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Expressway S2 Tunnel

Eastern portal of the tunnel in January 2022
Overview
Official name	Tunel drogi ekspresowej S2 w Warszawie
Location	Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates	52°08′43″N 21°03′06″E / 52.14528°N 21.05167°E / 52.14528; 21.05167
Status	Completed
Route	S 2
Start	Węzeł Ursynów Zachód, Warsaw
End	Węzeł Ursynów Wschód, Warsaw
Operation
Work begun	1 March 2017
Opened	20 December 2021
Operator	GDDKiA
Traffic	car, minibus, van
Character	Underground
Toll	no
Technical
Length	2.33 km (1.45 mi) or 2.335 km (1.451 mi)
No. of lanes	6
Operating speed	80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)

The Expressway S2 Tunnel in Warsaw (Polish: Tunel drogi ekspresowej S2 w Warszawie) or Ursynów Tunnel (Polish: Tunel pod Ursynowem) is a highway tunnel, part of the S2 expressway in Warsaw.

The tunnel began construction on 1 March 2017 and opened on 20 December 2021.The contractor was Astaldi SpA.

As of 2024, the tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Poland. From the west, the tunnel entry begins at Węzeł Ursynów Zachód junction. In the east, the tunnel joins the Węzeł Ursynów Wschód junction.

Specifications

The tunnel is around 2330 meters in length (some sources claim 2335 meters in length), and crosses underneath the pre-existing tunnel of the Warsaw Metro Line M1. Each of the two roadways has a width of 14.5 meters, with three traffic lanes each, and a hard shoulder 3.75 meters in width. Each roadway has a 1-meter wide emergency path.

References

1. "Zadanie A | S2 POW". pulawska-lubelska.pl. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
2. Poland’s longest road tunnel opens in Warsaw
3. "Zaawansowanie prac na ursynowskim odcinku S2 Południowej Obwodnicy Warszawy :: Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Serwis informacyjny". www.archiwum.gddkia.gov.pl. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
4. "Wyborcza.pl". warszawa.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

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Neighbourhoods	Dąbrówka Grabów Grabówek Imielin Janówek Jary Jeziorki Kabaty Krasnowola Łęczyca Ludwinów Moczydło Na Skraju Natolin North Ursynów Pyry Skarpa Powsińska Służewiec Przemysłowy Stare Kabaty Stary Imielin Stary Służew Stokłosy Ursynów-Centrum Wolica Wyczółki Wyżyny Zgorzała nad Jeziorem
Parks	Birch Woods Park Gucin Grove [pl] Kabaty Woods Kozłowski Park John Paul II Park Moczydełko Park Polish Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden [pl] Powsin Culture Park Przy Bażantarni Park [pl] Silent Unseen Park Wyczółki Park [pl]
Education and science	Centre for Advanced Materials and Technologies Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology Vistula University Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Sports	Arena Ursynów Służewiec Horse Racing Track [pl] Great Warsaw Race
Religion	Blessed Ladislas of Gielniów Church Church of the Ascension [pl] Church of the Presentation of Jesus [pl] Służew Old Cemetery St. Catherine Church St. Padre Pio Church St. Sophia of Holy Wisdom Church St. Sophie Barat Church Saint Apostles Peter and Paul Church [pl] Thomas the Apostle Church [pl]
Culture	Coat of arms Flag Monument to the 1944–1956 Communist Terror Martyrs [pl] Ursynalia Ursynów Sculptures [pl]
Other buildings	Air Operations Centre – Air Component Command Fort VIII [pl] National Clearing House Rodan Systems Building [pl] Southern Hospital Wyczółki Manor House
Transport	Imielin Kabaty Kabaty Technical and Parking Station [pl] Natolin Stokłosy Ursynów Warszawa Dawidy Warszawa Jeziorki Warszawa Okęcie
Roads	Expressway S2 Tunnel Płaskowickiej Street Przy Bażantarni Street Rosoła Street Stryjeńskich Street Wąwozowa Street
Geography	Berensewicz Ponds [pl] Boxer Canal [pl] Cwil Mound Czyste [pl] Głęboki Staw [pl] Glinianki pod Lasem [pl] Grabów Canal [pl] Grabów Lake [pl] Imielin Canal [pl] Imielin Lake [pl] Jeziorki Ditch [pl] Kądziołeczka [pl] Krzewiny [pl] Krosno Pond [pl] Lipków Pond [pl] Łużek [pl] Nowe Ługi [pl] Służew Stream Szyja Pond [pl] Three Peaks Hill Ursynów Escarpment Wąsal [pl] Wingert Lake Wyścigi Pond [pl] Wyścigi Ponds Zgorzała [pl] Zabłocki Lake [pl]

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