The new tramway route via Popowice will connect the tram trackage beside Mieszczańskie bridges with the tram trackage at ul. Milenijna. It will run via Dmowskiego, Długa, Starogroblowa and Popowicka streets. The new tram trackage will be almost 4 km long. The investment covers also the creation of full infrastructure, almost 5.5 km of rebuilt roads and 21 new stops. This is one of the biggest transport investments in Wroclaw. It is co-financed from the European Union, and its cost exceeds 222 million PLN.
Detours
Changes in road traffic organisation are planned for 6 months. The biggest changes will concern drivers going from and towards the Kozanów housing estate.
From ul. Pilczycka at the intersection with ul. Milenijna, drivers will be required to turn right. From ul. Milenijna (bridge), it will only be possible to drive straight or turn right. From ul. Milenijna – from the Na Ostatnim Groszu direction, only driving straight will be possible.
From ul. Popowicka, it will be possible to drive in all directions. Along the section from ul. Wejherowska to ul. Milenijna, ul. Popowicka will be a one-way street.
To the centre
From 8th May, drivers from ul. Lotnicza will not turn left towards Kozanów and the Milenijny bridge. The detour will run through ul. Wejherowska.
At the intersection of Popowicka and Wejherowska streets, the roadway will be narrowed – consequently, the bus turnout will be withdrawn from operation and moved to another place.
From the centre
From ul. Popowicka, drivers will not turn right to the northern roadway of the Milenijny bridge. Drivers will use a part of the southern roadway leading from the bridge to the centre. Therefore, it will not be possible to turn left at the exit from the Milenijny bridge into ul. Popowicka – drivers will have to go straight through ul. Milenijna and then turn left into ul. Legnicka and ul. Wejherowska.
Changes in bus stop locations
The reconstruction of the intersection involves also changes in routes of 15 bus lines: C, 101, 102, 103, 104, 119, 122, 126, 127, 128, 129, 140, 143, 319 and 245. Most of the changes concern the location of bus stops.
The route of trams running towards Kozanów and the city centre via ul. Milenijna will not change at this stage of the investment.
Bus lines 101, 102 and 140
Buses from Leśnica to the Kwiska stop will run from ul. Pilczycka via ul. Milenijna and ul. Legnicka to the stop at ul. Wejherowska.
Bus lines 101 and 102 running towards Maślice and Stabłowice will depart from the Kwiska stop located at ul. Wejherowska and then will return to their normal route via ul. Wejherowska and ul. Popowicka.
The bus line 140 running from the terminus at ul. Ślazowa to the Kwiska stop will use a detour route via ul. Milenijna and ul. Legnicka without stopping at the Wejherowska stop. In the opposite direction, the bus line 140 will run without changes from the Kwiska stop located at ul. Legnicka.
Bus lines 119, 129, 143 and 319
Bus lines 119, 129, 143 and 319 running from the Milenijny bridge towards ul. Na Ostatnim Groszu will use a detour route from the Milenijny bridge via ul. Milenijna and ul. Legnicka to the Kwiska stop near the depot without stopping at the Wejherowska stop.
In the opposite direction, towards Sołtysowice, Poświętne, Lipa Piotrowska and ul. Kamieńskiego, buses will depart from the Kwiska stop located at ul. Wejherowska.
Bus lines 122 and 128
Bus lines 122 and 128 running from ul. Długa towards ul. Na Ostatnim Groszu will use a detour route from ul. Popowicka via ul. Rysia to ul. Legnicka without stopping at the Wejherowska stop. On the detour route, the temporary Rysia stop will be located at ul. Rysia behind the intersection with ul. Popowicka.
In the opposite direction, towards Dworzec Autobusowy [Main Bus Station] and Zakrzów, buses will depart from the Kwiska stop located at ul. Wejherowska.
Bus line 126
The bus line 126 running from the Kuźniki housing estate towards Kozanów will use a detour route from ul. Lotnicza via ul. Legnicka and ul. Wejherowska to ul. Popowicka.
On the detour route, buses will stop at the Kwiska stop at ul. Wejherowska. In the reverse direction, the route will not change.
Bus lines C, 103, 104, 127 and 245
Bus lines C, 103, 104, 127 and 245 running from Kozanów towards ul. Popowicka and ul. Starogroblowa will use a detour route from ul. Pilczycka via ul. Milenijna, Legnicka and Wejherowska to ul. Popowicka. On the detour route, buses will stop at the Kwiska stop at ul. Wejherowska. In the reverse direction, buses will run without changes.
