In brief

• The fourth and final contract for the expansion of the A2 between Łódź and Warsaw has been signed, and from 4 November the contractors take over the construction site.
• The investment is valued at nearly PLN 1.3 billion, and the works are to be completed in 2027, with the section near Łódź due in April 2028.
• A 70 km/h speed limit applies on the route, with section speed measurement on a stretch of about 78 km.

Division of sections between contractors

Budimex will build the section from the Łódź Północ interchange to the Łowicz interchange, nearly 28 km long, for over PLN 453 million (Rusza rozbudowa A2. Powstanie trzeci i czwarty pas, ale przez dwa lata pojedziemy 70 km/h – Bankier.pl). Strabag is responsible for the remaining three sections, from Łowicz to Konotopa (Polskie autostrady już są za wąskie. Miliardy na przebudowę, lata utrudnień – Rzeczpospolita).

Cost and schedule

The entire investment is valued at nearly PLN 1.3 billion (Dziś rusza wielka rozbudowa A2. Co czeka kierowców? Mamy dokładny harmonogram prac – moto.pl). Works on the section from Łowicz to the border of the łódzkie and mazowieckie voivodeships and on the Grodzisk Mazowiecki–Konotopa section are due to be completed at the end of 2027. The stretch from the voivodeship border to Grodzisk Mazowiecki is to be handed over in January 2028, and the section near Łódź in April 2028 (4 listopada rusza przebudowa autostrady A2. Łącznie 78 km pod okiem kamer - Motoryzacja w INTERIA.PL – interia.pl).

Scope of the reconstruction

The reconstruction will cover 89 of the route's 92 kilometres. Between Strykow and Grodzisk Mazowiecki, three lanes will be built in each direction, and from Pruszków to Warsaw, four lanes (Najpierw A2, potem A4 i A1. Kierowcy na lata utkną w korkach – WNP.pl). Before the main works, interchanges and access roads, including Wiskitki, Opacz and Warszawa Zachód, are to be rebuilt so that they can take over part of the traffic.

Traffic organisation

From 4 November the contractors take over the construction site, and the first stage will be new signage along the entire section between Strykow and Warsaw. A 70 km/h limit applies on the route, and section speed measurement will cover a stretch of about 78 km. According to forecasts, the disruptions will last until the works are completed in 2028 (Drogowy Armagedon na polskich autostradach. Kierowców czekają lata utrudnień. Najpierw A2, potem A4 i A1 – forsal.pl). For carriers, this means a longer travel time on one of the most heavily loaded routes in the country. The route serves up to 100 thousand vehicles a day (Jedna z najbardziej zatłoczonych tras w Polsce będzie rozbudowana. Ruszają prace – Business Insider Polska).

Further investments

After the route from Łódź to Warsaw, sections of other motorways are queued for reconstruction. Up to PLN 10 billion may be spent on further investments.

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