The Northern Bypass of Krakow is almost ready. We publish a video from the route
The Northern Bypass of Krakow is a key investment whose aim is to divert transit traffic from the crowded city center. GDDKiA has reasons to be satisfied: everything at the square is going according to plan. The effects of the work of the consortium of Turkish and Polish companies can be seen on the drone recording.
Krakow is the Polish city most frequently visited by tourists. In 2023, 12.18 million people came there, including 0.9 million from abroad and as many as 11.28 million from Poland. It is the most frequently visited Polish city, but sometimes you would like to drive through the city without getting stuck in traffic jams and go straight to, for example, Nowy Targ. This is now possible from virtually every side.
The Northern Bypass of Krakow is almost ready
The General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) announced that the construction of the Northern Bypass of Krakow along the S52 expressway is already 95% advanced. It will connect with the S7 expressway (Widoma – Kraków section) at the Mistrzejowice junction and thus close the so-called ring of ring roads of the city of Krakow. This is to take place at the end of this year, although the Mistrzejowice junction itself will not be completed until 2025.
Currently, the only city with a motorway ring (i.e. a motorway bypass surrounding the city) is Łódź.
Turkish-Polish cooperation
The latest drone footage shows the almost completed dual carriageway road that will connect Bronowice, Prądnik Biały and Nowa Huta. Two tunnels were built along the route – in Zielonki and Dziekanowice – with a length of 653 and 496 meters, respectively. An important element of the new infrastructure is the flyover in Węgrzce and Bosutowo, measuring 569 meters.
The construction, carried out by a consortium of Turkish and Polish companies, cost over PLN 1.4 billion. The project received almost PLN 680 million in funding from the European Union under the Infrastructure and Environment Operational Program.
The construction completion date is scheduled for the turn of November and December 2024, but GDDKiA is still considering the contractor’s applications to extend the works. The reasons are additional archaeological works and difficulties related to intense rainfall. No matter what, the management promises that we will complete the route before winter.
