S7 (Poland)

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Expressway S7

Droga ekspresowa S7 (Polish)
Route information
E77-PL.svg Part of E77
Length590 km (370 mi)
720 km (447 mi) planned
Major junctions
North end S 6 near Gdańsk
Major intersections S 22 near Elbląg

S 5 near Ostróda (planned)
S 51 near Olsztyn
S 50 near Płońsk (planned)
S 8 / S 2 in Warsaw
S 12 near Radom
S 74 near Kielce

A 4 near Kraków
South end DK 7 near Rabka
Location
CountryPoland
Major citiesGdańsk, Elbląg, Warsaw, Radom, Skarżysko-Kamienna, Kielce, Kraków
Highway system
S 6 S 8

Expressway S7 or express road S7 (Polish: Droga ekspresowa S7) is a Polish highway which has been planned to run from Gdańsk on the Baltic coast through Elbląg, Warsaw, Radom, Kielce and Kraków to Rabka near the border with Slovakia. It is being constructed partially by upgrading national road 7 and partially on a new alignment. The construction is co-financed by the European Union funding.[1] The total planned length of S7 is 720 km (450 mi), of which 590 km (370 mi) has been built and further 60 km (37 mi) is under construction as of July 2024.

Route

The section between Gdańsk and Płońsk (275 km) is completed. From Płońsk to Warsaw (59 km) a dual-carriageway national road 7 from the 1970s (with traffic lights and pedestrian crossings) is used for traffic, and it is partially under reconstruction into S7. Since July 2024, the 2+2 profile (two lanes per each direction) is provided on whole length of the reconstruction site.[2]

In Warsaw, the road has partial concurrency with S2 and S8. From Warsaw to Miechów (240 km) the expressway is open to traffic. The section from Miechów to Kraków (45 km) is partially completed and partially under construction, set to be finished in late 2024.

Between Kraków and Myślenice (25 km) the existing dual-carriageway national road 7 will serve the traffic until S7 is constructed in unspecified future. Between Myślenice and Rabka-Zdrój S7 is open, which includes the Zakopianka tunnel.[3][4] In 2020, it was announced that a dual-carriageway extension of S7 from Rabka-Zdrój to the Polish-Slovak border will be constructed, set to be finished by 2033.[5] At the border it will connect to the planned R3 expressway.

S7 near Białobrzegi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Press corner".
  2. ^ https://www.gov.pl/web/gddkia-warszawa/95-km-nowymi-jezdniami-trasy-glownej-dk7
  3. ^ "Zakopianka Lubień-Rabka Zdrój". Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  4. ^ "Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Portal Gov.pl".
  5. ^ https://www.gov.pl/web/infrastruktura/rzadowy-program-budowy-drog-krajowych-do-2030-r-z-perspektywa-do-2033-r