A8 autostrada (Poland)

The A8 motorway (Polish: Autostrada A8) or Wrocław Motorway Bypass (Autostradowa Obwodnica Wrocławia, AOW) is a 26.8-kilometre (16.7 mi) motorway bypass of the city of Wrocław, Poland. The motorway includes the 122-metre (400 ft) high Rędziński Bridge over the Oder river.

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Autostrada A8
Autostradowa Obwodnica Wrocławia (AOW)
Route information
Part of E67
Maintained by GDDKiA
Length22.6 km (14.0 mi)
Major junctions
FromS8 S8 - south-western side of Wrocław
Major intersectionsA4 A4 - SW side of Wrocław

"Lotnisko" junction - Copernicus Airport Wrocław access

S5 S5 - north side of Wrocław
ToS8 S8 - NE side of Wrocław
Location
CountryPoland
Major citiesWrocław
Highway system
← A 6→ A 18

Outside of Wrocław, A8 continues in an expressway standard as Expressway S8.

The motorway opened to traffic on 31 August 2011.[1] It is not planned to be subject to tolling.

Route description
LocationkmmiExitDestinationsNotes
Nowa Wieś Wrocławska6.54.0 A 4 – Zgorzelec, Katowice
DK 5 – Lubawka		Continues as expressway S8 to Magnice
Cesarzowice, Wrocław County95.6 DW 347 – Kąty Wrocławskie
DW 372 – Wrocław, Oporów		Oporów is an administrative district in Wrocław
Wrocław13.38.3Wrocław Airport, MuchobórAccess to Graniczna Street
16.410.2 DK 94 – Legnica, Opole, Zielona Góra, Centrum, Żerniki, Leśnica* Centrum means center
  • Żerniki and Leśnica are administrative districts in Wrocław
  • Access to Stadion Wrocław
2415 S 5 (Wrocław Północ) – Poznań
DK 5 – Wrocław, Centrum, Polanowice, Poświętne
DW 359 – Psary		* Centrum means center
  • Polanowice and Poświętne are administrative districts in Wrocław
  • see scheme of junction
29.218.1 DW 372 – Wrocław, Pawłowice, Zakrzów, Psie Pole, Długołęka* Continues as expressway S8 to Oleśnica, Piotrków Trybunalski and Warsaw
  • Pawłowice, Zakrzów and Psie Pole are administrative districts in Wrocław
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Route history

Initial plans had the A8 motorway ran the entire route between Wrocław and Łódź, with a southern portion of the road continuing towards the Czech Republic to provide access to Prague. In 2000, the motorway was truncated to its current length bypassing the western and northern portions of Wroclaw, while the rest of the route was decided to be completed in an expressway standard as Expressway S8. During the campaign for the 2007 parliamentary elections, the Civic Platform party pledged to upgrade the connection to motorway standard, thus extending the A8 motorway. However, after forming a government following its victory, the party abandoned the idea, explaining that the required changes in planning would unacceptably delay the construction by many years.[2]

On 1 September 2011, the Ministry of Infrastructure published draft regulation on the motorway's tolling. According to the ministry, the A8 motorway will not be subject to tolling for motorists,[3] however the entire route of the motorway is subject to electronic toll collection system mandatory for vehicles heavier then 3.5 tons, known as e-TOLL.[4]

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See also

References
  1. "Autostradowa obwodnica Wrocławia otwarta do ruchu!" (in Polish). Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. "PO: It will build the promised highway" (in Polish). Money.pl. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. This is a draft regulation
  4. "List of toll sections". e-TOLL. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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