Expressway S17 or express road S17 (pl. Droga ekspresowa S17) is a Polish highway which, when completed, will run from Warsaw through Lublin to the border crossing with Ukraine at Hrebenne/Rava-Ruska.
As of May 2026, out of planned are opened to traffic: the main section running from Warsaw through Lublin to Piaski, as well as bypasses of Tomaszów Lubelski and Hrebenne. The section from Piaski to the border with Ukraine is planned to get opened in stages from 2027 to 2031.
Route Current signage Expressway section Length Opened Note : unknown In planning, timetable unknown due to the environmental permit having been challenged in the courts. 2022 Warsaw Lubelska – Kołbiel 2020 Opened to traffic in July 2020, construction fully completed in March 2021 Kołbiel – Garwolin 2019 Garwolin bypass 2007 Garwolin – Kurów 2019 Kurów – Jastków 2013 Jastków – Lublin 2014 Lublin bypass 2014 Lublin – Piaski 2012 Signed as expressway in 2013 Piaski bypass 2004 Piaski - Zamość 2028 – 2031 Design-build contracts and tenders ongoing Zamość - Tomaszów Lubelski 2027 Under construction Tomaszów Lubelski bypass 2021 / 2023 Opened as single-carriageway in 2021 and as dual-carriageway in 2023 Tomaszów Lubelski – Hrebenne 2027 Under construction Hrebenne bypass 2004 Single carriageway, not signed as expressway. Second carriageway in planning.
History
In December 2009, the bidding process was started for the contracts to build the section around Lublin, from Kurów to Piaski. It forms the common route of expressways S12 and S17 and includes the east–west bypass of Lublin.Announcements posted on GDDKiA site, retrieved Dec. 17 2009 The construction of this section started in 2010, with the first 13 km section to be opened to traffic in late 2012Dziennik budowy S17: Prezent na 11 listopada and the rest in 2014. Kurier Lubelski article from 10 August 2010
The section between Warsaw and Lublin was to be finished by 2015, but with subsequent reductions in government spending on infrastructure, the investment was delayed. The section was constructed in the design-build system starting late 2015 and early 2016, and the road was opened to traffic in 2019 and 2020.Szukamy wykonawców kolejnych odcinków S17
The road southeast of Lublin has smaller traffic density and received a lower priority, except for the bypass of Tomaszów Lubelski which was opened in 2021 (first carriageway) and 2023 (second carriageway). In January 2024 contractors were selected to build two sections of the segment between Piaski and Zamość (16,6 km Piaski - Łopiennik; 18,8 km Krasnystaw - Izbica ) with completion planned for 2027. Three sections between Zamość and Hrebenne are currently under construction (Zamość Wschód - Zamość Południe, Zamość Południe - Tomaszów Lubelski, Tomaszów Lubelski - Hrebenne), with completion planned for 2027. Opening of the expressway between Piaski and Ukraine's border is expected from 2027 until 2031 depending on the section.
Warsaw eastern bypass In Warsaw, the S17 expressway will serve as the eastern bypass of the city. Apart from the southernmost section from Lubelska to Zakręt, which was opened in 2022, the construction timetable is not yet set due to the environmental permit having been challenged in the courts.
See also Highways in Poland
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