Expressway S6 (Poland)
Expressway S6 | ||||
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Droga ekspresowa S6 | ||||
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Length | 217.2 km (135.0 mi) 147.7 km (92 mi) under construction | |||
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West end | Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport | |||
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Country | Poland | |||
Major cities | Szczecin, Gdynia, Gdańsk | |||
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Expressway S6 (in Polish droga ekspresowa S6) is a Polish highway which has been planned to run from the A6 autostrada near Szczecin, through Goleniów in West Pomerania to Gdańsk, parallel to the Baltic coast, forming the main connection between Gdańsk and Szczecin.
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As of 2024, the sections from Szczecin to Koszalin (including the Koszalin bypass) and from Bożepole Wielkie to Gdańsk are open. The remaining part from Koszalin to Bożepole Wielkie is under construction, which includes adding the second carriageway to the existing single-carriageway bypass of Słupsk.
Upon completion of the ongoing contracts, scheduled for late 2025, A6/S6 will be open on its entire intended route from the German border to Gdańsk. Later, a new route of S6 will be constructed to form the western bypass of Szczecin, providing a parallel alternative to the existing route of A6 and S6 south-east of Szczecin.
History
After
The first section of S6 built was the
In July 2010, the route between Goleniów and Słupsk was finalised. It will be about 180 km (110 mi) long and pass just south of Kołobrzeg and then north of Koszalin.[2] The road will be a dual carriageway, with 27 interchanges and 130 viaducts, with about 20% of it overlapping the current route of National Road 6 (DK6).[2] Doubts about financing made construction not expected to start before 2020,[3] but the schedule was later accelerated. The tenders for design-build contracts on the section between Goleniów and Koszalin were announced in August 2014, with expected completion around 2018.
Sections of the expressway
Expressway section | Length | Constructed | Note |
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Szczecin Kołbaskowo - Goleniów Północ | 51 km | Western bypass of Szczecin, under design. | |
Szczecin Rzęśnica (end of A6) - Goleniów Północ | 20 km | 1976-1979 | Reconstructed to modern standard in 2020-2021, overlaps with S3 on this section. |
Goleniów Północ- Nowogard Zachód | 19.2 km | 2015–2019 | Opened April 2019 |
Nowogard Zachód - Nowogard Wschód | 9.4 km | 2010–2011 | Opened December 2011 |
Nowogard Wschód- Płoty | 20 km | 2015–2019 | Opened November 2019 |
Płoty- Kiełpino | 14.6 km | ||
Kiełpino - Kołobrzeg Zachód | 24 km | ||
Kolobrzeg Zachód- Ustronie Morskie | 14.7 km | ||
Ustronie Morskie - Koszalin | 24.2 km | ||
Koszalin - Słupsk | 66.1 km | 2022–2025 | Construction |
Słupsk bypass | 16.3 km | 2008–2010 | Opened in October 2010 as single carriageway with space to add a second one in the future. Second carriageway in construction. |
Słupsk - Bożepole Wielkie | 64.5 km | 2021–2025 | Construction |
Bożepole Wielkie - Gdynia | 41 km | 2019–2022 | Opened in December 2022 |
Tricity 1st Bypass
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38.6 km | 1973–2008 | Built in stages starting in 1973 |
Tricity 2nd Bypass (near Żukowo) | 32.7 km | 2021–2025 | Construction |
References
- ^ www.gddkia.gov.pl[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Article in Glos Szczecinski „Szóstka” z Goleniowa do Słupska będzie ekspresowa i przez Kołobrzeg
- ^ Rząd szykuje się na ograniczenie budowy dróg,
See also
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