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A1 Motorway Tuszyn–Częstochowa (completion of the A1)

completed stage: operational delivered
3.7 bn PLN
programme budget (multi-year) ≈ 3.7 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal) funding: state budget, EU – Infrastructure and Environment Operational Programme (up to PLN 1,698,156,864.29)

Construction of the last, approximately 80.72 km missing segment of the A1 motorway between the Tuszyn interchange and the start of the Częstochowa bypass, routed along the alignment of the former national road No. 1 (the "gierkówka"). The investment was carried out by GDDKiA, divided into five sections under the "design and build" system. The result is a dual-carriageway road with a concrete surface, with a target layout of three (in places four) lanes in each direction plus a hard shoulder. Successive sections were opened to traffic in 2021, completing the A1 along its full length; the target three-lane cross-section was finished in 2022. The total value of the project came to approximately PLN 3.70 billion, of which nearly PLN 1.70 billion was co-financing from EU funds.

How it went

Assessment: settled. Signals only where documented.

Delivery delivered
Schedule ahead of schedule
Utilisation in use
Scope as announced
growth in average daily traffic after commissioning of the A1 (GPR 2025 vs GPR 2020/21)
0 vehicles/day (GPR 2025)

Timeline

Ahead: -17 mo.

  1. Original date Nov 2022
  2. Delivery 2021

Change history

  • 2021 stage: operational

Significance

The Tuszyn–Częstochowa section completed the A1 motorway along its full length, replacing the overloaded and accident-prone former national road No. 1 (the "gierkówka") and creating a continuous north–south motorway corridor from the Tricity area to the border with the Czech Republic. With a total value of approximately PLN 3.70 billion and nearly PLN 1.70 billion in EU co-financing, it was one of the largest road investments completing the TEN-T network in Poland. The use of a concrete surface and a target three-lane cross-section significantly increased the capacity and safety of transit on this route.

Sources 6 · 3 archived

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  1. Budowa autostrady A1, odc. koniec obw. Częstochowy – Tuszyn ↗ archived ✓
    Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad (gov.pl)
    CostInvestorDescription
    Cost „Całkowita wartość projektu: 3 696 913 926,57 PLN"
    cost.funding „Maksymalna kwota dofinansowania z UE: 1 698 156 864,29 PLN"
    locations[0].voivodeship „Administracyjnie inwestycja położona jest na terenie dwóch woj.: łódzkiego (63,81 km) i śląskiego (16,91 km)."
  2. A1 – wielkie zmiany ↗ archived ✓
    Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad (gov.pl) 30 Dec 2021
    DescriptionSignificance
  3. Autostrada A1 już na pełnej długości ↗ archived ✓
    moto.rp.pl (Rzeczpospolita) 13 Aug 2021
    StatusStageDeliveryStage history
    Status „W piątek „gierkówka” odeszła do historii – ostatni niespełna 7-kilometrowy odcinek zastąpiła autostrada A1"
  4. Autostrada A1 Tuszyn – Częstochowa: nowe odcinki, budowa, terminy ↗
    conadrogach.pl 23 Oct 2020
    Original dateDescription
    Original date „Prace na tym odcinku zakończą się w listopadzie 2022 roku"
  5. A1 Tuszyn – Częstochowa. Trzy pasy, GDDKiA oddała do użytku zachodnią jezdnię ↗
    TVN24 Biznes 3 Nov 2021
    InvestorDescription
    Investor „Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad w środę oddała do użytku zachodnią jezdnię autostrady A1"
  6. Ruch na drogach krajowych cały czas rośnie – synteza wyników GPR 2025 ↗
    Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad (gov.pl) Apr 2026
    OutcomeUtilisation
    Utilisation „„A1” na odcinku od węzła Łódź Południe do węzła Częstochowa Północ, więcej o ok. 20-30 tys. poj./dobę"