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Expressway S10 (Poland)
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Expressway S10 or express road S10 (in Polish droga ekspresowa S10) is major road in Poland
which, when completed, will serve as a direct route between Szczecin
and Warsaw
. It has been planned to run from the junction with Motorway A6 on the eastern outskirts of Szczecin, through Bydgoszcz and Toruń
, to a junction with express road S7
near Płońsk, north-west of Warsaw. As of summer 2009, only short stretches of S10 near Szczecin and Toruń have been built (about 37 km (23 mi) in total), out of total planned length of 460 km (285.8 mi). As of December 2009, 56 km (34.8 mi) of road were built. According to current plans the bulk of this road will be built after 2020 but key stretches with high traffic densities may be built earlier.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
which, when completed, will serve as a direct route between Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
and Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. It has been planned to run from the junction with Motorway A6 on the eastern outskirts of Szczecin, through Bydgoszcz and Toruń
Torun
Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....
, to a junction with express road S7
Expressway S7 (Poland)
Expressway S7 or express road S7 is major road in Poland which has been planned to run from Gdańsk on the Baltic coast through Elbląg, Warsaw, Radom, Kielce and Kraków to Rabka near the border with Slovakia. On almost the entire route S7 will be built by upgrading existing National Road 7...
near Płońsk, north-west of Warsaw. As of summer 2009, only short stretches of S10 near Szczecin and Toruń have been built (about 37 km (23 mi) in total), out of total planned length of 460 km (285.8 mi). As of December 2009, 56 km (34.8 mi) of road were built. According to current plans the bulk of this road will be built after 2020 but key stretches with high traffic densities may be built earlier.