Editing Transport in Poland (section)

== Road transport ==
{{see also|Classes and categories of public roads in Poland}}

[[Image:DocelowyUkladDrog.svg|thumb|Map of planned motorway and expressway network in Poland.]]
[[Image:PL A2 Poznan Komorniki.JPG|thumb|A2 near [[Poznań]], opened in 2003]]
[[File:Ruch tirow 2015.svg|thumb|[[Semi-trailer truck]] average daily traffic in 2015]]

Polish public roads are grouped into categories related to [[Administrative divisions of Poland|administrative division]]. Poland has {{convert|424563|km|-1|abbr=on}} of public roads, of which {{convert|120563|km|-1|abbr=on}} are unsurfaced (2021):<ref name="gus_transport">{{Cite web|title=Rodzaje dróg w Polsce - Ministerstwo Infrastruktury - Portal Gov.pl|url=https://www.gov.pl/web/infrastruktura/rodzaje-drog-w-polsce|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Ministerstwo Infrastruktury|language=pl-PL}}</ref>
*[[National roads in Poland|National roads]] (Technical classes A, S, GP and exceptionally G): {{convert|19403|km|-1|abbr=on}}, {{convert|1.9|km|0|abbr=on}} unsurfaced
*[[Voivodeship road]]s (Classes G, Z and exceptionally GP): {{convert|28924|km|-1|abbr=on}}, {{convert|63.2|km|0|abbr=on}} unsurfaced
*[[Powiat road]]s (Classes G, Z and exceptionally L): {{convert|124572|km|-1|abbr=on}}, {{convert|11379|km|-1|abbr=on}} unsurfaced
*[[Gmina road]]s (Classes L, D and exceptionally Z): {{convert|251664|km|-1|abbr=on}}, {{convert|120419|km|-1|abbr=on}} unsurfaced

In recent years, the network has been improving and government spending on road construction recently saw a huge increase, due to rapid development of the country and the inflow of [[European Union]] funds for infrastructure projects.<ref name="euromonitor">{{cite web| url = http://www.euromonitor.com/Improving_Polands_transport_infrastructure| title = Adisa Banjanovic, Improving Poland's transport infrastructure}}</ref>

=== Motorways and expressways ===
{{Main|Highways in Poland}}
Polish motorways and expressways are part of national roads network. As of December 2021, there are {{convert|1721|km|-1}} of [[motorway]]s (''autostrady'', singular - ''autostrada'') and {{convert|2790|km|-1|abbr=on}} of [[Limited-access road|expressways]] (''drogi ekspresowe'', singular - ''droga ekspresowa'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gddkia.gov.pl/pl/a/31883/Przed-nami-kolejny-rekordowy-rok|title=Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Portal Gov.pl}}</ref>

[[File:Znak D9.svg|frameless|30px]] Motorways in Poland, {{convert|1721|km|-1|abbr=on}} (2021):<br>
[[A1 autostrada (Poland)|A1]]  |  [[A2 autostrada (Poland)|A2]]  |  [[A4 autostrada (Poland)|A4]]  |  [[A6 autostrada (Poland)|A6]]  |  [[A8 autostrada (Poland)|A8]]  |  [[A18 autostrada (Poland)|A18]]

[[File:PL road sign D-7.svg|frameless|30px]] Expressways in Poland, {{convert|2790|km|-1|abbr=on}} (2021):<br>[[Expressway S1 (Poland)|S1]] | [[Expressway S2 (Poland)|S2]] | [[Expressway S3 (Poland)|S3]] | [[Expressway S5 (Poland)|S5]] |
[[Expressway S6 (Poland)|S6]] | [[Expressway S7 (Poland)|S7]] | [[Expressway S8 (Poland)|S8]] | [[Expressway S10 (Poland)|S10]] |
[[Expressway S11 (Poland)|S11]] | [[Expressway S12 (Poland)|S12]] | [[Expressway S14 (Poland)|S14]] | [[Expressway S16 (Poland)|S16]] | 
[[Expressway S17 (Poland)|S17]] | [[Expressway S19 (Poland)|S19]] | [[Expressway S22 (Poland)|S22]] |
[[Expressway S51 (Poland)|S51]] | [[Expressway S52 (Poland)|S52]] | [[Expressway S61 (Poland)|S61]] | [[Expressway S74 (Poland)|S74]] | [[Expressway S79 (Poland)|S79]] | [[Expressway S86 (Poland)|S86]]