Expressway S17 (Poland)

Expressway S17 or express road S17 (pl. Droga ekspresowa S17) is a major road in Poland which, when completed, will run from Warsaw through Lublin to the border crossing with Ukraine at Hrebenne/Rava-Ruska. Its route runs parallel to national road 17 which it is going to replace. As of January 2020, 159.8 km (99.3 mi) out of planned 310 km (190 mi) have been completed. Those are the main section running from Kołbiel to Piaski (including bypasses of Garwolin and Lublin) and a short bypass of Hrebenne.

Expressway S17
Droga ekspresowa S17
Route information
Part of E372
Length157.4 km (97.8 mi)
310 km (193 mi) planned
Major junctions
From S8 northeast of Warsaw (planned)
  A2 and S2 east of Warsaw under construction

merge with S12 near Puławy
S19 near Lublin

separation from S12 near Piaski
To M09, border with Ukraine
Location
RegionsMazowieckie, Lubelskie
Major citiesWarsaw, Lublin
Highway system
National roads in Poland
← S16→ S19

The joint section of S12 and S17, including the bypass of Lublin, was constructed in years 2011 – 2014. The section between Warsaw and Lublin was to be finished by 2015, but with subsequent reductions in government spending on infrastructure, the construction was delayed. The design-build tenders were started in September 2013 and the contracts were signed in late 2015 and early 2016. The last fragments of this section are expected to open to traffic in 2020.[1][2]

The road southeast of Lublin has smaller traffic density and received a lower priority, except for the bypass of Tomaszów Lubelski which is to be opened in 2021.[3] The plan from 2019 projects that the road would be completed in 2025.[4]

Sections of the expressway
Current signage Expressway section Length Constructed Note
Warsaw eastern bypass: Drewnica – Zakręt 14 km (8.7 mi) unknown In planning, several route variants under consideration
Warsaw eastern bypass: Zakręt – Lubelska 2.5 km (1.6 mi) 2021 Under construction
Warsaw Lubelska – Kołbiel South 24 km (15 mi) 2020 Opened to traffic as of July 2020, construction will be fully completed in October, 2020
Kołbiel South – Garwolin 13 km (8.1 mi) 2019[5]
Garwolin bypass 12.8 km (8.0 mi) 2007
Garwolin – Kurów West 58.6 km (36.4 mi) 2019
Kurów West – Jastków 24.7 km (15.3 mi) 2013
Jastków – Lublin Sławinek 7.7 km (4.8 mi) 2014
Lublin bypass 10.2 km (6.3 mi) 2014
12.8 km (8.0 mi)
Lublin Felin – Piaski 13.8 km (8.6 mi) 2012 Opened as expressway in 2013
Piaski bypass 4.2 km (2.6 mi) 2004
Piaski - Tomaszów Lubelski 100 km (62 mi) around 2025 In planning, route not finalized. Tenders for the section south of Zamość planned in 2021.
Tomaszów Lubelski bypass 9.6 km (6.0 mi) 2021 / 2022 To be opened as a single carriageway expressway in mid-2021, as a dual carriageway in late 2022.
Tomaszów Lubelski – Hrebenne 20 km (12 mi) around 2025 In planning, route finalized. Tender planned in 2021.
Hrebenne bypass 2.0 km (1.2 mi) 2004 Single carriageway, not signed as expressway.

Lublin bypass

In December 2009, the bidding process was started for the contracts to build the 66 km (41 mi) section of the road around Lublin, from Kurów to Piaski, which includes the city's east-west bypass road.[6] The construction of this section started in 2010, with the first 13 km section to be opened to traffic in late 2012[7] and the rest in 2014.[8][9] On this section, S17 overlaps with S12.

S17 in Warsaw
S17 in Warsaw

In Warsaw, the S17 expressway will serve as the eastern bypass of the city. Apart from the southernmost section from Lubelska to Zakręt, which is currently under construction as part of the upgrade of the current National Road DK17 and is scheduled to open in 2021, the construction timetable is not yet set and will depend on government budget decisions.

References
  1. Szukamy wykonawców kolejnych odcinków S17
  2. "PDF of government decision posted on http://bip.transport.gov.pl/" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-04-02. External link in |title= (help)
  3. "Budowa drogi ekspresowej S17 Warszawa – Hrebenne | Budowa drogi S17" (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. https://www.gov.pl/attachment/b5bf6875-68fb-44d4-85b0-fa6ef771427d
  5. "Aktualności | S17 Warszawa - Garwolin na odcinku Kołbiel - Garwolin". s17-kolbiel-garwolin.pl. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  6. Announcements posted on GDDKiA site, retrieved Dec. 17 2009
  7. Dziennik budowy S17: Prezent na 11 listopada
  8. Kurier Lubelski article from 10 August 2010
  9. "Aecom joint venture wins Polish road contract". Bloomberg Businessweek. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
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