Expressway S8 or express road S8, officially named The Route of the Heroes of the

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( pl. ''droga ekspresowa S8'', ''Trasa Bohaterów Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r.'') is a major road in

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which connects

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via

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and

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. Its fragment forming the bypass of

(22.7 km) is constructed in motorway standard and marked as A8 instead. The whole road is long. Construction of its last fragment finished in October 2019. The construction was part of the

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's plan to fund express roads in Poland. In September 2019, it was announced that an extension of S8 from

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was added to the plans and will be constructed in the future. Originally, the road was to continue to the border with

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, but in 2009 the plans were changed and instead S61 now branches off S8 and goes to the border.Dz.U. 2009 nr 187 poz. 1446
The S8 section from Warsaw to S61 serves as part of

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S8 in Warsaw

S8 runs through Warsaw and is part of its network of bypass roads. Various fragments were completed between 2010 and 2015.Umowa na Grota podpisana. Ale roboty za kilka miesięcy

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It was constructed mostly as an upgrade of the city's existing inner highways. As such, it might be considered not to fully meet the definition of a bypass due to it serving both the transit and local district traffic at the same time. In the peak hours, large traffic jams form on this section every day. During rush hours (7-10 and 16-20), the road is closed for truck drivers, who have to bypass the city area through roads 50 and 62 (north-west of Warsaw) or through roads S2 and 50 (south-east of Warsaw).

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External links

Official page of S8 construction: Wrocław – Syców

Official page of S8 construction: Piotrków Trybunalski – Rawa Mazowiecka

Official page of S8 construction: Konotopa – Powązkowska

Official page of S8 construction: Powązkowska – Modlińska

Official page of S8 construction: Modlińska – Marki in Warsaw

Official page of S8 construction: Zambrów and Wiśniew bypass

Official page of S8 construction: Jeżewo – Białystok
{{Polish Expressways Expressways in Poland Proposed roads in Poland

S8 in Warsaw

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