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Reconstruction of national road DK18 to A18 motorway standard (southern carriageway)

completedstage: operationaldelivered
900 mln PLN
programme budget (multi-year) · data from Oct 2023net or gross: not recorded≈ 900 mln PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)

The reconstruction of the southern carriageway of the former national road No. 18 (a pre-war concrete route colloquially known as the "road of shame") to A18 motorway standard, on the section from the state border with Germany in Olszyna to the Golnice junction in Lower Silesia. As a result of the second stage of the investment, the entire dual-carriageway A18 motorway, 70 km long and running through the Lubuskie and Dolnośląskie voivodeships, obtained motorway parameters and status. The investor was the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA). The works included a new surface for the southern carriageway as well as the reconstruction and construction of bridge structures; the last, more than 20-kilometer section from the border of the Lubuskie and Dolnośląskie voivodeships to the Golnice junction was made available to drivers on 13 October 2023, completing the entire investment.

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Deliverydelivered[1]
Scheduleon time[1]
Utilisationin use[5]
Scopeas announced[2]

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average daily vehicle traffic (AADT)
Current
7500-10000 vehicles/day (w tym ok. 3000 pojazdów ciężarowych z przyczepą) (2015 (measurement from before the reconstruction; the route is an active E36 transit corridor to Berlin))

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedAug 2018
  2. Original date2023
  3. Last stated date2023
  4. Delivery13 Oct 2023

Change history

  • 13 Oct 2023stage: operational

Significance

The completion of the reconstruction of the southern carriageway finished the construction of the A18 motorway along its entire 70-kilometer length from the border with Germany in Olszyna to the Golnice junction, eliminating the notoriously degraded pre-war concrete surface criticized by drivers. The modern dual-carriageway route improves international transit traffic toward Berlin and the connection of western Poland (the Lubuskie and Dolnośląskie voivodeships) with the motorway network. The investment, worth nearly PLN 900 million, included a new surface as well as the reconstruction and construction of bridge structures.

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  1. Ministerstwo Infrastruktury13 Oct 2023
    StatusAnnouncedDeliveryScheduleFunding
    Name · Status · DeliveryZakończyły się prace związane z przebudową do standardu autostradowego jezdni południowej DK18
    Announceddecyzja Ministra Infrastruktury z sierpnia 2018 r.
    Schedule13 października 2023 r. udostępniono do ruchu ostatni, ponad 20-kilometrowy odcinek
    Fundingdecyzja Ministra Infrastruktury z sierpnia 2018 r. zapewniła finansowanie i umożliwiła realizację inwestycji w ramach Programu Budowy Dróg Krajowych.
  2. GDDKiA Oddział Zielona Góra13 Oct 2023
    StageCostInvestorScope
    Stage · ScopeUdostępnienie drogi do ruchu w całym zakresie tj. w przekroju 2 + 2 na odcinku od granicy województw lubuskiego i dolnośląskiego do węzła Golnice, wieńczy II etap budowy autostrady A18.
    Cost · LocationKoszt przebudowy całego odcinka od granicy w Olszynie do węzła Golnice to blisko 900 mln zł.
    InvestorGeneralna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad- Oddział Zielona Góra
  3. TVN24 Biznes13 Oct 2023
    Stage historyDelivery
    Stage history · DeliveryJuż dziś kierowcy będą mogli przejechać całym odcinkiem autostrady A18 Olszyna-Golnice bez utrudnień.
  4. Ministerstwo Infrastruktury27 Jan 2021
    Original date
    Original dateZakończenie robót na całej trasie od Olszyny do Golnic, w ramach której jest realizowany odcinek, na którego wykonanie podpisano 27 stycznia 2021 r. umowę, jest planowane w 2023 roku.
  5. Wikipedia
    Utilisation
    UtilisationW 2015 drogą przejeżdżało 7,5–10 tys. pojazdów na dobę, w tym 3 tys. pojazdów ciężarowych z przyczepą.
  6. Rynek Infrastruktury29 Sep 2023
    Current date
    Current dateW połowie października, po zakończeniu prac na odcinku dolnośląskim, cała 70-kilometrowa autostrada A18 osiągnie docelowy standard.