Expressway S7 or express road S7 ( pl, Droga ekspresowa S7) is a major road in

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which has been planned to run from

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on the Baltic coast through

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and

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to Rabka near the border with

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. On almost the entire route, the S7 will be built by upgrading the existing National Road 7 (DK 7). Its total planned length is , of which has been built and a further is under construction in December 2019. The upgrade is part of a European plan to fund 330 kilometers of new express roads in Poland. As of August 2022, the longest stretch of this road that has been completed is a long section between

and the village of Siedlin (59 km (37 mi) north-west of Warsaw). According to current government plans, the road is to be completed by 2026, with the exception of

- Myślenice section (25 km) where the existing dual carriageway national road 7 will serve the traffic until S7 is constructed in unspecified future. In 2020, a study for a dual-carriageway extension of S7 from Rabka-Zdrój to the Polish-Slovak border (connecting to R3 expressway) was announced. Tunnel Zakopianka after many delays is due to open in the beginning of 2023.{{Cite web, url=https://www.gddkia.gov.pl/pl/a/38222/Ogloszono-przetarg-na-opracowanie-Studium-Korytarzowego-dla-dwujezdniowej-DK7-Rabka-Chyżne, title = Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Portal Gov.pl Bialobrzegi-s7

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