EXTENSION OF THE POZNAŃ BYPASS IS STARTING

In only 9 months the inhabitants of the Wielkopolska province capital and all drivers using the A2 motorway will drive in a modern, three lane Poznań Bypass. The first works related to the extension will commence on 1 March, and the entire project will have been completed by mid-2020.
 

During the first two weekends of March road crews will start fencing off the Bypass area where the works will be performed. Temporary entry lanes will be set out together with passageways in Poznań Komorniki and Poznań Luboń interchanges. The proper extension works will commence already in the second half of March. In the 16 km section between the Poznań West and Poznań Krzesiny interchanges, apart from the third traffic lane to be built in each direction, the pavement will be upgraded to adapt for higher traffic flow. In addition, safety rails and the entire lighting system will be replaced, new noise barriers will be installed and the existing ones will be extended along the entire route, tripling in size, to ensure better protection to a larger number of Poznań inhabitants. Moreover, in the 27 km section between Nagradowice and Gołuski 10 variable message sign boards will be installed to inform drivers about traffic situation in real time. in real time.
 

We are aware that the coming months will be difficult for all drivers. Such huge challenge of extending the city motorway bypass under traffic has never been taken up in Poland yet. Basing on our know-how and innovation we scheduled the completion of pavement works and replacement of rails and lighting half a year prior to the originally assumed date, that is by the end of the year 2019. Road works will be carried out in such way that traffic, to the extent possible, will flow smoothly in 2 lanes in each direction. The remaining works related to the extension and construction of noise barriers and the construction of 10 variable message signs will be completed in mid-2020. It should be noted that the project will be implemented in the scope largely exceeding the scope provided for in the concession agreement. Therefore we hope that weather conditions will be favourable to road crews, and we will use our best efforts to perform as best we can, and above all in compliance with the plan – ensures Zofia Kwiatkowska, the spokesperson of Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A.. 
 

The extension of the Poznań motorway Bypass is the first project of such complexity ever implemented in the motorway “under traffic” in Poland. Extremely important for millions of drivers not only from Poznań and neighbouring areas but also from the whole of Poland, it forms a part of the A2 Motorway, the main internal transport channel connecting eastern and western part of Poland. About 65 thousand vehicles drive in the bypass daily, meaning that almost 23 million drivers use the bypass during the year. Already in 2013, having taken knowledge of such high traffic flow, Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A. as the Bypass manager in agreement with General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) took up steps aiming at the extension of the Bypass by building the third traffic lane. The main contractor for the works is A2Route Sp. z o.o., the consortium selected in a public tender, composed of Strabag Polska Sp. z o.o. and KI One SA.
 

More information: Zofia Kwiatkowska, the spokesperson of Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A., tel. +48 608 479 541, email: z.kwiatkowska@mail.autostrada-a2.pl