D3 motorway (Slovakia)
Appearance
D3 Motorway | |
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Diaľnica D3 | |
Route information | |
Part of | |
Length | 14.1 km (8.8 mi) Planned: 59 km (36.7 mi) +1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | D1 near Hričovské Podhradie |
R5 near Svrčinovec (planned) | |
To | S1 border with Poland |
Location | |
Country | Slovakia |
Regions | Žilina Region |
Major cities | Žilina, Čadca |
Highway system | |
The Motorway D3 (formerly D18), sometimes called the Kysuce Motorway, is a motorway in northern Slovakia. Initially, it is supposed to be only a two lane motorway in the Čadca - Slovak/Polish border section, and four lane motorway in the remaining section Hričovské Podhradie - Čadca. It lies on these E-roads: E50, E75 and E442.
It starts at the motorway junction with the D1, bypassing Žilina, then goes to the north around Kysucké Nové Mesto and Čadca, having an interchange with the R5, and ends near the village of Skalité, where it crosses the Polish border and connects to Expressway S1.
From the total length of 60.398 km, there are (as of June 2014):
- 8.479 km of full motorway in operation
- 5.963 km of semi-motorway in operation
- 19.71 km under construction (2016)
- 27.499 km planned
Sections of the motorway
Open sections (as of November 2007):
Section | Length | Opening |
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Hričovské Podhradie (D1/D3) - Žilina-Strážov | 6.85 km (+1.6 km), 4 lanes | Jan/Dec 2007 |
Oščadnica - Čadca-Bukov | 5,4 km (2 lanes) | Oct 2004 |
Skalité - Polish border | 0,15 km (2 lanes) | Jan 2006 |