page_title: Highways in Poland
hierarchical_section_title: Highways in Poland
caption_attribution_description: English: Junction "Gliwice-Sośnica" of the A1 and A4 motorways, and the National Road 44 (Pszczyńska Street) in Gliwice, Silesia, Poland Polski: węzeł Gliwice-Sośnica - skrzyżowanie Autostrad A1, A4 oraz Drogi Krajowej nr 44 (ul. Pszczyńska)
context_page_description: Highways in Poland are public roads designed to carry large amounts of traffic.
  Limited-access highways are part of the national roads network and are divided into motorways and expressways. They feature only two-level interchanges with other roads, emergency lanes, feeder lanes, wildlife protection measures and dedicated roadside rest areas. Motorways differ from expressways in technical parameters, like designated speed, permitted road curvature or minimal distances between interchanges. Moreover, expressways might have single carriageway sections in case of low traffic densities.
  Except for the single-carriageway expressways, both types of highways generally fulfill the definition of a motorway as characterized by OECD, WRA or Vienna Convention. Speed limits in Poland are 140 km/h on motorways and 120 km/h on dual-carriageway expressways.
  As of August 2020, there are 4,203 km of motorways and expressways in operation, while contracts for construction of further 1,218 km of motorways and expressways are ongoing.
context_section_description: Highways in Poland are public roads designed to carry large amounts of traffic.
  Limited-access highways are part of the national roads network and are divided into motorways and expressways. They feature only two-level interchanges with other roads, emergency lanes, feeder lanes, wildlife protection measures and dedicated roadside rest areas. Motorways differ from expressways in technical parameters, like designated speed, permitted road curvature or minimal distances between interchanges. Moreover, expressways might have single carriageway sections in case of low traffic densities (as of 2020, about 5% of the highways are single-lane expressways).
  Except for the single-carriageway expressways, both types of highways generally fulfill the definition of a motorway as characterized by OECD, WRA or Vienna Convention. Speed limits in Poland are 140 km/h on motorways and 120 km/h on dual-carriageway expressways.
  As of August 2020, there are 4,203 km (2,612 mi) of motorways and expressways in operation (51% of the intended network), while contracts for construction of further 1,218 km (757 mi) of motorways and expressways (15% of the intended network) are ongoing.
caption: A1 - A4 Gliwice-Sośnica Interchange
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