Construction of 67.2 km of the S3 express road between Legnica and Lubawka improves transport connections across south-west Poland and to neighbouring regions and countries. The section of road links the S3/A4 motorway intersection south of Legnica in lower Silesia with the border to Czechia, south of Lubawka. As well as improving links in Poland’s road network, the S3 benefits local residents by reducing journey times. It cuts traffic congestion, noise, accidents and emissions on nearby alternative routes.
S3 express road in south-west Poland to ease bottlenecks, improve journey times
- 26 July 2019
One part of this project has already been completed. A 37 km section of the S3 which runs from the Legnica Południe junction to the Bolków junction opened to traffic in October 2018. Work involved construction of a dual carriageway and four new road junctions at Jawor Północ, Jawor Wschód, Jawor Południe and Bolków. In addition, 25 bridges and overpasses were built over the express road to ensure safe connections to the local road network.
Increasing accessibility
The project helps complete Poland’s growing road network and provides motorists with smoother and safer journeys. The S3 increases accessibility to regional centres across the country and improves connections within the EU’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The EU is investing billions of euros in TEN-T to improve the transport of people and goods within and between Member States.
By contributing to the completion of the TEN-T comprehensive network, the project delivers objectives laid down in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region that relate to the provision of good transport connections.
Total investment and EU funding
Total investment for the project “Construction of S3 express road, section Legnica - Lubawka” is EUR 972 775 960 with the EU’s Cohesion Fund contributing EUR 105 046 235 through the “Infrastructure and Environment” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period. The investment falls under the priority “3 - Development of the TEN-T road network and multimodal transport”.