A8 autostrada (Poland)
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Province:
Lower Silesia
- In construction
- In planning
The Polish Autostrada A8 is a finished, toll- free motorway section, the Breslau from south to north bypasses ( highway bypass of Wroclaw, Polish: Autostradowa Obwodnica Wrocławia ). The total length of the highway bypass is 35.4 km. Approximately 22.3 km of the total length are posted as a motorway. The rest is marked as expressway S8 and as state roads 8 and 98. The cost for the entire completion of the A8, which took place until August 31, 2011, amounted to 4 billion zloty.
Planning history
In the network plans from 1945, 1946, 1963 and 1971 is already a connection from Lodz via Breslau in Czechoslovakia was planned. In the network plans from 1976 and 1985 is only a connection between Łódź and Wrocław included, which should be linked to a north-south range. In the network of 1993 route Lodz to Wroclaw is then referred to as A8, which should meet the A3 in the further course. In the network in 1996, the route is still included. Since 2001, the connection between Łódź and Wrocław is planned as an expressway S8. The connection to the S3 expressway is omitted. From the A8, the avoidance of Wroclaw is only remained.
Stages
The construction work was divided into three stages and made von 2008 to 2011. The construction contracts were signed on October 16, 2008 ( Section 1 ), on 20 May 2008 ( stage 2a) and on 22 October 2008 ( stage 2b). On 31 August 2011, the entire highway for the transport has been released.
Question to toll collection
The case of the toll collection on the Autostrada A8 was not decided from the outset. According to the decision of the Government dated 16 July 2002, the highway will be toll roads. The motorways are so made that the toll may be charged. Following the debate, the politician Grzegorz Schetyna in 2008, the ride will be free. On June 27, 2010 promised the Minister of Infrastructure Cezary Grabarczyk that all along highways of major cities toll-free maneuvering space for passenger cars (cars ), trucks ( lorries) remain to 3.5 tonnes and for motorcycles. On 27 July 2011, during the Open Day, the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited the highway construction site and be assured that the bypass of Wroclaw is toll-free for cars (car), truck up to 3.5t and stay for motorcycles. However, grading the highway to highway to be made in order for the fee exemption is not contrary to the Polish law, and no toll charges can be introduced later. In contrast, it was decided September 1, 2011 by the Polish Ministry of Transport that the bypass continue to be posted as a motorway and deleted from the list of toll motorways. The last piece of information was the beginning of December 2011 confirmed by the government.
Bridge Redzinski
The bridge Redzinski is a cable-stayed bridge over the Oder in the course of the Polish motorway A8 and the largest bridge of its kind in Poland. The reinforced concrete structure is secured to a pylon 122 meters high. The superstructure of the bridge is 612 meters and with the leading to the bridge overpasses 1742 meters long. Both roadways are equipped with three lanes.
The bridge from the north-east
Construction in May 2011
Construction in February 2011