In brief

• On the A2 between Łódź and Warsaw, the longest section-based speed measurement in Poland is to be set up on two stretches.
• The longest section, between Skierniewice and Pruszków, is 48 km long.
• At 70 km/h, driving this section will take about 41 minutes, and at 140 km/h about 21 minutes.
• The first traffic organisation changes are to start on 4 November.

Two sections under supervision

The speed measurement system is to cover two stretches of the A2, and its length is announced as a national record (Na A2 w Polsce planują najdłuższy w kraju odcinkowy pomiar prędkości — RMF24 – ua.news) (41 minut pod okiem kamer. To ma być najdłuższy odcinkowy pomiar prędkości w kraju – RMF24). The first section, from the Łódź Północ interchange to Skierniewice, is 30 km long (Najdłuższy odcinkowy pomiar w Polsce będzie w woj. łódzkim. Rusza już jutro, ograniczenia do 70 km - ddbelchatow.pl – ddbelchatow.pl). The second, between Skierniewice and Pruszków, is 48 km and will become the longest section of this type in Poland.

Cameras will record speed both on stretches where roadworks are ongoing and where no work is currently being carried out.

How much time under the cameras

At a limit of 70 km/h, travelling the 48 km will take about 41 minutes. At 140 km/h, the same distance takes about 21 minutes. Traditional braking before a speed camera will stop working, because the system calculates the average speed over the entire controlled section.

Reconstruction of the A2

The works will cover 89 of the motorway's 92 kilometres. On the section from Strykowo to Grodzisk Mazowiecki, three lanes in each direction will be built, and between Pruszków and Warsaw, four. On the remaining stretches, the road surface is to be replaced. The carriageways will be narrowed, and traffic will be separated from the construction site by concrete barriers.

The first traffic organisation changes are to start on 4 November. A 70 km/h limit will appear in the area of the planned measurement.

What next

Drivers should prepare for longer journeys and a greater number of disruptions. At the entrance to the marked sections, a lower permitted speed will apply, and exceeding it will be recorded by cameras along the entire length of the marked stretch.

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