# Expressway S2 (Poland)

Expressway S2 is a short highway in Poland, serving as the southern section of the (partially completed) Warsaw Express Ring Road. Conceptually forming one continuous route with motorway A2, it was initially planned (since 1970s) as a part of it, however after local Warsaw residents objected to the plans of an inner-city motorway, the proposed road was downgraded to an expressway (though the actual route was not changed). The western half of the road was opened to traffic in 2013, while the eastern half was opened in 2020 and 2021.

## Chronology

Construction of the first phase of the project was divided into two sections. Work on a 3.9 km stretch between Warszawa Lotnisko junction (linking to expressway S79) and Puławska junction at the eastern end of this phase of the project began in September 2009, while construction of the other, 11.1 km long section between the western Konotopa junction (linking the motorway A2 and the western portion of the ring road, expressway S8) and Warszawa Lotnisko junction, began in the Summer of 2010.
Both sections were scheduled to be completed in mid 2012 in time for the Euro 2012 football championships, however this deadline was not met. The S2 Expressway was eventually opened in a number of stages, beginning in the west at Konotopa junction in August 2013, with further sections opening in September 2013, linking the road with expressway S79 leading to Warsaw Chopin Airport. The final part of this phase of the project up to Puławska junction was opened in late September 2013.
The second phase of the project took the expressway S2 east of Puławska across the Vistula river, through the Anna Jagiellon Bridge, connecting the route with the eastern part of the Warsaw Express Ring Road and the continuation of the motorway A2 eastwards. The design-and-build tender for this section (divided into 3 separate contracts) was announced on December 18, 2013, with completion date specified as 41 months from the date contract is signed (not counting 3 winter months). The contract was signed in December 2015, with completion planned for December 2020. The final section including the Ursynów Tunnel opened on 20 December 2021.
The contracts were:
* Contract A (4.6 km) including tunnel under Ursynów : Astaldi S.p.A., price about 1 222 mln zł.
* Contract B (6.45 km) including a bridge over the Vistula river: Gülermak Ağır Sanayi İnşaat ve Taahhüt A.S. and PBDiM Mińsk Maz. , price about 757.6 mln zł.
* Contract C (7.45 km) including overpasses in Masovian Landscape Park: Warbud S.A. price about 561.7 mln zł.
* Oversight: Egis Polska Inżynieria Sp. z o.o., price about 53.4 mln zł.

### Future developments

From 2025, on the section between Wilanow and Lubelska junctions, average speed measurement devices will be installed to reduce noise pollution.

## Route description

| Country | Voivodeship | Location | km | mi | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Konotopa, Warsaw West County | 455.7 | 283.2 | — | Konotopa interchange | A 2 / E30 – Poznań, Łódź S 7 / E77 – Gdańsk S 8 / E67 – Białystok, Warszawa-Centrum, Praga Północ | • West end of S2 road designation, expressway continues as motorway A2 towards Poznań • Kilometrage continues from motorway A2 • Centrum means center • North-west end of S8 and E 67 overlap • West end of E 30 overlap |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Opacz-Kolonia | 459.2 | 285.3 | — | Opacz | DW 719 – Żyrardów | Part of Opacz interchange, accessible only from collector-distributor road Incomplete junction, the only exit/entry ramps: Lubelska interchange → Żyrardów Żyrardów → Lubelska interchange |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Opacz-Kolonia | 461.4 | 286.7 | — | Opacz | S 7 / E77 – Kraków S 8 / E67 – Wrocław, Katowice Warszawa-Centrum | Part of Opacz interchange, accessible only from collector-distributor road Centrum means center South-east end of S8 and E 67 overlap |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Warsaw | 463 | 288 | — | Opacz | al. Krakowska – Centrum / Raszyn, Janki | Part of Opacz interchange, accessible only from collector-distributor road Centrum means center Access to Krakowska Avenue (Polish: Aleja Krakowska) |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Warsaw | 468.2 | 290.9 | — | Warszawa Lotnisko interchange | S 7 – (under construction) S 79 – Mokotów, Warsaw Chopin Airport, ul. Marynarska | S7 under construction; access to Marynarska Street (Polish: ulica Marynarska) through expressway S79 West end of S79 overlap |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Warsaw | 470.2 | 292.2 | R12 | Puławska | DK 79 – Piaseczno / Sandomierz | East end of S79 overlap; access to Puławska Street (Polish: ulica Puławska) |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Warsaw | 470.7 | 292.5 | R13 | Ursynów Zachód | local road – Ursynów, Instytut Onkologii, ul. Gandhi, ul. Płaskowickiej | Incomplete junction, the only exit/entry ramps: Konotopa interchange → Ursynów Ursynów → Konotopa interchange access to Institute of Oncology, Gandhi Street (Polish: ulica Gandhi) and Płaskowickiej Street (Polish: ulica Płaskowickiej) |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Warsaw | 474 | 295 | R13 | Ursynów Wschód | local road – Ursynów | Incomplete junction, the only exit/entry ramps: Lubelska interchange → Ursynów Ursynów → Lubelska interchange Access to Branickiego Street (Polish: ulica Branickiego) |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Warsaw | 475.5 | 295.5 | R14 | Warszawa Wilanów | DW 724 – Wilanów, Centrum / Góra Kalwaria | Access to Przyczółkowa Street (Polish: ulica Przyczółkowa) Centrum means center |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Warsaw | 477.1 | 296.5 | — | Czerniakowska-bis | local road – Mokotów | Proposed junction with planned section of Polski Walczącej Avenue (Polish: Aleja Polski Walczącej), known informally as Czerniakowska-bis Street (Polish: ulica Czerniakowska-bis) |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Warsaw | 481 | 299 | R15 | Wał Miedzeszyński | DW 801 – Wawer, Praga Południe / Puławy | Access to Wał Miedzeszyński Street (Polish: ulica Wał Miedzeszyński) |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Warsaw | 483.5 | 300.4 | R16 | Patriotów | ul. Patriotów – Otwock | Access to westbound Patriotów Street (Polish: ulica Patriotów) |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Warsaw | 484.1 | 300.8 | R16 | Patriotów | ul. Patriotów – Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka, Rembertów | Access to eastbound Patriotów Street (Polish: ulica Patriotów) |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Majdan, Otwock County | 489.7 | 304.3 | R17 | Lubelska | DK 17 – Warszawa S 17 / E372 – Lublin | Upgrade works on national road 17 |
| Poland | Masovian Voivodeship | Izabela, Masovian Voivodeship | 490.7 | 304.9 | — | | A 2 / E30 – Terespol | East end of S2 road designation, expressway continues as motorway A2 • Kilometrage continues on motorway A2 • East end of E 30 overlap |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Proposed Route transition |||||||||