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Expressway S17 (Poland)
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Expressway S17 or Express Road S17 (in Polish Droga ekspresowa S17) is an important road in Poland
which, when completed, will run from Warsaw
, through Lublin
, to the border crossing with Ukraine
at Hrebenne
/Rava-Ruska
. As of May 2009, 18.8 km (11.7 mi) out of planned 310 km (192.6 mi) have been completed. These are three separate sections forming the bypasses of Garwolin
, Piaski
and Hrebenne
. According to current plans the whole road should be finished around 2015.
On December 17, 2009 the bidding process was started for the contracts to build the 66 km (41 mi) section of the road around Lublin, from Kurów
to Piaski, which will include the city's east-west bypass road. The construction of this section should begin in November, 2010 and finish in the Fall of 2012. On this section S17 will overlap with S12
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
which, when completed, will run from Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, through Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
, to the border crossing with Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
at Hrebenne
Hrebenne, Tomaszów Lubelski County
Hrebenne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubycza Królewska, within Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tomaszów Lubelski and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....
/Rava-Ruska
Rava-Ruska
Rava-Ruska is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine.It is located near the border with Poland, opposite the town of Hrebenne. It is located in the Zhovkva Raion at around . The current estimated population is 8,100 ....
. As of May 2009, 18.8 km (11.7 mi) out of planned 310 km (192.6 mi) have been completed. These are three separate sections forming the bypasses of Garwolin
Garwolin
Garwolin is a town on the Wilga river in eastern Poland, capital of Garwolin County, situated in the southeast part of the Garwolin plateau in Masovian Voivodeship , 62 km southeast of Warsaw, 100 km northwest of Lublin...
, Piaski
Piaski
Piaski , formerly Piaski Luterskie, is a town in Poland at the Giełczew river. The town's population is about 2,660 . Administratively it belongs to Powiat of Świdnik of the Lublin Voivodeship. It lies 16 km Southeast of Świdnik.- History :...
and Hrebenne
Hrebenne, Tomaszów Lubelski County
Hrebenne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubycza Królewska, within Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tomaszów Lubelski and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....
. According to current plans the whole road should be finished around 2015.
On December 17, 2009 the bidding process was started for the contracts to build the 66 km (41 mi) section of the road around Lublin, from Kurów
Kurów
Kurów is a village in south-eastern Poland, located between Puławy and Lublin, on the Kurówka River. It is capital of a separate gmina called Gmina Kurów, within Lublin Voivodeship...
to Piaski, which will include the city's east-west bypass road. The construction of this section should begin in November, 2010 and finish in the Fall of 2012. On this section S17 will overlap with S12
Expressway S12 (Poland)
Expressway S12 or express road S12 is a major road in Poland which has been planned to run from Piotrków Trybunalski, through Radom, Lublin and Chełm, to the border crossing with Ukraine at Dorohusk. The completed road should be about long...
.