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]
 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 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
editThe 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.