The Motorway D3 sometimes called the Kysuce

Kysuce

Kysuce is a traditional informal name of a region in north-western Slovakia, situated around the Kysuca river and bordering the Orava region in the east and the Czech Republic in the west. It consists of two districts, Čadca and Kysucké Nové Mesto. The region is surrounded by the numerous mountain...

 Motorway, is a motorway in northern Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

. 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

European route E50

European route E 50 is an A-type east–west connection across the European continent. It connects the key naval port of Brest France with Makhachkala, on the Caspian Sea in the Russian republic Dagestan....

, E75

European route E75

European route E 75 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe.The E 75 starts from Vardø, Norway in the Barents Sea and runs south through Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia and Republic of Macedonia to Sitia, Greece on...

 and E442.

It starts at the motorway junction with the D1, bypassing Žilina

Žilina

Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a...

, then goes to the north around Kysucké Nové Mesto

Kysucké Nové Mesto

Kysucké Nové Mesto is a town in Žilina Region, Slovakia, near the city of Žilina.-History:The first written record to the Kysuce region, which was relatively uninhabited at that time, was in 1244, and to the town in 1325 under name Congsberg...

 and Čadca

Cadca

Čadca is a district town in northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic.-Geography:It is located south of the Jablunkov Pass, surrounded by the Javorníky, Kysucké Beskydy and Turzovská vrchovina mountain ranges. It lies in the valley of the Kysuca river, around 30 km...

, having an interchange with the R5

Expressway R5 (Slovakia)

R5 is a very short expressway in northern Slovakia.It will connect northern Slovakia with Ostrava agglomeration. It starts on highway interchange with D3 just north of Čadca and ends at SK/CZ border.Total length: 3 km....

, and ends near the village of Skalité

Skalité

Skalité is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.-History:In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662. In late October 1938, Skalite, together with adjacent villages, was occupied by the Polish Army...

, where it crosses the Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 border and connects to Expressway S69

Expressway S69 (Poland)

Expressway S69 or Express Road S69 is major road in Poland which, when completed, will run from Bielsko-Biała to the border with Slovakia at Zwardoń/Skalité where it will connect with Slovakian motorway D3...

.

From the total length of 65 km, there are (as of July 2010):

• 6,85 km of full motorway in operation
• 5,4 km of semi-motorway in operation
• 3,125 km under construction (2015)
• 49 km of semi-motorway planned

Sections of the motorway

Open sections (as of November 2007):

Section	Length	Opening
Hričovské Podhradie (D1/D3) - Žilina Žilina Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 85,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a... -Strážov	6.85 km (+1.6 km), 4 lanes	Jan/Dec 2007
Oščadnica Ošcadnica Oščadnica is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. The village is now a well known touristic resort, offering private apparments and agrobusiness. During the winter a ski resort Oščadnica-Veľká Rača is a popular destination.-Geography:The...  - Čadca Cadca Čadca is a district town in northern Slovakia, near the border with Poland and the Czech Republic.-Geography:It is located south of the Jablunkov Pass, surrounded by the Javorníky, Kysucké Beskydy and Turzovská vrchovina mountain ranges. It lies in the valley of the Kysuca river, around 30 km... -Bukov	5,4 km (2 lanes)	Oct 2004
Skalité Skalité Skalité is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.-History:In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662. In late October 1938, Skalite, together with adjacent villages, was occupied by the Polish Army... - Polish border	0,15 km (2 lanes)	Jan 2006

External links

• Exit list of Motorway D3