Expressway S2 Tunnel
 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″N 21°03′06″E / 52.14528°N 21.05167°E |
| 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 in Warsaw (Polish: Tunel drogi ekspresowej S2 w Warszawie) or Ursynów Tunnel (Polish: Tunel pod Ursynowem) is a highway tunnel, part of the S2 expressway in Warsaw.[1]
The tunnel began construction on 1 March 2017 and opened on 20 December 2021.[2]The contractor was Astaldi SpA.[3]
As of 2024, the tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Poland.[4] From the west, the tunnel entry begins at Węzeł Ursynów Zachód junction. In the east, the tunnel joins the Węzeł Ursynów Wschód junction.
Specifications
[edit]The tunnel is around 2330 meters 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Zadanie A | S2 POW". pulawska-lubelska.pl. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Poland’s longest road tunnel opens in Warsaw
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wyborcza.pl". warszawa.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 25 August 2021.