Expressway S2 (Poland)

Expressway S2
Droga ekspresowa S2
Route information
Part of E30
Maintained by GDDKiA
Length	34.1 km (21.2 mi)
Major junctions
From	A2 west of Warsaw
Major intersections	S8 SW of Warsaw S79 near Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport S7 near Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport S17 east of Warsaw (under construction)
To	A2 east of Warsaw
Location
Country	Poland
Major cities	Warsaw
Highway system
National roads in Poland Voivodeship roads
← S 1 → S 3

Puławska Exit in 2016 before the construction of the Ursynów tunnel

The S2 south of Warsaw-Okecie Airport,Interchange "Opacz", view on S7 in Kraków direction, September 2013

Expressway S2 is a short highway in Poland, serving as the southern section of the (partially completed) Warsaw Express Ring Road. Conceptually forming one continuous route with motorway A2, it was initially planned (since 1970s) as a part of it, however after local Warsaw residents objected to the plans of an inner-city motorway, the proposed road was downgraded to an expressway (though the actual route was not changed). The western half of the road was opened to traffic in 2013, while the eastern half was opened in 2020 and 2021.

Chronology

Construction of the first phase of the project was divided into two sections. Work on a 3.9 km stretch between Warszawa Lotnisko junction (linking to expressway S79) and Puławska junction at the eastern end of this phase of the project began in September 2009, ^[1] while construction of the other, 11.1 km long section between the western Konotopa junction (linking the motorway A2 and the western portion of the ring road, expressway S8) and Warszawa Lotnisko junction, began in the Summer of 2010. ^[2]

Both sections were scheduled to be completed in mid 2012 in time for the Euro 2012 football championships, however this deadline was not met. ^[3] The S2 Expressway was eventually opened in a number of stages, beginning in the west at Konotopa junction in August 2013, with further sections opening in September 2013, linking the road with expressway S79 leading to Warsaw Chopin Airport. The final part of this phase of the project up to Puławska junction was opened in late September 2013.

The second phase of the project took the expressway S2 east of Puławska across the Vistula river, through the Anna Jagiellon Bridge, connecting the route with the eastern part of the Warsaw Express Ring Road and the continuation of the motorway A2 eastwards. The design-and-build tender for this section (divided into 3 separate contracts) was announced on December 18, 2013, with completion date specified as 41 months from the date contract is signed (not counting 3 winter months). ^[4] The contract was signed in December 2015, with completion planned for December 2020. The final section including the Ursynów Tunnel opened on 20 December 2021. ^[5]

The contracts were:^{[ citation needed ]}

• Contract A (4.6 km) including tunnel under Ursynów  : Astaldi S.p.A., price about 1 222 mln zł.
• Contract B (6.45 km) including a bridge over the Vistula river: Gülermak Ağır Sanayi İnşaat ve Taahhüt A.S. and PBDiM Mińsk Maz. , price about 757.6 mln zł.
• Contract C (7.45 km) including overpasses in Masovian Landscape Park: Warbud S.A. price about 561.7 mln zł.
• Oversight: Egis Polska Inżynieria Sp. z o.o., price about 53.4 mln zł.

Future developments

From 2025, on the section between Wilanow and Lubelska junctions, average speed measurement devices will be installed to reduce noise pollution. ^[6]

Ursynów tunnel

Expressway S2

Eastern portal of the tunnel in January 2022
Overview
Official name	Tunel drogi ekspresowej S2 w Warszawie
Location	Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates	52°08′43″N21°03′06″E / 52.14528°N 21.05167°E / 52.14528; 21.05167
Status	Completed
Route	S 2
Start	Węzeł Ursynów Zachód, Warsaw
End	Węzeł Ursynów Wschód, Warsaw
Operation
Work begun	1 March 2017
Opened	20 December 2021
Operator	GDDKiA
Traffic	car, minibus, van
Character	Underground
Toll	no
Technical
Length	2.33 km (1.45 mi) or 2.335 km (1.451 mi)
No. of lanes	6
Operating speed	80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)

The Expressway S2 Tunnel (Polish : Tunel drogi ekspresowej S2) or Ursynów Tunnel (Polish : Tunel pod Ursynowem) is a part of the S2 expressway in Warsaw. ^[7] The tunnel began construction on 1 March 2017 and opened on 20 December 2021. ^[5] The contractor was Astaldi SpA. ^[8]

As of 2021, the tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Poland. ^[9] From the west, the tunnel entry begins at Węzeł Ursynów Zachód junction. In the east, the tunnel joins the Węzeł Ursynów Wschód junction. The tunnel is around 2,330 metres (7,640 ft) in length (some sources claim 2335 meters in length), and crosses underneath the pre-existing tunnel of the Warsaw Metro Line M1. Each of the two roadways has a width of 14.5 meters, with three traffic lanes each, and a hard shoulder 3.75 meters in width. Each roadway has a 1-meter wide emergency path.

Route description

Country	Voivodeship	Location	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Poland	Masovian Voivodeship	Konotopa, Warsaw West County	455.7	283.2	—	Konotopa interchange	A 2  / E30 – Poznań, Łódź S 7  / E77 – Gdańsk S 8  / E67 – Białystok, Warszawa-Centrum, Praga Północ	• West end of S2 road designation, expressway continues as motorway A2 towards Poznań • Kilometrage continues from motorway A2 • Centrum means center • North-west end of S8 and E 67 overlap • West end of E 30 overlap
		Opacz-Kolonia	459.2	285.3	—	Opacz	DW 719 – Żyrardów	Part of Opacz interchange, accessible only from collector-distributor road Incomplete junction, the only exit/entry ramps: Lubelska interchange → Żyrardów Żyrardów → Lubelska interchange
			461.4	286.7	—	Opacz	S 7  / E77 – Kraków S 8  / E67 – Wrocław, Katowice Warszawa-Centrum	Part of Opacz interchange, accessible only from collector-distributor road Centrum means center South-east end of S8 and E 67 overlap
		Warsaw	463	288	—	Opacz	al. Krakowska – Centrum /  Raszyn, Janki	Part of Opacz interchange, accessible only from collector-distributor road Centrum means center Access to Krakowska Avenue (Polish: Aleja Krakowska)
			468.2	290.9	—	Warszawa Lotnisko interchange	S 7 – (under construction) S 79 – Mokotów, Warsaw Chopin Airport, ul. Marynarska	S7 under construction; access to Marynarska Street (Polish: ulica Marynarska) through expressway S79 West end of S79 overlap
			470.2	292.2	R12	Puławska	DK 79 – Piaseczno  /  Sandomierz	East end of S79 overlap; access to Puławska Street (Polish: ulica Puławska)
			470.7	292.5	R13	Ursynów Zachód	local road – Ursynów, Instytut Onkologii, ul. Gandhi, ul. Płaskowickiej	Incomplete junction, the only exit/entry ramps: Konotopa interchange → Ursynów Ursynów → Konotopa interchange access to Institute of Oncology, Gandhi Street (Polish: ulica Gandhi) and Płaskowickiej Street (Polish: ulica Płaskowickiej)
			474	295	R13	Ursynów Wschód	local road – Ursynów	Incomplete junction, the only exit/entry ramps: Lubelska interchange → Ursynów Ursynów → Lubelska interchange Access to Branickiego Street (Polish: ulica Branickiego)
			475.5	295.5	R14	Warszawa Wilanów	DW 724 – Wilanów, Centrum /  Góra Kalwaria	Access to Przyczółkowa Street (Polish: ulica Przyczółkowa) Centrum means center
			477.1	296.5	—	Czerniakowska-bis	local road – Mokotów	Proposed junction with planned section of Polski Walczącej Avenue (Polish: Aleja Polski Walczącej), known informally as Czerniakowska-bis Street (Polish: ulica Czerniakowska-bis)
			481	299	R15	Wał Miedzeszyński	DW 801 – Wawer, Praga Południe  /  Puławy	Access to Wał Miedzeszyński Street (Polish: ulica Wał Miedzeszyński)
			483.5	300.4	R16	Patriotów	ul. Patriotów – Otwock	Access to westbound Patriotów Street (Polish: ulica Patriotów)
			484.1	300.8	R16	Patriotów	ul. Patriotów – Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka, Rembertów	Access to eastbound Patriotów Street (Polish: ulica Patriotów)
		Majdan, Otwock County	489.7	304.3	R17	Lubelska	DK 17 – Warszawa S 17  / E372 – Lublin	Upgrade works on national road 17
		Izabela, Masovian Voivodeship	490.7	304.9	—		A 2  / E30 – Terespol	East end of S2 road designation, expressway continues as motorway A2 • Kilometrage continues on motorway A2 • East end of E 30 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Concurrency terminus        Incomplete access       Proposed        Route transition

See also

• Highways in Poland
• European route E30

References

1. http://www.drogi.waw.pl/index.php?p=odcinek&nr=9
2. http://www.drogi.waw.pl/index.php?p=odcinek&nr=8
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5. "Poland's longest road tunnel opens in Warsaw". Notes from Poland. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
6. "Noga z gazu na całym odcinku. Będą pomiary na drodze ekspresowej" (in Polish). Money.pl. 2024-11-28. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
7. "Zadanie A | S2 POW". pulawska-lubelska.pl. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
8. "Zaawansowanie prac na ursynowskim odcinku S2 Południowej Obwodnicy Warszawy :: Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Serwis informacyjny". www.archiwum.gddkia.gov.pl. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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