Łódź Ring Road

Łódź Ring Road (Obwodnica Łodzi in Polish) is a common name to the complex of motorways (A1 and A2) and expressways (S8 and S14) in Poland, being built in order to decrease the traffic in the city of Łódź and neighbouring regions of Zgierz, Pabianice and Rzgów.[1][2][3]

Route information
Length87 km (54 mi)
109 km (68 mi) planned
Major junctions
Major intersectionsEmilia: A2 and S14, NW of Łódź

Łódź Północ: A1 and A2, NE of Łódź
Łódź Południe: A1 and S8, SE of Łódź

Róża: S8 and S14, SW of Łódź
Location
CountryPoland
RegionsŁódź Voivodeship
Major citiesŁódź
Highway system

Sections

Eastern section: A1
Main article: A1 autostrada (Poland)

This section is 37 km (23 mi) long and it is a part of E75 European route. It has been opened on July 1, 2016.[4]

Junctions
NameLocationRoads
Łódź PółnocStryków
BrzezinyŁódź (Nowosolna)
Łódź WschódŁódź (Widzew)
Łódź GórnaWola Rakowa
Łódź PołudnieTuszyn

Northern section: A2
Main article: A2 autostrada (Poland)

This section is 20 km (12 mi) long and it is a part of E30 European route. The section between Emilia and Stryków junctions has been opened on July 26, 2006.[5] Following section between Stryków and Łódź Północ junctions has been opened on December 22, 2008.

Junctions
NameLocationRoads
EmiliaEmilia (planned)
ZgierzStefanów
Stryków formerly Stryków IStryków
Łódź Północ formerly Stryków IIStryków

Southern section: S8
Main article: Expressway S8 (Poland)

This section is 19.3 km (12.0 mi) long and it is a part of E67 European route and DK12 Polish national road. The first section between Róża and Rzgów has been opened on April 11, 2014.[6] The second section between Rzgów and Łódź Południe junction has been opened on July 1, 2016.

Junctions
NameLocationRoads
RóżaRóża
Pabianice PołudniePawlikowice
RzgówRzgów
Łódź PołudnieTuszyn

Western section: S14
Main article: Expressway S14 (Poland)

This section is currently the shortest section of bypass with length of 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from 40.9 km (25.4 mi) planned. The first section between Dobroń and Łódź Lublinek junctions was opened on May 16, 2012 (400 m (1,300 ft) long section between planned Łódź Lublinek junction and Szynkielew III temporary junction, along with a section of DK14 national road between Pabianicka St. in Łódź and Łódź Lublinek junction)[7] and July 13, 2012 (following Dobroń - Szynkielew III section).[8] The second section, between Róża and Dobroń junctions, has been opened on April 11, 2014.[6] The construction of third section, between Emilia and Łódź Lublinek junctions, has begun in 2019 and is expected to end in 2022.[9]

Junctions
NameLocationRoads
Emilia under reconstructionEmilia
Zgierz Lućmierz plannedLućmierz
Aleksandrów Łódzki in constructionAleksandrów Łódzki
Łódź Teofilów plannedŁódź (Teofilów)
Konstantynów Łódzki in constructionKonstantynów Łódzki
Łódź Retkinia in constructionŁódź (Nowy Józefów)local road
Łódź Lublinek under reconstructionŁódź (Lublinek)
Pabianice PółnocSzynkielew
DobrońChechło Drugie
RóżaRóża

References
  1. "Dlaczego S-8 jest Łodzi potrzebna - Joanna Skrzydlewska". Joanna Skrzydlewska (in Polish). 19 April 2007.
  2. Hałucha, Ilona. "Droga S14 potrzebna dla Łodzi i regionu - edroga.pl". edroga.pl (in Polish).
  3. "Obwodnice Łodzi. Korki w Łodzi prędko nie znikną. Obwodnice odjeżdżają". Expressilustrowany.pl (in Polish).
  4. "Łódź doczekała się obwodnicy. Autostrada A1 dłuższa o 40 km" (in Polish). TVP Info. July 1, 2016.
  5. "Otwarcie A2 Konin-Łódź :: Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Serwis informacyjny". www.gddkia.gov.pl (in Polish).
  6. "Łódzkie: Nowe odcinki S8 i S14 dostępne dla kierowców" (in Polish). Rynek Infrastruktury. July 1, 2014.
  7. "Jeździmy obwodnicą Wreszcie! | Życie Pabianic". Życie Pabianic - portal informacyjny (in Polish).
  8. "Od soboty jeździmy obwodnicą Pabianic. Skończyli drogę z 7-miesięcznym poślizgiem". lodz.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2012.
  9. Darda, Marcin. "Budowa trasy S14. Zachodnia obwodnica Łodzi z obciętymi węzłami". Dzienniklodzki.pl (in Polish).
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