An airport with its own bypass and six-lane road. We are aware of the road plans around CPK
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The approximately 35-kilometer route connecting the airport to A2 is set to have two lanes and even up to three traffic lanes each.
The entire program includes around 90 km of new and upgraded roads at a cost of 1.33 billion złoty.
The roads are expected to be completed before the airport opens, scheduled for 2032.
The construction of the airport itself is only part of the Port Polska program. Equally important is creating a road network that will allow passengers, workers, deliveries, and cargo transport to reach the future port. Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has selected contractors for three contracts covering four main tasks, with a total value of exactly 1.328 billion złoty gross.
The most important element will be the Airport’s Eastern Connection. This is approximately 35 km of road running from the new Baranów junction on A2 to the CPK Wschód junction near the airport.
According to the latest information provided by the spokesperson for Port Poland, the route is set to be a two-lane national road, with three lanes in each direction. This means a 2×3 layout, resulting in a total of six lanes. The planned maximum allowable speed is 100 km/h. A junction named Izdebno will be built approximately halfway along the route.
This represents a very high capacity for a road that is primarily intended as an access route to the airport. However, it is also designed to handle not only passenger traffic but also the traffic associated with Airport City, a logistics center developing around the port, and cargo transport.
The Mirbud-Kobylarnia consortium will be responsible for the design and construction of this section. The value of the selected bid is 507.6 million zł gross.
The Baranów junction will connect the new road to A2
The new route will not simply be extended to the existing highway. A Baranów interchange will also be built, providing a direct connection between the airport’s road network and the A2.
This is important because the highway between Warsaw and Łódź itself is currently undergoing its largest reconstruction since opening. The General Directorate of National Roads and Highways (GDDKiA) signed the last of four contracts on October 26, 2026, for widening over 90 km of the A2 between Łódź and Warsaw. The total value of these contracts is approximately 1.3 billion złoty.
On most sections, the highway will change from two to three lanes in each direction. On the Mazovian section, additional lanes will be created mainly at the expense of a wide median strip.
The first sections of the expanded A2 are expected to be completed by the end of 2027, with the rest finished at the beginning of 2028. Only then will the main construction work begin on the new Baranów interchange connected to Port Polska. This arrangement ensures that the two major projects will not interfere with each other on the same stretch of highway.
Drivers using the A2 will still have to endure several years of construction. Once the current highway expansion is completed, it will be time to build the infrastructure leading to the airport.
The airport will get its own bypass
The Airport’s Eastern Connection will be just one part of the entire network. On the eastern side of the port, about 22 kilometers of new road will be built, running from the Kask Centralnych area to the CPK Wschód interchange.
Strabag will design and build the airport’s eastern bypass for 455.35 million zł gross. Under current plans, it will have two lanes in each direction. Interchanges ensuring access to the most important parts of the airport complex are also included along its route.
The scope of the project is extensive—intersections and interchanges, viaducts, bridges, animal crossings, retaining structures, and access roads will be constructed. Existing roads that conflict with the new layout will also be renovated.
The entire program includes around 40 engineering structures, over 100 environmental and hydrological permits, and approximately 12 kilometers of sound barriers and glare prevention measures. Infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists will also be developed.
Another 35 km of roads from the north and west
The third phase of the contract covers both the northern and western bypasses of the airport. The first will be approximately 23 km long, while the second will be about 12 km. NDI is responsible for both projects and has bid 364.68 million zł gross.
The northern bypass is intended to connect the eastern and western sections of the road network. The western bypass will be linked to national road No. 50 and will primarily serve the airport’s technical facilities.
The section of DK50 near the Wiskitki interchange also plans to have up to three lanes in each direction. Further ahead, the road parameters will change—individual sections of the western route are planned as single- or two-lane roads.
For ordinary passengers driving to the airport, the eastern route, which is a wide connection leading to A2, will remain the main access point.
A huge Warsaw bypass is also being planned in the background
The layout around the airport could be linked in the future to an even larger project – the Warsaw Agglomeration Bypass (OAW), with its western section set to run through areas near A2 and DK50.
GDDKiA is currently analyzing four options for the western part of OAW. Three propose building a new road along a new route, while the fourth involves making extensive use of the existing DK50. The route is intended to connect, among others, S7, the future S10, DK92, A2, S8, and again S7 south of Warsaw. The final route has not yet been decided.
This also matters for Port Polska, as solutions along DK50 and the Wiskitki interchange may require adjustments to accommodate the future expressway. Therefore, the current plans for the airport’s western layout may not be its final version.
CPK will pay, then GDDKiA will take over the road
The approach to carrying out the investment is also unusual. Centralny Port Komunikacyjny is responsible for preparing documentation, obtaining administrative approvals, purchasing the property, handling compensation, constructing, and financing the key roads.
In March 2026, CPK and GDDKiA signed an agreement outlining what would happen to the infrastructure after construction is completed. The new main routes serving the airport are set to be classified as national roads and handed over to GDDKiA. The road authorities will then be responsible for their maintenance. CPK is also required to build a special road maintenance ring dedicated to the roads connected to the port.
When will the roads around CPK be built?
The investments are carried out under the “Design and Build” model. This means that the selected companies must first prepare detailed documentation, obtain the required decisions and permits, before they can proceed to the construction sites.
Port Polska had previously estimated that work would be completed and permits for use obtained in the second half of 2031. The current contract schedule foresees 51 months of construction, excluding winter periods, which could mean the entire facility will be finished at the turn of 2031 and 2032.
The airport itself is scheduled to open in 2032. In the first phase, it will be prepared to handle 34 to 44 million passengers per year. At the same time as the airport, the first high-speed rail line connecting Warsaw via Port Polska to Łódź will be put into operation.
If the schedule is kept, before the new airport opens, central Poland will receive three-lane A2 roads, around 90 km of roads surrounding the airport itself, and a direct six-lane highway connection to the terminal.
Piotr Sobczyk