November 23 through 27 – restrained traffic on A2 at the bridge over Warta river near Sługocin interchange (at km 245, Września – Konin section)

In view of the required repair of the expansion joints in ca. 0.5 km on the motorway bridge over Warta river in the mainline section of A2 motorway near Sługocin (km 245), in the period 23 – 27 November, traffic will be impaired.

On 23 November, since 10:00 a.m. temporary traffic organization will be implemented:

1. single carriageway will be used by traffic bound both to Świecko and to Warszawa, on dedicated lanes
2. Eastbound traffic heading to Warsaw will be moved to the neighboring carriageway, with alternating traffic managed by trained staff aided with signage; alternating traffic will only be implemented in case truck traffic (HGVs) volume is high.
3. Westbound traffic to Świecko, given higher volume in the early days of the week, will use a single carriageway on the bridge, without staff management and alternating scheme.
4. in the event any extraordinary technical problems are encountered, certain scope of works may be completed by 4 December 2015 which may result in partially impaired traffic on the bridge.
5. it has been assumed that works will be performed in 12-hour cycles (7:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.) as this is an extraordinary situation which may make it necessary to shift some of the works to a weekend (28-29 Nov.)

The reason for the change in traffic organization is the need to rectify the unexpected failure of the expansion joint system on the Southern side of the bridge (Eastbound to Warsaw) due to excessive load and wear and tear. The bridge in question had been built in the years 1987 – 88 and thoroughly rehabilitated in 2002. Immediate repair is required to avoid damage to the entire expansion joint system which would entail total replacement and closure of the motorway in this section (Eastbound traffic) for at least 5 weeks. Presently, the weather permits commencement of works and traffic can use the bridge, even though with some impediments, however if the works were to be done in winter, they would be much more onerous.

The temporary traffic organization scheme received positive opinion and approval of the GDDKiA Poznań Branch. The works will be performed by “ZMBD” company from Ruda Śląska, the only contractor in Poland dealing with such kind of road defects.

Information about restrained traffic can be obtained at twitter.com/AutostradaWlkp and via the Hotline +48 504 422 022 (8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.) as well as via Yanosik app (a special modified version dedicated for the concession A2 users).