Łódź Ring Road

Łódź Ring Road (Obwodnica Łodzi in Polish) is a complex of motorways (A1 and A2) and expressways (S8 and S14) in Poland, built in order to decrease the traffic in the city of Łódź and neighboring regions of Zgierz, Pabianice and Rzgów.

Eastern section: A1
This section is 37 km long and it is a part of E75 European route. It has been opened on July 1, 2016.

Northern section: A2
This section is 20 km long and it is a part of E30 European route. The section between Emilia and Stryków junctions has been opened on July 26, 2006. Following section between Stryków and Łódź Północ junctions has been opened on December 22, 2008.

Southern section: S8
This section is 19.3 km long and it is a part of E67 European route and DK12 Polish national road. The first section between Róża and Rzgów has been opened on April 11, 2014. The second section between Rzgów and Łódź Południe junction has been opened on July 1, 2016.

Western section: S14
This section is 42 km long. The first section between Dobroń and Łódź Lublinek junctions was opened on May 16, 2012 (400 m long section between planned Łódź Lublinek junction and Szynkielew III temporary junction, along with a section of DK14 national road between Pabianicka St. in Łódź and Łódź Lublinek junction) and July 13, 2012 (following Dobroń - Szynkielew III section). The second section, between Róża and Dobroń junctions, has been opened on April 11, 2014. The construction of third section, between Emilia and Łódź Lublinek junctions, has begun in 2019 and opened in July 2023, thus making Łódź the first city in Poland with a complete beltway.