Works on the A4 motorway, section Katowice-Krakow - update

We kindly inform you about the current traffic difficulties on the A4 Katowice-Kraków motorway, caused by modernization and repair works of the motorway infrastructure. The main objective of these works is to ensure an appropriate level of safety for drivers using the motorway.

Proper maintenance of the infrastructure of the A4 Katowice-Kraków motorway, e.g. carriageways and engineering structures (including bridges) results not only from the applicable regulations, but also from the provisions of the Concession Agreement, which obliges the concessionaire to hand over the motorway to the public party in 2027 in perfect technical condition, i.e. one that will not it required renovation and modernization over the following years.

CURRENT REPAIRS OF SURFACES

Narrowings to one lane on the carriageway towards Katowice on sections of approximately 500 m in the following locations, with a speed limit of 80 km/h:

• July 5 from 5.00 p.m. to the morning of July 6 behind the toll plaza in Balice (from km 399.5),
• July 6 from 5.00 p.m. to the morning of July 7 behind the Chrzanow junction (from km 371).

BRIDGE RENOVATION IN MYSŁOWICE

On a section of approx. 1 km (from km 348 to km 349):

• the carriageway towards Katowice is closed,
• on the carriageway towards Kraków, 2 narrowed lanes are intended for traffic in the direction of Katowice and 2 narrowed lanes for traffic in the direction of Kraków.

Completion of works is scheduled for November 2023.

As a result of the works carried out, the usability properties of the bridge will be improved, its service life will be extended and its aesthetics will be improved.

WORKS ON MOTORWAY JUNCTIONS

Mysłowice junction (km 346) - replacement of the road surface

• closure of the Kraków-Mysłowice slip road, i.e. the exit from the A4 from Krakow to Mysłowice. The detour  runs through the Murckowska junction in Katowice. 

Planned completion of all works at the junction: mid-August 2023. 

As a result of the works, the evenness of the surface, load-bearing capacity and its functional properties will be improved, the road body will be properly drained and, above all, the safety of the junction users will increase.

Brzęczkowice junction in Mysłowice (km 349) - crossroads of A4 motorway and S1 expressway - bridge renovation and replacement of the road surface

• exit from the S1 road to the A4 motorway for drivers going from Tychy, Bielsko-Biała and Cieszyn towards Krakow temporarily opened. It will be again closed on 10 July. The detour will run through the Sosnowiec Jęzor junction, and then back to the S1 towards Cieszyn and along the Łódź-Kraków slip road of the Brzęczkowice junction. The exit from S1 to the A4 motorway will be opened on July 31, 2023
• narrowing on the carriageway towards Kraków under the bridge, while maintaining traffic with two narrowed lanes and speed limit to 60 km/h. A "STOP" sign is placed on the slip road direction Łódź-Kraków (traffic from the S1 road to the A4 rmotorway),
• narrowing on the carriageway towards Katowice under the bridge, while maintaining traffic with two narrowed lanes and speed limit to 60 km/h. A "STOP" is placed on the slip road direction Cieszyn-Katowice (traffic from the S1 road to A4).
• on the S1 road, on both roadways (in the direction of Łódź and Cieszyn) in the area of ​​the bridge over the A4 - 2 narrowed traffic lanes with a speed limit of 60 km/h.

ATTENTION! Drivers taking the S1 expressway from Cieszyn or from Łódź towards Katowice are recommended to use the national road No. 86. Also, drivers driving the A4 motorway from Wrocław towards Łódź or Cieszyn are recommended to use the national road No. 86.

Completion of all works is scheduled for November 2023.

As a result of the works carried out, the following will occur: improvement of the functional properties and extension of the useful life of the bridge, improvement of surface evenness, load-bearing capacity and its functional properties, proper drainage of the road body and anti-corrosion protection, increased safety of users of the junction, and improvement of the aesthetics of the bridge.

Chrzanow junction (km 371) - resurfacing, bridge renovation

• closed slip roads between Chrzanów-Katowice (entrance to A4) and Kraków-Chrzanów (exit from A4).

The detour for the Chrzanów-Katowice slip road runs through a roundabout along the national road No. 79 (in Trzebinia) and then along the Trzebinia-Katowice slip road.

The detour for the Kraków-Chrzanów slip road runs through the Balin junction using the Kraków-Balin and Balin-Kraków slip roads.

Planned date of removal of the above impediments: early August 2023.

Planned completion of all works on the above-mentioned junction: October 2023 

Results of the above works: improving the evenness of the surface, load-bearing capacity and its functional properties, proper drainage of the road body and increasing the safety of users of the junction.

We are very sorry for traffic inconveniences. Please drive carefully.