A18 autostrada (Poland) connects with Bundesautobahn 15
Autostrada A18 is a short, planned motorway in southwestern Poland which is to run from the Polish/German border at Olszyna/Forst-Bademeusel (connecting with the German Bundesautobahn 15) to the Polish Autostrada A4. The highway is part of the European route E36 and the Pan-European corridor IIIA from Berlin to Wrocław.
As of December 2021, 7 km (4.3 mi) is opened and signed as A18. The main part (69.5 km (43.2 mi)) is undergoing an upgrade: the motorway quality northern carriageway (constructed 2004 – 2006) carries bidirectional traffic. The southern carriageway is being reconstructed, with the concrete surface from the 1930s getting demolished. The road should be opened as dual carriageway on the full length in 2023.After completion, A18 should be 76.5 km (47.5 mi) long.