Highways in Poland - List of Polish Motorways and Expressways

List of Polish Motorways and Expressways

Motorways in Poland are identified by the letter A, followed by a number (e.g. A1). Under current plans, by 2015 three motorways will span the country, two along the East-West axis (A2, A4) and one along the North-South axis (A1). In addition, three shorter motorway stretches (A6, A8, A18) are planned. The only complete motorway stretch is A8. All others are currently under construction, in various stages of completion.

Expressways in Poland are limited-access roads which can be dual or single carriageways. As of November 2012 there are 1,119.5 km (700 mi) of expressways in Poland. There are about 439 km (270 mi) of expressways in various stages of construction. The start of an expressway in Poland is marked with sign of white car on blue background, while number sign for an expressway is of red background and white letters, with the letter S preceding a number.

On May 15, 2004 the Regulation of the Council of Ministers (on the network of motorways and express roads) referred to a network of motorways and expressways in Poland totalling about 7,200 km (4,470 mi) (including about 2,000 km (1,240 mi) of motorways). Regulation from February 2007 added roads S2 and S79 to the list. Regulation from October 2009 supplemented plans with road S61. The following table summarizes the planned expressways in accordance with government regulations. Please note the lengths are approximate and are only indicative. As of end of January 2011 there are over 700 km (430 mi) of both single and dual-carriageway expressways in Poland. There are about 570 km (350 mi) of expressways in various stages of construction.