which determination only the diversity of the land suitability for agricultural production is taken into account.

The developed method for determining the motorway impact on agricultural land is shown on the example of the planned motorway section.

The construction of one kilometer of the motorway section will reduce the value of agricultural land amounting to an average of 1,350 cereal units. Taking over the land for the motorway construction and its negative impact covers about 85% of the total loss of value of agricultural land. The remaining 15% loss of the land value is associated with increase in transport and deterioration of land configuration plots.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2017.132