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| Droga ekspresowa S17 | ||||
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Part of E372 | ||||
| Length | 195 km (121 mi) 322 km (200 mi) planned | |||
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| North end |  S 8 northeast ofWarsaw (planned) | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| South end | Ukrainian border at Hrebenne | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Poland | |||
| Regions | Mazowieckie,Lubelskie | |||
| Major cities | Warsaw,Lublin | |||
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Expressway S17 orexpress road S17 (pl.Droga ekspresowa S17) is aPolish highway which, when completed, will run fromWarsaw throughLublin to the border crossing withUkraine atHrebenne/Rava-Ruska.
As of 2024, 163 km (101 mi) out of planned 310 km (190 mi) are opened to traffic: the main section running fromWarsaw throughLublin to Piaski, as well as bypasses ofTomaszów Lubelski andHrebenne. The section from Piaski to the border withUkraine is planned to get completed by 2028.
The joint section ofS12 and S17, including the bypass ofLublin, was constructed in years 2011 – 2014. The section between Warsaw and Lublin was to be finished by 2015, but with subsequent reductions in government spending on infrastructure, the investment was delayed. The section was constructed in thedesign-build system starting late 2015 and early 2016, and the road was opened to traffic in 2019 and 2020.[1][2]
The road southeast of Lublin has smaller traffic density and received a lower priority, except for the bypass of Tomaszów Lubelski which was opened in 2021 (first carriageway only).[3] Opening of the expressway between Piaski andUkraine's border is expected from 2026 until 2028 depending on the section.[4] In January 2024 contractors were selected to build two sections of the segment betweenPiaski andZamość (16,6 km Piaski - Łopiennik ; 18,8 km Krasnystaw - Izbica ) with completion planned for 2027.[5] Three sections between Zamość and Hrebenne are currently in the design stage of the design-build projects (Zamość Wschód - Zamość Południe, Zamość Południe - Tomaszów Lubelski, Tomaszów Lubelski - Hrebenne), with completion planned for 2026.[5]
| Current signage | Expressway section | Length | Opened | Note |
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| Warsaw eastern bypass:Drewnica – Zakręt | 14 km (8.7 mi) | unknown | In planning, timetable unknown due to the environmental permit having been challenged in the courts.[6] | |
| Warsaw eastern bypass:Zakręt – Lubelska | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | 2022 | |
| Warsaw Lubelska – Kołbiel | 24 km (15 mi) | 2020 | Opened to traffic in July 2020, construction fully completed in March 2021 | |
| Kołbiel – Garwolin | 13 km (8.1 mi) | 2019 | ||
| Garwolin bypass | 12.8 km (8.0 mi) | 2007 | ||
| Garwolin – Kurów | 58.6 km (36.4 mi) | 2019 | ||
 | Kurów –Jastków | 24.7 km (15.3 mi) | 2013 | |
| Jastków – Lublin | 7.7 km (4.8 mi) | 2014 | ||
 | Lublin bypass | 10.2 km (6.3 mi) | 2014 | |
| 12.8 km (8.0 mi) | |||
| Lublin – Piaski | 13.8 km (8.6 mi) | 2012 | Signed as expressway in 2013 | |
| Piaski bypass | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) | 2004 | ||
 | Piaski - Tomaszów Lubelski | 100 km (62 mi) | 2026 – 2028 | Partially under design-build contracts, partially in planning. |
| Tomaszów Lubelski bypass | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) | 2021 / 2023 | Opened as single-carriageway in 2021 and as dual-carriageway in 2023. |
| Tomaszów Lubelski – Hrebenne | 20 km (12 mi) | 2026 | Design-build contract ongoing. |
| Hrebenne bypass | 2.0 km (1.2 mi) | 2004 | Single carriageway, not signed as expressway. Second carriageway in planning. |
In December 2009, the bidding process was started for the contracts to build the 66 km (41 mi) section of the road around Lublin, fromKurów to Piaski, which includes the city's east–west bypass road.[7] The construction of this section started in 2010, with the first 13 km section to be opened to traffic in late 2012[8] and the rest in 2014.[9][10] On this section, S17 overlaps withS12.
In Warsaw, the S17 expressway will serve as theeastern bypass of the city. Apart from the southernmost section from Lubelska to Zakręt, which was opened in 2022, the construction timetable is not yet set due to the environmental permit having been challenged in the courts.[11]
