A8 (Poland)
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Autostrada A8 | ||||
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| Autostradowa Obwodnica Wrocławia (AOW) | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
Part of  E 67 | ||||
| Maintained by GDDKiA | ||||
| Length | 22.6 km (14.0 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| From |  S8 - south-western side of Wrocław | |||
 A4 - SW side of Wrocław
"Lotnisko" junction - Wrocław Airport access  S5 - north side of Wrocław | ||||
| To | S8 - NE side of Wrocław | |||
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| Country | Poland | |||
| Major cities | Wrocław | |||
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The A8 motorway (Polish: Autostrada A8) or Wrocław Motorway Bypass (Autostradowa Obwodnica Wrocławia, AOW) is a 26.8-kilometer (16.7 mi) motorway bypass of the city of Wrocław, Poland. The motorway includes the 122-meter (400 ft) high Rędziński Bridge over the Oder river.
Outside of Wrocław, A8 continues in an expressway standard as Expressway S8.
The motorway opened to traffic on 31 August 2011.[1] It is not planned to be subject to tolling.
Route description
| Location | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Nowa Wieś Wrocławska | 6.5 | 4.0 |  A 4 – Zgorzelec, Katowice DK 5 – Lubawka | Continues as expressway S8 to Magnice | ||
| Cesarzowice, Wrocław County | 9 | 5.6 |  DW 347 – Kąty Wrocławskie DW 372 – Wrocław, Oporów | Oporów is an administrative district in Wrocław | ||
| Wrocław | 13.3 | 8.3 | Wrocław Airport, Muchobór | Access to Graniczna Street | ||
| 16.4 | 10.2 |  DK 94 – Legnica, Opole, Zielona Góra, Centrum, Żerniki, Leśnica | * Centrum means center
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| 24 | 15 |  S 5 (Wrocław Północ) – Poznań DK 5 – Wrocław, Centrum, Polanowice, Poświętne DW 359 – Psary | * Centrum means center
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| 29.2 | 18.1 | DW 372 – Wrocław, Pawłowice, Zakrzów, Psie Pole, Długołęka | * Continues as expressway S8 to Oleśnica, Piotrków Trybunalski and Warsaw
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
Route history
Initial plans had the A8 motorway ran the entire route between Wrocław and Łódź, with a southern portion of the road continuing towards the Czech Republic to provide access to Prague. In 2000, the motorway was truncated to its current length bypassing the western and northern portions of Wroclaw, while the rest of the route was decided to be completed in an expressway standard as Expressway S8. During the campaign for the 2007 parliamentary elections, the Civic Platform party pledged to upgrade the connection to motorway standard, thus extending the A8 motorway. However, after forming a government following its victory, the party abandoned the idea, explaining that the required changes in planning would unacceptably delay the construction by many years.[2]
On 1 September 2011, the Ministry of Infrastructure published draft regulation on the motorway's tolling. According to the ministry, the A8 motorway will not be subject to tolling for motorists,[3] however the entire route of the motorway is subject to electronic toll collection system mandatory for vehicles heavier then 3.5 tons, known as e-TOLL.[4]
Images
Wrocław Stadion junction
500 m before Wrocław Lotnisko junction
3300 m before Wrocław Zachód junction
Wrocław Zachód junction
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See also
References
- ^ "Autostradowa obwodnica Wrocławia otwarta do ruchu!" (in Polish). Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "PO: It will build the promised highway" (in Polish). Money.pl. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ This is a draft regulation
- ^ "List of toll sections". e-TOLL. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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