Expressway S52 is a Polish highway under construction with a planned length of , located in the Silesian and Lesser Poland voivodeships. Upon completion it will connect the border of the Czech Republic in Cieszyn (along with the D48 motorway) with Kraków.
The section from the border with the Czech Republic to Bielsko-Biała is completed. From Bielsko-Biała to Głogoczów (joining with the dual-carriageway national road 7 towards Kraków) the design is ongoing and the road is planned to get completed in 2032.
The separate section also numbered S52 is the northern bypass of Kraków, which is completed since 2024.
Road numbering Before 2016, the section from Bielsko-Biała to the state border in Cieszyn was part of the expressway S1. This section was renumbered to S52 when the S1 was rerouted over expressway S69.
From 1999 to 2004, the first constructed section of Kraków northern bypass (from interchange with A4 in Balice to Modlniczka) was designated as the A41 motorway, although the route number was not shown on maps and road atlases at that time.This section was usually shown as an unnumbered motorway or as part of Expressway S7, although in some studies it was assigned to national road 94.
Route description
Cieszyn - Bielsko-Biała Number of exit(facility)NameMileage from beginningHistory of constructionNotes1)Suchy Potok (planned)0 kmWith environmental decisionTo the Bielsko-Biała-Komorowice interchange parallel to , eastern terminus2)Bielsko-Biała - RostaThe contract was signed in October 2008, works started in 2009.3)Bielsko-Biała KomorowiceWorks from Bielsko-Biała-Rosta to this interchange were allowed on 5.05.20094)Bielsko-Biała - AndersaConstructed 06.2003-10.20065)Bielsko-Biała - FrancuskaExit to the shopping center6)Bielsko-Biała - Wapienica 7)(1)JasienicaExit to rest area(westbound)(restaurant, petrol station); interchange both ways8)(2)ŚwiętoszówkaConstructed 11.2004-11.2006Exit to rest area(eastbound)(restaurant, petrol station); exit eastbound only9)(3)No nameExit to rest area(eastbound)(restaurant, petrol station); exit eastbound only, exit to Grodziec via a gravel road10)Skoczów-IConstructed 06.2003-11.2007Construction was delayed because of the bankruptcy of the first contractor11)Skoczów-II12)MOP GumnaConstructed 10.2002-10.2005Rest area(restaurant, petrol station)13)Cieszyn WschódConstructed 1991–1995, renovation 11.2006-10.2007(4)MOP CieszynRest area(restaurant, petrol station, motel)14)Cieszyn Zachód15)Cieszyn PastwiskaLast interchange before the border, exit only westbound, entrance only eastbound.Former border checkpoint "Cieszyn"Entrance to Czech RepublicBridge over the Olza river
Bielsko-Biała - Kraków
See also Highways in Poland
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