Progress of works on the section of the S8 expressway near Pabianice and Rzgów

The 19.4-kilometre section of the S8 expressway being built by Budimex is part of a route that will connect the Wrocław, Łódź, Warsaw and Białystok agglomerations in the future.

The work is carried out in a two-shift system, and if the technology requires it – around the clock. 544 people work on the construction site – 53 representatives of the engineering staff, 21 foremen, 76 construction equipment operators, 180 drivers and 214 manual workers.
The work is carried out using 200 hardware units.

On the section under construction, the construction of embankments, stabilization of the subsoil, and strengthening of the ground with geosynthetic mattresses are underway. Geosynthetic mattresses are laid on the ground reinforced with concrete and gravel and concrete columns. A frost-resistant layer, a foundation of cement-stabilized aggregate, a substructure of mechanically stabilized crushed aggregate and a substructure of lean concrete are made. On one carriageway of the S-8 expressway, a 0.5 km long test section of concrete pavement was made (in the area of Róża).

The progress of road works has reached the level of 47 percent.
The progress of works is also visible on bridge structures. Foundation works in the field of large-diameter piles have been completed. The concreting of strip foundations, bodies and columns of bridge and viaduct supports is coming to an end. Wherever possible, load-bearing structures of objects are made. Along with the progressing construction of embankments, the abutments of bridge structures, animal crossings and culverts are being backfilled. The progress level of works on bridge structures is currently 42 percent.

Along the section under construction, rainwater drainage and water supply networks are being built. The concreting of the slopes and the bottom of the retention reservoirs is underway. Power and telecommunications networks are being rebuilt, and the construction of a lighting system has begun in the town of Modlica. The above-mentioned industry robots are 28 percent advanced.
The works will be completed on 5 January 2014.

Contract with the Łódź branch of the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways for the construction of the 8. of the section of the S8 expressway (Róża – Wrocław junction), with a net value of PLN 689.2 million, was signed on 5 October 2011.


As part of the contract, Budimex will build a 19.4-kilometre section of the S8 expressway and two road junctions – “Pabianice” and “Rzgów”.

The scope of contract work also includes:

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  construction of the “Guzew” Motorway Service Area with technical infrastructure,
  
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  construction of a toll zone with technical infrastructure,
  
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  reconstruction approx. a 150-meter section of the provincial road 485 along with the construction of a roundabout,
  
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  reconstruction approx. 1.4-kilometer section of national road No. 1,
  
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  reconstruction of county roads 3309E, 3303E, 2916E with a total length of 1.4 km,
  
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  reconstruction of 4 municipal roads with a total length of 2 km,
  
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  construction of sidewalks, exits, bus bays, parking lots for vehicles transporting hazardous materials,
  
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  construction of access roads with a total length of 26.7 km and collector roads with a total length of 3.4 km,
  
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  construction of slip roads at the “Pabianice” (2.3 km) and “Rzgów” (3.5 km) junctions,
  
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  construction of a surface and deep drainage system,
  
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  construction of 10 viaducts, including three along the expressway, two over the expressway, one over the county road, two along this road, one along the municipal road and one over the national road,
  
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  construction of three bridges over the Pabianka, Bychlewka and Dobrzynka rivers,
  
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  construction of a footbridge over the expressway,
  
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  construction of a utility passage along the S8 over the access road,
  
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  construction of 38 animal crossings and 71 culverts.
  

Construction in numbers:

Road works:

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  excavation – 305.4 thousand cubic meters,
  
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  embankment – 2.5 million cubic meters,
  
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  reinforcement of the ground with concrete columns with a gravel head with lengths from 7 to 18 m – 82,761 pieces with a total length of 720,325 m (720 km 325 m),
  
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  Reinforcement of the substrate with gravel and concrete columns with a length of 10-14m – 15,322 animals with a total length of 138,254 m (138 km 254 m),
  
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  reinforcement of the substrate by jet-grouting expansion injection – 4-12m long – 41 thousand sqm,
  
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  soil reinforcement with mattresses made of mechanically stabilized crushed aggregate 0/31.5mm – 128.2 cubic meters,
  
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  cement-stabilized aggregate substructure – 250 thousand cubic meters,
  
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  lean concrete substructure – 89 thousand. m. Six,
  
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  foundation made of mechanically stabilized crushed aggregate 0/31.5 mm – 120 thousand cubic meters,
  
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  asphalt concrete substructure – 29.9 thousand cubic meters,
  
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  asphalt concrete binding course – 13.4 thousand cubic meters,
  
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  wearing course of SMA and asphalt concrete – 4.9 thousand. cubic meters,
  
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  concrete surface – 116 thousand. cubic meters. (B45 concrete).
  

Bridge works:

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  large-diameter piles for the foundation of engineering structures and acoustic screens (1 m, 1.2 m, 1.5 m) – 2802 pieces with a total length of 44.6 km, 65,000 m3 of concrete cl. B25 and B30,
  
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  structural reinforcement (engineering structures, cubature) – 14.5 thousand. tone
  
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  structural concrete for engineering structures – 55,000 m3
  

Contact:

Maciej Zalewski

Spokesman for GDDKiA Branch in Łódź

Tel. (42) 662 23 84 , fax: (42) 662 23 77

comm. 0 600 885 171

mzalewski@gddkia.gov.pl

Krzysztof Kozioł

Spokesman

Director of the External Communication Office

Budimex SA

Tel. (22) 62 36 112, fax: (22) 62 36 014

comm. 0 605 557 101

krzysztof.koziol@budimex.pl