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{{Other uses|S7 (disambiguation)}}
{{Short description|Expressway in Poland connecting Gdańsk, Warsaw, Cracow and Tatra Mountains}}
{{Infobox road
|country = POL
|type = S
|route = 7
|map = NowaMapaS7.svg
|e-road=[[European route E77|E77]]
|e-road-shield=[[File:E77-PL.svg|50px]]
|length_km=590
|length_notes={{convert|720|km|0|abbr=on}} planned
|direction_a=North
|terminus_a={{jct|country=POL|S|6}} near [[Gdańsk]]
|junction={{jct|country=POL|S|22}} near [[Elbląg]] 
{{jct|country=POL|S|5}} near [[Ostróda]] (planned) 
{{jct|country=POL|S|51}} near [[Olsztyn]] 
{{jct|country=POL|S|50}} near [[Płońsk]] (planned) 
{{jct|country=POL|S|8|S|2}} in [[Warsaw]] 
{{jct|country=POL|S|12}} near [[Radom]] 
{{jct|country=POL|S|74}} near [[Kielce]] 
{{jct|country=POL|A|4}} near [[Kraków]]
|direction_b=South
|terminus_b={{jct|country=POL|DK|7}} near [[Rabka-Zdrój|Rabka]]
|regions=
|cities=[[Gdańsk]], [[Elbląg]], [[Warsaw]], [[Radom]], [[Skarżysko-Kamienna]], [[Kielce]], [[Kraków]]
|previous_type = S
|previous_route = 6
|next_type = S
|next_route = 8
}}

'''Expressway S7''' or '''express road S7''' ({{langx|pl|Droga ekspresowa S7}}) is a [[highways in Poland|Polish highway]] which has been planned to run from [[Gdańsk]] on the [[Baltic Sea|Baltic coast]] through [[Elbląg]], [[Warsaw]], [[Radom]], [[Kielce]] and [[Kraków]] to [[Rabka-Zdrój|Rabka]] near the border with [[Slovakia]]. It is being constructed partially by upgrading [[National road 7 (Poland)|national road 7]] and partially on a new alignment. The construction is co-financed by the [[European Union]] funding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-842_en.htm|title = Press corner}}</ref> The total planned length of S7 is {{convert|720|km|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|603|km|abbr=on}} has been built and further {{convert|47|km|abbr=on}} is under construction as of December 2024.

== Route ==

The section between [[Gdańsk]] and [[Płońsk]] (275 km) is completed. From Płońsk to [[Warsaw]] (59 km) a dual-carriageway [[National road 7 (Poland)|national road 7]] from the 1970s (with traffic lights and pedestrian crossings) is used for traffic, and it is partially under reconstruction into S7. Since July 2024, the 2+2 profile (two lanes per each direction) is provided on whole length of the reconstruction site.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.pl/web/gddkia-warszawa/95-km-nowymi-jezdniami-trasy-glownej-dk7 | title=9,5 km nowymi jezdniami trasy głównej DK7 - Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad- Oddział Warszawa - Portal Gov.pl }}</ref> In [[Warsaw]], S7 has partial concurrency with [[Expressway S2 (Poland)|S2]] and [[Expressway S8 (Poland)|S8]].

From Warsaw to [[Kraków]] (276 km) the expressway is open to traffic, providing an unbroken expressway connection between Poland's two largest cities. Near the Kraków Mistrzejowice interchange (under construction) only a single carriageway of S7 is open to traffic, with one lane per each direction available.

In [[Kraków]], S7 is ultimately planned to be routed over the eastern and southern bypass of the city after the last section of the eastern bypass is completed in early 2026. Until then, it is instead temporarily signposted on the route through the northern and western Kraków bypass (concurrency with [[Expressway S52 (Poland)|S52]] and [[Autostrada A4 (Poland)|A4]]).

Between Kraków and [[Myślenice]] (25 km) the existing dual-carriageway [[National road 7 (Poland)|national road 7]] will serve the traffic until S7 is constructed in unspecified future. Between Myślenice and [[Rabka-Zdrój]] S7 is open, which includes the Zakopianka tunnel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1751077835115690/permalink/3330454913844633/|title=Zakopianka Lubień-Rabka Zdrój|website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=2022-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gddkia.gov.pl/pl/a/38222/Ogloszono-przetarg-na-opracowanie-Studium-Korytarzowego-dla-dwujezdniowej-DK7-Rabka-Chyżne|title = Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Portal Gov.pl}}</ref> In 2020, it was announced that a dual-carriageway extension of S7 from Rabka-Zdrój to the Polish-Slovak border will be constructed, set to be finished by 2033.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.pl/web/infrastruktura/rzadowy-program-budowy-drog-krajowych-do-2030-r-z-perspektywa-do-2033-r | title=Rządowy Program Budowy Dróg Krajowych do 2030 r. (Z perspektywą do 2033 r.) - Ministerstwo Infrastruktury - Portal Gov.pl }}</ref> At the border it will connect to the planned [[R3 expressway (Slovakia)|R3 expressway]].

[[File:Bialobrzegi-s7.jpg|thumb|300px|left|S7 near [[Białobrzegi]] ]]

== See also ==
* [[Highways in Poland]]
* [[European route E77]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Commons category|Expressway S7 (Poland)}}

{{Polish Expressways}}

[[Category:Expressways in Poland]]
[[Category:Proposed roads in Poland]]

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Expressway S7 (Poland) - Revision history

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