At this pace, I’d guess the basic structure of the viaduct will be ready by the end of October; then the roadway needs to be laid, asphalt, kerbstones, pavements, street lighting, road markings, stairs, bus stops, wheelchair lifts – the finishing touches take the longest. Despite the current pace, I cannot see the entire construction process being complete this year; with a fair wind, spring 2019 should see it ready.
Below: view along Karczunkowska looking west. The incline begins to rise up towards the viaduct.
Below: view along Kaczunkowska from the tracks looking east.
Left: the retaining wall, close to the junction of ul. Buszycka. Note the interlocking concrete segments and behind them thousands of cubic metres of soil.
Below: view of the viaduct from the platform of W-wa Jeziorki, the coal train line in the foreground. Note the provisional pedestrian crossing; it is unlikely such a convenient facility will be allowed to remain after the work is finished - despite the scarcity of traffic on this line towards Siekierki power station.
Below: the bus loop takes shape, around the bend in the road of the re-profiled ul. Gogolińska.
Below: scaffolding being dismantled around the flight of concrete steps leading down from the viaduct towards ul. Goglińska and the bus loop. A Radom-bound train passes beneath.
There is a hurry to get the road done. By spring of next year, work on the S7 from Węzeł Okęcie down to Grójec should kick off; I guess that the closure of ul. Baletowa where the expressway will pass over on a viaduct will mean traffic re-routed along Karczunkowska. By then, it will have to be 100% ready.
Bonus shot: "The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last-chance power drive..."
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My father's return to Warsaw, 2017
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My father's first visit to Warsaw in 40 years
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What's worse - unemployment, or a badly-paid job?
This time four years ago:
A return to Liverpool
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Too good to last (anyone remember OLT Express airline?)
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Poland's Baltic coast as a holiday destination
This time nine years ago:
The Warsaw they fought and died for?
This time 11 years ago:
Floods, rainbows and hope
Bonus shot: "The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last-chance power drive..."
This time last year:
My father's return to Warsaw, 2017
This time two years ago:
My father's first visit to Warsaw in 40 years
This time three years ago:
What's worse - unemployment, or a badly-paid job?
This time four years ago:
A return to Liverpool
This time six years ago:
Too good to last (anyone remember OLT Express airline?)
This time seven years ago:
Poland's Baltic coast as a holiday destination
This time nine years ago:
The Warsaw they fought and died for?
This time 11 years ago:
Floods, rainbows and hope
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