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Highways in Slovakia are divided into motorways (Slovak: diaľnica) and expressways (Slovak: rýchlostná cesta).

The majority of 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 built in the 1930s. The planned motorway would have connected Prague with northern Slovakia. However, the construction of Slovak motorways did not begin until the 1970s.

NDS currently manages and maintains 854 km (530 mi) of motorways and expressways.^[1]By the year 2030 the highway network Slovakia will be around 1904 km.

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From April 1st 2020 the term "expressway" has been removed from road traffic rules and therefore the motorways and expressways in full profile are marked with a new motorway sign.^[2]

Motorways

Motorways in Slovakia (Slovak: diaľnica, abbr. D) have two separated lanes in each direction, with an emergency lane on each side. The Speed limit is 130 km/h (81 mph) with white-on-red road signs.

Sign	E-roads	Route			Total length (km)[1]	In use		Under construction (km)[1]	Map
		From	Via	To		(km)[1]	%
		Bratislava	Trnava - Trenčín - Žilina - Prešov - Košice	Záhor	510.49	395.9	78%	28.4
		Brodské	Malacky - Bratislava	Čunovo	80.50	80.50	100%	-
		Hričovské Podhradie	Žilina - Čadca	Skalité	65.58	33.91	52%	5.67
		Jarovce	Bratislava orbital motorway	Devínska Nová Ves	48.78	32.79	67%	-
					705.35	543.1	77%	34.07

Expressways

Expressways in Slovakia (Slovak: rýchlostná cesta, abbr. R) are dual carriageways with lower standards than those of motorway, but with the same restrictions. Their speed limit is 130 km/h (81 mph) with white-on-red road signs.

Sign	E-roads	Route			Total length (km)[1]	In use		Under construction (km)[1]	Map
		From	Via	To		(km)[1]	%
		Trnava	Nitra - Zvolen - Banská Bystrica	Ružomberok	270.94	178.71	66%	0
		Trenčín	Prievidza - Zvolen - Lučenec	Košice	337.28[0]	54.7[0]	16%	36.87
		Trstená	Martin - Žiar nad Hronom	Šahy	184.67[0]	19.8[0]	11%	5.58
		Vyšný Komárnik	Svidník − Prešov - Košice	Milhosť	99.40[0]	18.75[0]	19%	4.30
		Svrčinovec		Svrčinovec	1.71	0	0%	0
		Lysá pod Makytou	Púchov	Beluša	30.55	7.55	25%	0
		Bratislava	Dunajská Streda - Nové Zámky - Veľký Krtíš	Lučenec	219.81	32.12	15%	0
		Nitra	Topoľčany	Hradište	54.89	0	0%	0
0 length of the expressway is stated without concurrences					1199.25	311.63	26%	46.75

Toll requirements

All vehicles must have an electronic vignette to use the motorways and expressways in Slovakia. Cars, vans and motorbikes up to 3.5 tonnes only need to buy a single vignette which costs €10 for 10 days, €14 for 1 month and €50 for a year. It also applies for cars towing a trailer below 3.5 tonnes, but cars towing above 3.5 tonnes have to buy two vignettes.

Lorries have to buy an e-myto to use the highways and expressways. There are different fares for lorries below 3.5 tonnes and lorries above 3.5 tonnes.

All the sections of motorways and expressways are toll roads except for these sections:

BA Lamač -BA peterzalka

BB Juh - BB Sever

BA Petržalka - BA Výhod

See also

• Transport in Slovakia
• List of controlled-access highway systems
• Evolution of motorway construction in European nations

References

External links

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

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