Expressway S1 or express road S1 is an expressway under construction in Poland

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...

 with a planned length of 130 km (81 mi), which is located in the Silesian

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...

 and Lesser Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...

 voivodeships. It is connecting A1 motorway with A4 motorway and the border of the Czech Republic in Cieszyn-Boguszowice along with the Expressway R48

Expressway R48

Expressway R48 is an expressway in eastern Czech Republic.Expressway sections between Bělotín and few kilometres east of Nový Jičín were built in the 1970s and 1980s, but only as a four-lane main road, so they are too narrow to have expressway parameters. Reconstruction of these sections is...

 in the Czech Republic. The main part of the route is Eastern beltway of Upper Silesian Industrial Region

Upper Silesian Industrial Region

The Upper Silesian Industrial Region is a large industrial region in Poland. It lies mainly in the Silesian Voivodeship, centered around Katowice....

.

Completed Parts

As of 2009 the expressway had the following sections:

• Pyrzowice
  Pyrzowice
  Pyrzowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ożarowice, within Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Ożarowice, east of Tarnowskie Góry, and north of the regional capital Katowice....
  
   – Podwarpie
  Podwarpie
  Podwarpie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....
  
  : 9.5 km (5.9 mi), temporarily single laned. This part was open on 20 November 2006.
• junction Podwarpie: 1.5 km (0.93205910497471 mi)
• Dąbrowa Górnicza
  Dabrowa Górnicza
  Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions...
  
   – Mysłowice - Kosztowy – Tychy
  Tychy
  Tychy is a city in Silesia, Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south...
  
  : 30.2 km (19 mi), completed 1978-1983
• Bielsko-Biała
  Bielsko-Biała
  -Economy and Industry:Nowadays Bielsko-Biała is one of the best-developed parts of Poland. It was ranked 2nd best city for business in that country by Forbes. About 5% of people are unemployed . Bielsko-Biała is famous for its textile, machine-building, and especially automotive industry...
  
   – Cieszyn
  Cieszyn
  Cieszyn is a border-town and the seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has 36,109 inhabitants . Cieszyn lies on the Olza River, a tributary of the Oder river, opposite Český Těšín....
  
  : 33.8 km (21 mi)

The Bielsko-Biała – Cieszyn section was completed over a period of 16 years, with the following parts:

• Bielsko-Biała – Pogórze
  Pogórze, Silesian Voivodeship
  Pogórze is a village in Gmina Skoczów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of about 1,600. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.-References:...
  
  , 16 km (9.9 mi), built 2002-2006, including bypass of Grodziec
  Grodziec, Silesian Voivodeship
  Grodziec is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,163 . It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305....
  
    (4.9 km (3 mi), opened 18 December 2006)
• Międzyświeć
  Miedzyswiec
  Międzyświeć is a village in Gmina Skoczów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.-References:...
  
   – Cieszyn, 12.4 km (7.7 mi), completed 1991-1995 & 2002-2005
• bypass of Skoczów
  Skoczów
  Skoczów is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,783 inhabitants . It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia....
  
   5.5 km (3.4 mi), opened in November 2007

The construction of Skoczów

Skoczów

Skoczów is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,783 inhabitants . It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia....

 bypass was drawn out because of the bankruptcy of the contractor. GDDKIA

GDDKIA

General Directorate for National Roads and Highways is the central authority of national administration set up to manage the national roads and implementation of the state budget in Poland...

 picked Dragados and Polimex-Mostostal, to finish this stretch of the expressway.