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Expressway S2 Tunnel

Coordinates: 52°08′43″N 21°03′06″E / 52.14528°N 21.05167°E / 52.14528; 21.05167
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Expressway S2 Tunnel
Eastern portal of the tunnel in January 2022
Overview
Official nameTunel drogi ekspresowej S2 w Warszawie
LocationWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates52°08′43″N 21°03′06″E / 52.14528°N 21.05167°E / 52.14528; 21.05167
StatusCompleted
Route S 2
StartWęzeł Ursynów Zachód, Warsaw
EndWęzeł Ursynów Wschód, Warsaw
Operation
Work begun1 March 2017
Opened20 December 2021
OperatorGDDKiA
Trafficcar, minibus, van
CharacterUnderground
Tollno
Technical
Length2.33 km (1.45 mi) or 2.335 km (1.451 mi)
No. of lanes6
Operating speed80 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Zadanie A | S2 POW". pulawska-lubelska.pl. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ Poland’s longest road tunnel opens in Warsaw
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Wyborcza.pl". warszawa.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 25 August 2021.