Expressway S61 (Poland)

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Expressway S61
Droga ekspresowa S61
Major junctions
From Budzisko, Polish-Lithuanian border
To S8 near Ostrów Mazowiecka
Highway system
National roads in Poland

Expressway S61 or express road S61 is a major planned road in Poland which is going to run from the Lithuanian A5 at the Polish-Lithuanian border near Budzisko to intersect express road S8 near Ostrów Mazowiecka. The expressway became part of the Poland's planned expressway network with the approval of the Council of Ministers of Poland of 20 October 2009.[1] It's planned to become a part of Via Baltica route and is viewed as a way to minimise environmental impact of Via Baltica on protected areas in northeastern Poland.[2]

The only parts of the route which have their locations finalized are the short bypasses of Augustów, Szczuczyn and Stawiski. The rest of the road is in very early planning stages and there is no definite estimate when it will be built. Some Polish government documents estimate this road will be fully finished in 2021/2022,[3] but it could be finished earlier if funding for it is secured from the European Union.

In March 2012 the section forming the bypass of Stawiski (6,5 km long) was put out to tender,[4] and it opened to traffic in December 2013.[5] At present it is only a single carriageway road, with plans to add a second carriageway in the future.

The second part to open was the bypass of Augustów, finished and opened to traffic in November 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Dz.U. 2009 nr 187 poz. 1446 Polish government regulation on expressways network (in Polish)
  2. ↑ Website of analysis project conducted by Scott Wilson for polish Ministry of Infrastructure (in Polish)
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Będziej łatwiej dojechać do Łomży. Przetarg ogłoszony". Gazeta Wyborcza. March 20, 2012.
  5. ↑ GDDKiA announcement

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