[PL] Polish highways & motorways • Polskie autostrady i drogi ekspresowe

smar · February 14th, 2007, 09:11 PM

Edited: 06/2011 (by schlesier)

Section about highways & motorways on Polish subforum

Statistics

▃ existing
▃ under construction
▃ planned
source: Wikipedia

▃ existing
▃ under construction
▃ project & bulid
▃ tender
▃ tender for project & bulid
▃ enviromental decision (DSU)

▃ existing
▃ under construction
▃ project & bulid
▃ tender
▃ tender for project & bulid
▃ enviromental decision (DSU)

2007: map of motorways (Wikipedia )

* in operation
* under construction
* planned

A2 - my pictures

:

I'm not good at english, so I don't write much

krzamak · February 14th, 2007, 09:15 PM

Nice motorways and nice pictures!

smar · February 14th, 2007, 09:17 PM

A2
There aren't my pictures

***ChrisZwolle*** · February 14th, 2007, 09:40 PM

Polish motorways are nice. I heard that A4 is repaired too (i was on that road when it was damaged (2004). Kryzyzowa - Wroclaw).

But, i have a few questions;

Is there any certainty about the A2 through Warszawa, and east of Warszawa to Brest?
Will there be an A6 from Szczecin to Gdansk or Kaliningrad?

And why for the love of god do they sign tiny places 600 kilometers away near borders?

i mean this:

But after all, Polish Autostrada's are very good. I hope it will improve the national economy.

Bahnsteig4 · February 14th, 2007, 09:59 PM

So this means that Warsaw is not directly connected to the motorway network?

***ChrisZwolle*** · February 14th, 2007, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidkunz/VIE

So this means that Warsaw is not directly connected to the motorway network?

There are a lot of expressways around Warszawa. I don't know how they look like, never been around Warszawa.

Eric Offereins · February 14th, 2007, 10:14 PM

Nice motorway. I was in Poland 3 years ago. Driving back along the A2 was a survival trip. We saw 4 big car accidents, we had huge thunderstorms and hail, the quality of the road and the drivers at times was bad, but it seems to be a lot better now. Is the last piece of raod to the German border still one lane?

smar · February 14th, 2007, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris1491

Polish motorways are nice. I heard that A4 is repaired too (i was on that road when it was damaged (2004). Kryzyzowa - Wroclaw).

Thanks

. Reperation of A4 Krzywa-Wroclaw was finished.

Quote:

Is there any certainty about the A2 through Warszawa

2010/11,

Quote:

and east of Warszawa to Brest?

2013/14.

Quote:

Will there be an A6 from Szczecin to Gdansk or Kaliningrad?

there will be S6, but when?... after 2013...

S it's "almost" motorway: for example lane is narrower (3,5 meters; A-3,75 m., etc.)

Quote:

But after all, Polish Autostrada's are very good. I hope it will improve the national economy.

I hope so

, but when? ...

smar · February 14th, 2007, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Offereins

Nice motorway. I was in Poland 3 years ago. Driving back along the A2 was a survival trip. We saw 4 big car accidents, we had huge thunderstorms and hail, the quality of the road and the drivers at times was bad, but it seems to be a lot better now.

I hope so

Quote:

Is the last piece of raod to the German border still one lane?

unfortunately, and there isn't under construction yet...

Probably A2 to the German border will be in 2010

x-type · February 14th, 2007, 10:46 PM

can somebody explain what do the roads 1 and 8 (not A1 and A8!) look like? (i mean sections Katowice - Lodź and Piotrków Trybunalski - Warszawa? are they 4 laned or not, are the intersections in one level or more?

smar · February 14th, 2007, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by x-type

can somebody explain what do the roads 1 and 8 (not A1 and A8!) look like? (i mean sections Katowice - Lodź and Piotrków Trybunalski - Warszawa?

this roads have 4 lanes, some intersections in 2 levels (less than 50%)

Verso · February 14th, 2007, 11:19 PM

Great motorways! But they seem kinda empty, also the surrounding...

Bahnsteig4 · February 14th, 2007, 11:39 PM

I'd say that's an advantage. Do you like crowded motorways?

DiggerD21 · February 15th, 2007, 02:10 AM

Poland is just not as densely populated than the west european countries.

Verso · February 15th, 2007, 12:58 PM

It's kinda boring with so little traffic.

I also meant the areas that Polish motorways go through (except for city bypasses of course) are very sparsely populated. Oh well...

bolek1 · February 15th, 2007, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiggerD21

Poland is just not as densely populated than the west european countries.

Population density of some european countries:

Germany 233
Liechtenstein 205
Italy 192
Switzerland 177
Luxembourg 173
Andorra 146
Moldova 131
Czech Republic 130
Denmark 125
Poland 124
Albania 123
Armenia 112
Slovakia 111
Serbia 110
France 109
Portugal 109
Hungary 108
Austria 97
Slovenia 95
Romania 94
Azerbaijan 90
Turkey 86
Cyprus 83
Republic of Macedonia 81
Greece 81
Ukraine 80
Spain 79

So, Poland is quite densely populated..

Deadeye Reloaded · February 16th, 2007, 04:21 AM

...but the people have far less cars than in western Europe.

Cars/1000 inhabitants (2004)

Iceland 599
Italy 581
Portugal 572
Germany 546
Malta 525
Switzerland 514
Austria 501
.
.
.
Poland 314

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleases...guiLanguage=en

Cyp · February 16th, 2007, 10:52 PM

Some pictures from Katowice
http://images3.fotosik.pl/285/a43aa6f750f6e793.jpg
http://images1.fotosik.pl/294/ffa6d9c24b38ec24.jpg
http://images1.fotosik.pl/294/9c297148c17d95a4.jpg
http://images1.fotosik.pl/295/9a78e841c4d55f92.jpg
S1 Cracow-Zakopane
http://images4.fotosik.pl/252/caa551bf1fd5c483.jpg
http://images4.fotosik.pl/91/8066aed57456a37e.jpg
S11 Poznan Kornik
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...1/IMG_3273.jpg

smar · February 17th, 2007, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyp

Some pictures from Katowice ...

Above-mentioned roads aren't motorways - this are expressways

Quote:

S1 Cracow-Zakopane

It's S7

OK, now motorway A4:

Jaracz's pictures

Luki_SL's pictures

***hkskyline*** · February 21st, 2007, 05:10 AM

Environmentalists protest plans for highway across rare peat bog in Poland
18 February 2007

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Hundreds of environmentalists on Sunday protested the planned construction of a highway that would cross one of Europe's rare peat bogs.

Polish authorities have approved plans to construct a section of the Via Baltica highway, linking Poland to Finland, that would cross a protected peat bog area off the Rospuda River in the northeast of the country.

The decision, approved Feb. 9, violates a European program that protects rare ecological environments. The European Union's executive office has demanded an explanation from Warsaw and threatened sanctions if the project goes ahead.

The government recently replied to the European Commission, saying that delaying the construction would threaten Polish plans to build a badly needed network of highways.

Holding banners that read "The Government or Nature -- The Choice is Yours," and "Hands off Rospuda," some 100 protesters gathered near one of the presidential residences, the Belvedere, in downtown Warsaw. They also gathered signatures for a protest letter to the government arguing the highway should bypass Rospuda.

Similar protests were held in Szczecin and Gdansk, on the Baltic coast, and in the southern city of Krakow.

The environmentalists argue that the presence of heavy construction equipment and the planting of support pillars will destroy dozens of rare plants and animals found only in the bog.

On Sunday, Environment Minister Jan Szyszko was to meet opponents and supporters of the highway gathered in the Rospuda Valley, where Greenpeace activists have been camping for a week in protest of the planned construction, which is to start in the coming weeks.

February 14th, 2007, 09:11 PM	#1
smar Infrastrukturnik drogowy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Poznań (PL) Posts: 8,910	[PL] Polish highways & motorways • Polskie autostrady i drogi ekspresowe Edited: 06/2011 (by schlesier) Section about highways & motorways on Polish subforum Statistics ▃ existing ▃ under construction ▃ planned source: Wikipedia ▃ existing ▃ under construction ▃ project & bulid ▃ tender ▃ tender for project & bulid ▃ enviromental decision (DSU) ▃ existing ▃ under construction ▃ project & bulid ▃ tender ▃ tender for project & bulid ▃ enviromental decision (DSU) 2007: map of motorways (Wikipedia ) * in operation * under construction * planned A2 - my pictures : I'm not good at english, so I don't write much __________________ ZOP, etap IIB -> Skanska :) ^wizualizacja dziury^ Last edited by smar; July 26th, 2012 at 05:52 PM.

February 14th, 2007, 09:17 PM	#3
smar Infrastrukturnik drogowy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Poznań (PL) Posts: 8,910	A2 There aren't my pictures __________________ ZOP, etap IIB -> Skanska :) ^wizualizacja dziury^ Last edited by smar; February 22nd, 2007 at 04:13 PM.

February 14th, 2007, 09:59 PM	#5
Bahnsteig4 . Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vienna. Posts: 5,765 Likes (Received): 1	So this means that Warsaw is not directly connected to the motorway network? __________________ VIENNA - Should Europe fear this city? Austrian Forum - Support our Skybar! Yes, for fuck's sake, all pictures I post were TAKEN BY ME

February 14th, 2007, 11:19 PM	#12
Verso Synchronized User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ljubljana Posts: 19,304 Likes (Received): 437	Great motorways! But they seem kinda empty, also the surrounding... __________________ take a ride on slovenian highways

February 14th, 2007, 11:39 PM	#13
Bahnsteig4 . Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vienna. Posts: 5,765 Likes (Received): 1	I'd say that's an advantage. Do you like crowded motorways? __________________ VIENNA - Should Europe fear this city? Austrian Forum - Support our Skybar! Yes, for fuck's sake, all pictures I post were TAKEN BY ME

February 14th, 2007, 09:15 PM	#2
krzamak BANNED Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bili dvori Matanovi Posts: 10,185 Likes (Received): 2	Nice motorways and nice pictures!

February 14th, 2007, 09:40 PM	#4
*ChrisZwolle* Road user Join Date: May 2006 Location: Zwolle Posts: 28,764 Likes (Received): 447	Polish motorways are nice. I heard that A4 is repaired too (i was on that road when it was damaged (2004). Kryzyzowa - Wroclaw). But, i have a few questions; Is there any certainty about the A2 through Warszawa, and east of Warszawa to Brest? Will there be an A6 from Szczecin to Gdansk or Kaliningrad? And why for the love of god do they sign tiny places 600 kilometers away near borders? i mean this: But after all, Polish Autostrada's are very good. I hope it will improve the national economy.

February 14th, 2007, 10:14 PM	#7
Eric Offereins The only way is up Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 35,627 Likes (Received): 637	Nice motorway. I was in Poland 3 years ago. Driving back along the A2 was a survival trip. We saw 4 big car accidents, we had huge thunderstorms and hail, the quality of the road and the drivers at times was bad, but it seems to be a lot better now. Is the last piece of raod to the German border still one lane?

February 14th, 2007, 10:46 PM	#10
x-type con los terroristas Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bjelovar [HR] Posts: 9,611 Likes (Received): 230	can somebody explain what do the roads 1 and 8 (not A1 and A8!) look like? (i mean sections Katowice - Lodź and Piotrków Trybunalski - Warszawa? are they 4 laned or not, are the intersections in one level or more?

February 15th, 2007, 02:10 AM	#14
DiggerD21 spaghetti polonaise Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hamburg, Wroclaw Posts: 2,470 Likes (Received): 66	Poland is just not as densely populated than the west european countries.

February 15th, 2007, 12:58 PM	#15
Verso Synchronized User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ljubljana Posts: 19,304 Likes (Received): 437	It's kinda boring with so little traffic. I also meant the areas that Polish motorways go through (except for city bypasses of course) are very sparsely populated. Oh well... __________________ take a ride on slovenian highways

February 16th, 2007, 04:21 AM	#17
Deadeye Reloaded Cold Ass Hunky Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Göttingen/Lüdenscheid/Rybnik Posts: 1,597 Likes (Received): 737	...but the people have far less cars than in western Europe. Cars/1000 inhabitants (2004) Iceland 599 Italy 581 Portugal 572 Germany 546 Malta 525 Switzerland 514 Austria 501 . . . Poland 314 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleases...guiLanguage=en Last edited by Deadeye Reloaded; February 16th, 2007 at 04:36 AM.

February 16th, 2007, 10:52 PM	#18
Cyp Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Den Haag / Lublin Posts: 72 Likes (Received): 0	Some pictures from Katowice http://images3.fotosik.pl/285/a43aa6f750f6e793.jpg http://images1.fotosik.pl/294/ffa6d9c24b38ec24.jpg http://images1.fotosik.pl/294/9c297148c17d95a4.jpg http://images1.fotosik.pl/295/9a78e841c4d55f92.jpg S1 Cracow-Zakopane http://images4.fotosik.pl/252/caa551bf1fd5c483.jpg http://images4.fotosik.pl/91/8066aed57456a37e.jpg S11 Poznan Kornik http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...1/IMG_3273.jpg Last edited by Cyp; February 16th, 2007 at 11:09 PM.

February 21st, 2007, 05:10 AM	#20
*hkskyline* Hong Kong Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 71,053 Likes (Received): 838	Environmentalists Protest Highway Plans Across Polish Peat Bog Environmentalists protest plans for highway across rare peat bog in Poland 18 February 2007 WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Hundreds of environmentalists on Sunday protested the planned construction of a highway that would cross one of Europe's rare peat bogs. Polish authorities have approved plans to construct a section of the Via Baltica highway, linking Poland to Finland, that would cross a protected peat bog area off the Rospuda River in the northeast of the country. The decision, approved Feb. 9, violates a European program that protects rare ecological environments. The European Union's executive office has demanded an explanation from Warsaw and threatened sanctions if the project goes ahead. The government recently replied to the European Commission, saying that delaying the construction would threaten Polish plans to build a badly needed network of highways. Holding banners that read "The Government or Nature -- The Choice is Yours," and "Hands off Rospuda," some 100 protesters gathered near one of the presidential residences, the Belvedere, in downtown Warsaw. They also gathered signatures for a protest letter to the government arguing the highway should bypass Rospuda. Similar protests were held in Szczecin and Gdansk, on the Baltic coast, and in the southern city of Krakow. The environmentalists argue that the presence of heavy construction equipment and the planting of support pillars will destroy dozens of rare plants and animals found only in the bog. On Sunday, Environment Minister Jan Szyszko was to meet opponents and supporters of the highway gathered in the Rospuda Valley, where Greenpeace activists have been camping for a week in protest of the planned construction, which is to start in the coming weeks. __________________ Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Click Here for the Hong Kong Galleries World Photo Gallery - \| New York \| London \| Egypt \| Dubai \| Shanghai \| Xian \| Tokyo \| Kyoto \| Prague Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Iceland, Sydney, Rocky Mountains, Toronto, and much more!

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode