Expressway S5 (Poland)

Expressway S5
Expressway S5
Droga ekspresowa S5
Route information
	Part of E261
Length	353 km (219 mi) 508 km (316 mi) planned
Major junctions
From	S7 near Ostróda
	A1 near Grudziądz ; S10 near Bydgoszcz; A2 near Poznań; S11 near Poznań
To	A8 near Wrocław
Location
Country	Poland
Major cities	Bydgoszcz, Poznań, Wrocław
Highway system
	National roads in Poland; Voivodeship roads;

Expressway S5 or express road S5 (Polish: droga ekspresowa S5) is a Polish highway which runs from Grudziądz (connecting to motorway A1 towards Gdańsk) through Poznań (partial concurrency with motorway A2) to Wrocław (connecting to motorway A8).

The expressway was constructed between 2009 and 2022. Its total length is about 353 km (219 mi).

In 2015, it was announced that S5 will be further extended from Grudziądz to Ostróda (connecting to S7). In 2019, an extension from Wrocław to Bolków (connecting to S3 near the border with Czech Republic) was added to the plans. Both extensions are intended to be completed as part of the road construction plan until 2033,^[1] which will increase the total length of the expressway to about 508 km (316 mi).

Route

Section	Opening dates	Notes
Ostróda (S7) – Grudziądz (A1)	planned 2033	The bypass of Ostróda was completed in 2022
Grudziądz (A1) – Bydgoszcz (S10)	2020 – 2022
Bydgoszcz (S10) – Poznań (A2)	2012 – 2021
Poznań (A2) – Wrocław (A8)	2014 – 2019
Wrocław (S8) – Bolków (S3)	planned 2032

History

The construction of the road received higher priority after Poland was selected as one of the hosts of the UEFA Euro 2012 championship, since it would have provided a direct connection between three of the four Polish cities hosting matches: Poznań, Wrocław and Gdańsk. However, plans to finish the road before the championship were proven too optimistic and only a section between the A2 motorway and Gniezno (35 km), opened on 4 June 2012, was completed by that time.^[2] This fragment of S5 serves as the eastern bypass of Poznań.

In October 2015, the planned future route of the expressway has been extended from the Nowe Marzy junction (near Grudziądz) to Ostróda.^[3] In November 2015, contracts were signed for the Gniezno-Grudziądz section, a total of about 150 km. In May 2017, the continuation of the S5 from the end of the eastern bypass of Poznań to just north of Gniezno opened to traffic, thus diverting most transit traffic away from Gniezno itself. In 2019, the planned route was extended from Wrocław to Bolków. In 2022, the last section of the original route was completed.^[4]

Exit List

Country	Voivodeship	Location	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Poland	Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship	Gmina Ostróda		—	transition from national road	DK 16	Eastern endpoint of expressway
				—	Ostróda Południe	S 7 / E77 — Gdańsk/Warsaw Ostróda	cloverleaf interchange Południe means south currently signed as DK 16
				—	transition to national road	DK 16	Western endpoint of expressway section
				—	Ostróda Zachód	DK 15 — Ostróda/Toruń	Exit under construction as part of Ornowo — Wirwajdy section
				—	Roundabout near Wirwajdy	DK 16 — Grudziądz	Roundabout under construction as part of Ornowo — Wirwajdy section
		—		—	Wirwajdy — Border with Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship section	Iława	section in early planning stage
	Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship	—		—	Border with Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship — Nowe Marzy section	Grudziądz	section in early planning stage section will include a concurrency with existing A 1 / E75
		Gmina Dragacz		—	transition from national road	DK 91	Northern endpoint of expressway section Northern endpoint of concurrency with national road 91
		Gmina Dragacz		1	Nowe Marzy interchange	A 1 / E75 — Gdańsk/Toruń/Łódź	double trumpet interchange interchange equipped with toll station
		Gmina Świecie		2	Sartowice	Sartowice
				3	Świecie Północ	DW 272 — Świecie/Dolna Grupa	Północ means north
				4	Świecie Zachód	DK 91 — Świecie/Toruń DW 240 — Tuchola/Chojnice	Southern endpoint of concurrency with national road 91 Zachód means west
				5	Świecie Południe	Świecie	no exit ramp Gdańsk → Świecie Południe means south
				6	Gruczno	DW 245 — Gruczno
		Gmina Pruszcz		7	Pruszcz	DW 248 — Pruszcz
		Gmina Dobrcz		8	Trzeciewiec	DK 56 — Koronowo DW 256 — Włóki
		Gmina Osielsko		9	Bydgoszcz Północ	DW 244 — Strzelce Dolne DW 239 — Bydgoszcz-Centrum	Północ means north Centrum means center
		Gmina Osielsko		10	Maksymilianowo	DW 244 — Maksymilianowo
		Gmina Sicienko		11	Bydgoszcz Opławiec	DK 25 — Koszalin DW 238 — Bydgoszcz-Centrum DW 244 — Tryszczyn	Northern endpoint of concurrency with national road 25 Centrum means center
		Gmina Sicienko		12	Bydgoszcz Zachód interchange	DK 10 — Szczecin DK 80 — Bydgoszcz-Centrum	Northern endpoint of concurrency with Expressway S10 modified cloverleaf interchange Centrum means center
		Gmina Białe Błota		13	Bydgoszcz Miedzyń	Lisi-Ogon/Bydgoszcz-Centrum	Centrum means center
		Gmina Białe Błota		14	Bydgoszcz Błonie interchange	S 10 — Toruń/Warsaw DK 25 — Konin DW 223 — Bydgoszcz-Centrum	Southern endpoint of concurrency with Expressway S10 and national road 25 main carriageway continues towards Toruń cloverleaf interchange Centrum means center
		Gmina Szubin		15	Rynarzewo	Rynarzewo
				16	Szubin Północ	Szubin	Północ means north
				17	Szubin Południe	DW 247 — Szubin/Kcynia	Południe means south
				18	Pałuki	Wąsosz
		Gmina Żnin		19	Żnin Północ	DW 251 — Żnin	Northern endpoint of concurrency with Voivodeship road 251 Północ means north
				20	Żnin Zachód	DW 251 — Żnin/Rogoźno	Southern endpoint of concurrency with Voivodeship road 251 Zachód means west
				21	Biskupin	Biskupin
		Gmina Rogowo		22	Rogowo	Rogowo
		Gmina Rogowo		23	Lubcz	Lubcz
	Greater Poland Voivodeship	Gmina Mieleszyn		24	Mieleszyn	DW 194 — Gniezno
		Gmina Gniezno		25	Gniezno Północ	DW 194 — Gniezno	Północ means north
		Gmina Gniezno		26	Kłecko	DW 190 — Gniezno/Kłecko
		Gmina Łubowo		27	Gniezno Południe	DW 194 — Gniezno/Poznań	Południe means south
				28	Łubowo	Łubowo
				29	Czerniejewo	Czerniejewo/Pobiedziska
		Gmina Kostrzyn		30	Iwno	Iwno
				31	Kostrzyn	DK 92 — Kostrzyn/Poznań/Wrześnica
				32	Strumiany	Kostrzyn/Strumiany
				33	Kleszczewo	DW 434 — Kleszczewo/Kórnik
		Gmina Kleszczewo		34	Poznań Wschód interchange	A 2 / E30 — Łódź/Warsaw	Eastern endpoint of concurrency with A2 autostrada trumpet interchange Wschód means east
		Poznań		13	Poznań Krzesiny interchange	S 11 — Katowice	Eastern endpoint of concurrency with Expressway S11 Exit number part of A2 autostrada cloverleaf interchange
				12	Poznań Luboń	DW 430 — Poznań-Centrum/Mosina	Exit number part of A2 autostrada Centrum means center
				11	Poznań Komorniki	DW 196 — Poznań-Centrum DW 311 — Stęszew	Exit number part of A2 autostrada Centrum means center
		Gmina Komorniki		35	Poznań Zachód interchange	A 2 / E30 — Świecko/Berlin S 11 — Piła	Western endpoint of concurrency with A2 autostrada Western endpoint of concurrency with Expressway S11 double trumpet interchange Zachód means west
		Gmina Komorniki		36	Konarzewo	Konarzewo
		Gmina Stęszew		37	Stęszew	DK 32 — Zielona Góra Stęszew
		Gmina Stęszew		38	Mosina	DW 311 — Stęszew
		Gmina Czempiń		39	Czempiń	DW 310 — Czempiń DW 311 — Stęszew
		Gmina Kościan		40	Kościan Północ	DW 308 — Kościan/Grodzisk Wielkopolski	Północ means north
		Gmina Kościan		41	Kościan Południe	Kościan	Południe means south
		Gmina Śmigiel		42	Śmigiel Północ	DW 312 — Śmigiel/Rakoniewice	Północ means north
		Gmina Śmigiel		43	Śmigiel Południe	DW 309 — Leszno Śmigiel	Południe means south
		Gmina Lipno		44	Lipno	DW 309 — Leszno
		Gmina Święciechowa		45	Święciechowa	Leszno/Święciechowa
				46	Leszno Zachód	DK 12 — Żary/Leszno	Zachód means west
				47	Leszno Południe	DW 323 — Leszno/Lubin	Południe means south
		Gmina Rydzyna		48	Rydzyna	DW 309 — Rydzyna
		Gmina Bojanowo		49	Bojanowo	DW 309 — Bojanowo
		Gmina Rawicz		50	Rawicz	DK 36 — Rawicz/Ostrów Wielkopolski/Lubin
	Lower Silesian Voivodeship	Gmina Żmigród		51	Korzeńsko	Korzeńsko
				52	Żmigródek	DW 439 — Żmigródek/Milicz DW 359 — Żmigród
				53	Żmigród	DW 339 — Żmigród/Wołów
Gmina Prusice			54	Krościna	DW 359 — Prusice
Gmina Prusice			55	Prusice	Prusice
Gmina Trzebnica			56	Trzebnica	DK 15 — Krotoszyn DW 340 — Ścinawa Trzebnica
Gmina Wisznia Mała			57	Kryniczno	DW 359 — Kryniczno
Wrocław			58	Wrocław Północ interchange	A 8 / E67 — Łódź/Kłodzko DK 5 — Wrocław-Centrum/Lubawka	combination interchange Expressway currently ends here Centrum means center
—			—	Sobótka — Bolków section	S 8 / E67/Sobótka/Wałbrzych/Bolków/ S 3 / E65	section in early planning stage
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Proposed Tolled Route transition