– At the worst moments of weekends, you can be stuck in traffic jams for two or even three hours – he talks about the Świnoujście-Wolin section money.pl one of the taxi drivers of a small corporation, who asked to remain anonymous. A spokesman for the Szczecin branch of the GDDKiA claims that the average travel time on this section is 35-45 minutes, although traffic is significantly heavier on weekends and calms down during the week, especially between Tuesday and Thursday. The reason for such large traffic jams is the renovation of the route, but the problems intensified after the opening of the tunnel under the Świna last year.
The tunnel in Świnoujście increased traffic jams on the S3. The route was not completed on time
Episode expressway S3 Świnoujście-Wolin-Parłówko (or Troszyn) was supposed to be opened in May this year. The deadline was not met, so there are still difficulties and traffic jams on the route. It seems to be nothing new, the problem is that this year their intensity has increased due to the tunnel.
The tunnel under the Świna in Świnoujście was opened in June last year. The investment, worth over PLN 900 million, connected the islands of Uznam and Wolin and the center of Świnoujście with the rest of Poland. We recently reported that the tunnel became a hit. The Vice-President of Świnoujście announced at the time that at the beginning of May the counter had reached 4 million. carwhich passed through the tunnel. – About 10-12 thousand cars pass through the tunnel every day. In the season, even 17 thousand – added Arkadiusz Mazepa.
However, the opening of the tunnel has significantly increased traffic on the S3 route, as there is no need to wait for a ferry crossing. An additional problem is the illegible signage on the S3, which is still a construction site. Combined with the increase in the number of touristsboth from Poland and abroad, the route is not able to handle so many cars and is jammed. The journey between Świnoujście and Wolin can take many hours – we read in money.pl.
When will traffic jams on S3 end? “Świnoujście has become a victim of its own success”
GDDKiA is already working on reducing traffic jams by changing the traffic organization, which is to make S3 travel more efficient. From October, it is planned to make the route available in sections between Świnoujście and the Łunowo junction and further to Międzyzdroje and the end of the section. On the other hand, “the remaining part of the route (between the junctions Miedzyzdroje and Świnoujście-Łunowo) is to be completed in December this year. No annex changing the completion date has been signed for this section, the contractor's claims are being analyzed,” said the spokesman for the Szczecin branch of the GDDKiA.
“Świnoujście has become a bit of a victim of its own success (…). On the one hand, we are happy that tourists so willingly choose Świnoujście and Międzyzdroje (…), but on the other hand we have to warn everyone, especially those coming from Szczecin, that we are still under construction. Getting to us still means waiting in lines for a while,” Hanna Mojsiuk, president of the Northern Chamber of Commerce, commented in an interview with money.pl.