On Friday, around noon, the section of the A2 motorway east of Warsaw was made available to drivers. It is a 15-kilometer section between the Lubelska junction and the beginning of the Mińsk Mazowiecki bypass.
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Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who took part in the opening ceremony of the A2 motorway section, emphasized that it was “a very important section of the road”. – The east-west road that we want to lead to the eastern border, to the border with Belarus in the next few years – by 2025 – announced the head of the government.
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The Prime Minister pointed out that at the time when we are recovering from the crisis after the coronavirus, it is necessary to accelerate the implementation of infrastructure investments. In his opinion, such action will also attract new investors to Poland. – This will be the development assumptions for the coming years. This is so important in a situation where the whole world is struggling with a crisis that has not happened since the Second World War. Through the rapid expansion of the communication infrastructure, Poland is showing itself as the player that has one of the best conditions for international entrepreneurs, said Prime Minister Morawiecki.
As part of the investment, a dual carriageway motorway was built with two lanes and a reserve for the third lane. Local roads were built to handle local traffic.
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In the section between the Halinów junction and the beginning of the Mińsk Mazowiecki bypass, on both sides of the route, there are also Passenger Service Areas (MOP) and the Motorway Maintenance Circuit (OUA). The works are to be completed in October this year.
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The General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways indicated that the commissioning of the new section “will allow transit traffic to be diverted from the old DK2 between the Halinów junction and Mińsk Mazowiecki and shorten the travel time”. “In addition, drivers will also be able to use two slip roads at the Lubelska junction along the S17 route Siedlce – Lublin and Lublin – Siedlce” – added road workers.