Back Rychlostní silnice S8 (Polsko) Czech Droga ekspresowa S8 German Pola rapidvojo S8 EO Voie rapide S8 (Pologne) French Superstrada S8 Italian Superstrada S8 (Polonia) LMO Greitkelis S8 (Lenkija) LT Automaģistrāle S8 (Polija) Latvian/Lettish S8 (Polen) Dutch Droga ekspresowa S8 (Polska) Polish
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| Droga ekspresowa S8 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
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| Length | 554.4 km (344.5 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | &sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:A4-PL.svg){kind=small} A4 near Wrocław | |||
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| East end | &sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:S19-PL.svg){kind=small} S19 near Białystok | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Poland | |||
| Major cities | Wrocław, Łódź, Warsaw, Białystok | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Expressway S8 or express road S8, officially named The Route of the Heroes of the Battle of Warsaw 1920 (pl. droga ekspresowa S8, Trasa Bohaterów Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r.[1]) is a Polish highway which connects Wrocław via Łódź and Warsaw to Białystok. The whole road is 554 km (344 mi) long. Its fragment forming the bypass of Wrocław (22.7 km) is constructed in motorway standard and marked as A8.
The road was constructed between 2008 and 2019 (short fragments serving as town bypasses had been constructed earlier). The construction was co-funded by the European Union.[2]
In 2019, it was announced that an extension of S8 from Wrocław to Kłodzko was added to the plans. Its main part is planned to be opened by 2027. In 2022, it was announced that there are plans for extending the road further from Kłodzko to the Polish-Czech border in Boboszów which is intended to be constructed by 2033, however in the Czech Republic there is so far no planned expressway that would connect to it.[3]
- ^ Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad (2020-08-15). "S8 - Trasa Bohaterów Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r." gddkia.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "New express road brings economic and transport benefits to central Poland-Projects".
- ^ "Droga ekspresowa S8 Boboszów-Kłodzko-Wrocław – pierwsze przetargi już w 2023 roku". 27 December 2022.