The highways in 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...

are divided into motorways and expressways

Limited-access road

A limited-access road known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway , including limited or no access to adjacent...

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These dual carriageway

Dual carriageway

A dual carriageway is a class of highway with two carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation...

s are managed by the state-owned National Motorway Company of Slovakia - NDS, established in 2005. The first modern highway in Slovakia was the motorway towards Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 whose construction was started on May 2, 1939.

NDS is currently managing and maintaining 225.25 km of motorways (diaľnice) and 97.86 km of expressways (rýchlostné cesty).

Motorways

The motorways in Slovakia, (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.

• Motorway D1
• Motorway D2
• Motorway D3
• Motorway D4

Expressways

The expressways in Slovakia, (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.

• Expressway R1
• Expressway R2
• Expressway R3
• Expressway R4
• Expressway R5
• Expressway R6
• Expressway R7
• Expressway R8
  R8 expressway (Slovakia)
  R8 is a planned expressway in western Slovakia.Total planned length: 54 km-External links:*...
  
  
• Expressway R9

External links

• NDS official web site