Construction of the Ornowo - Wirwajdy section on the S5 expressway is underway

Budimex begins the construction of the S5 expressway on the Ornowo - Wirwajdy section in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship. The symbolic groundbreaking ceremony took place on 29 July 2020. The net value of the contract with the Olsztyn branch of the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways amounts to PLN 165.6 million.

The construction of the Ornowo - Wirwajdy section will cover a distance of about 5 km. This section is a continuation of the Ostróda bypass within the national road No. 16 and is part of the S5 expressway to Grudziądz, and finally to Wrocław. The official commencement of works took place three months after the contract was signed.

The project involves the construction of a dual carriageway and the reconstruction of transverse access roads to the bypass. The project also involves the construction of an Ostróda Zachód junction, two viaducts and four animal crossings. The general contractor has undertaken to execute the project

within 31 months from the commencement of works. Winter periods are not included in the execution of works.

The construction of the S5 expressway on the Ornowo - Wirwajdy section is another road investment of Budimex in this part of Poland. Previously, the general contractor constructed the Olsztyn bypass and the southern bypass of Ostróda Pododcinek B, i.e. a nearly 10 km section of the S7 expressway (9.7 km) and a slightly shorter national road DK16 (9 km). The scope of works of the Ostróda investment also included the construction of the largest extradosed bridge in Europe. The record fourbayed investment with a total length of 677 metres was executed in overhang technology.