Expressway S12 or express road S12 (in Polish ''droga ekspresowa S12'') is a
Polish highway planned to run from a junction with the
A1 highway near
Piotrków Trybunalski
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to a border crossing with
Ukraine
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at
Dorohusk
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, passing by
Radom
Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship. Radom is the fifteenth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in its province w ...
,
Lublin
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and
Chełm
Chełm (; ; ) is a city in eastern Poland in the Lublin Voivodeship with 60,231 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamość and south of Biała Podlaska, some from the border with Ukraine.
The ...
. The completed road should be about long.
As of 2024 the section open to traffic runs from
Puławy
Puławy (, also written Pulawy) is a city in eastern Poland, in Lesser Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, at the confluence of the Vistula and Kurówka River, Kurówka Rivers. Puławy is the capital of Puławy County. The city's 2019 population was Cen ...
through
Lublin
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to
Piaski. The expressway from Piaski to the border with
Ukraine
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is under construction, set to be opened in 2026 and 2027.
Existing sections
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Puławy
Puławy (, also written Pulawy) is a city in eastern Poland, in Lesser Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, at the confluence of the Vistula and Kurówka River, Kurówka Rivers. Puławy is the capital of Puławy County. The city's 2019 population was Cen ...
-Lublin-Piaski section, part of it co-signed with expressway
S17, includes the road bypass around Lublin
** first stage of
Puławy
Puławy (, also written Pulawy) is a city in eastern Poland, in Lesser Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, at the confluence of the Vistula and Kurówka River, Kurówka Rivers. Puławy is the capital of Puławy County. The city's 2019 population was Cen ...
bypass () with the
John Paul II bridge (). Opened in 2008.
** second stage of Puławy bypass to Kurów West, 11.8 km long, opened to traffic on August 22, 2018.
** Kurów West - Lublin Felin - 55 km long, opened in stages May 2013, September 2014 and October 2014. This section is co-signed with
S17.
** Lublin Felin –
Piaski West - 13.8 km built by upgrading existing dual carriageway road, opened as expressway in July 2013. Co-signed with
S17.
** Piaski West - Piaski East (bypass of Piaski) - 4.2 km bypass built in 2004. Co-signed with
S17.
Future
A document outlining the future development of transport infrastructure issued by the Polish government in December 2022 projects that the road would be fully completed in 2030, however the majority of the section from Lublin to
Ukrainian border will be opened in years 2025 – 2027.
See also
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Highways in Poland
Controlled-access highways in Poland are part of the National roads in Poland, national roads network and they are divided into motorways and Controlled-access highway, expressways. Both types of highways feature grade-separated Interchang ...
References
{{Polish Expressways
Expressways in Poland