The road follows the route of a German single carriageway autobahn between Elbląg (Elbing) and Kaliningrad (Königsberg) built in the 1930s, known informally as Berlinka.

The old autobahn was completely reconstructed and opened as an express road in September 2008.

At the same time, the original concrete carriageway was demolished almost along the entire length of the route, and only a few traces of it remain.

All of the remaining original overpasses and bridges were demolished and replaced with modern works.

The construction of the road cost 483 mln PLN, of which over one third was provided by the European Union.