Highways in Slovakia

Highway network in Slovakia (August 2018)   
   Completed       Under construction       Planned

The highways in Slovakia are divided into motorways and expressways.

These dual carriageways are managed by the state-owned National Motorway Company of Slovakia - NDS, established in 2005. The first modern highway in Slovakia should have been in the 30s planned motorway connecting Prague with northern parts of Slovakia; however the construction of the Slovak motorways was not started until 1970s.

NDS is currently managing and maintaining 432 km of motorways (diaľnica) and 288 km of expressways (rýchlostné cesty).

Motorways

Example motorway road sign in Slovakia

The motorways in Slovakia, Slovak: Diaľnica (abbr. D), are defined as two-lane motorways in each direction, with emergency lane. The speed limit is 130 km/h or 80 mph. Their road signs are white on red.

Number	E-roads	From	Via	To	Total length (km)	Completed (km)	Under construction (km)	Map
	E50 E58 E75 E571	Bratislava	Trnava - Trenčín – Žilina – Prešov – Košice	Záhor	516.4	365.8	54.5
	E65 E75	Brodské	Malacky – Bratislava	Čunovo	80.5	80.5	-
	E50 E442 E75	Hričovské Podhradie	Žilina – Čadca	Skalité	60.8	34.8	5.7
		Jarovce	Bratislava bypass	Devínska Nová Ves	47.9	5.0	27.3
Total length:					705.6	486.1	87.5

Expressways

Example expressway road sign in Slovakia

The expressways in Slovakia, Slovak: rýchlostné cesty (abbr. R), are defined as dual carriageways with lower standards than that of a motorway, but with the same restrictions. The speed limit is 130 km/h or 80 mph. Their road signs are white on red.

Number	E-roads	From	Via	To	Total length (km)	Completed (km)	Under construction (km)	Map
	E58 E77 E571 E572	Trnava	Nitra - Zvolen - Banská Bystrica	Ružomberok	262.3	170.0	0
	E58 E77 E571 E572	Trenčín	Prievidza - Zvolen - Lučenec	Košice	303.8*	53.6*	0
	E77	Trstená	Martin - Žiar nad Hronom	Šahy	200*	18*	0
	E50 E58 E71 E371	Vyšný Komárnik	Svidník − Prešov - Košice	Milhosť	73.9*	18.8*	0
	E75	Svrčinovec		Svrčinovec	2.0	0	0
	E75	Lysá pod Makytou	Púchov	Beluša	25.9	2.7	0
	E575	Bratislava	Dunajská Streda - Nové Zámky - Veľký Krtíš	Lučenec	218.9	0	32.2
		Nitra	Topoľčany	Hradište	54.6	0	0
Total length:					1141.4	263.1	32.2

* The lengths of the expressways are stated without concurrences.

History of construction

Year Motorways in use (km) Expressways in use (km) Under construction (km) 1969 0 0 29.3 1971 0 0 29.3 1972 0 0 67.0 1973 29.3 0 76.2 1974 29.3 0 76.2 1975 46.1 13.8 73.0 1976 53.3 13.8 80.8 1977 67.6 13.8 68.7 1978 115.6 13.8 52.4 1979 115.6 16.8 49.8 1980 115.6 28.6 53.1 1981 115.6 32.1 49.6 1982 142.7 32.1 37.8 1983 150.1 32.1 54.6 1984 150.1 32.1 65.0 1985 165.2 32.1 51.0 1986 173.1 47.4 27.9 1987 173.1 47.4 35.7 1988 191.9 47.4 21.1 1989 191.9 50.9 17.5

Year Motorways in use (km) Expressways in use (km) Under construction (km) 1990 195.4 55.0 5.5 1991 197.4 55.0 11.2 1992 197.4 55.0 11.2 1993 197.4 55.0 13.9 1994 197.4 55.0 21.4 1995 197.4 57.7 18.7 1996 216.1 57.7 65.2 1997 219.2 57.7 122.2 1998 288.6 69.9 120.9 1999 290.6 69.9 80.6 2000 290.6 77.0 24.3 2001 290.6 77.0 41.5 2002 297.1 77.0 44.0 2003 307.8 89.9 38.5 2004 314.6 95.4 78.5 2005 326.5 98.2 97.2 2006 326.5 119.1 82.5 2007 363.7 125.6 57.8 2008 381.6 128.3 73.1 2009 389.6 138.0 106.4

Year Motorways in use (km) Expressways in use (km) Under construction (km) 2010 414.8 153.6 85.0 2011 417.8 205.8 66.0 2012 416.8 212.0 67.8 2013 417.8 227.2 91.5 2014 417.8 232.9 132.2 2015 464.0 245.0 74.0 2016 464.0 254.5 144.8 2017 483.7 262.4 128.3 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029

See also

• Transport in Slovakia

External links

• NDS official web site
• Electronic system of vignette
• Interactive map of highways
• History of highway construction in Slovakia