R1 expressway (Slovakia)

R1 is an expressway (Slovak: rýchlostná cesta) in Slovakia, which begins near Trnava and ends in Ružomberok. The R1 passes Sereď, Nitra, Zlaté Moravce, Hronský Beňadik, Nová Baňa, Žarnovica, Žiar nad Hronom, Zvolen and Banská Bystrica. The former partial designation of this route was D65.

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Expressway R1
Rýchlostná cesta R1
     Completed        Under construction        Planned
Route information
Part of E58 E77 E571
Length270.5 km (168.1 mi)
Completed: 177.1 km (110.0 mi)
Planned: 93.4 km (58.0 mi)
Major junctions
From I/51 Trnava, North
Major intersections
To D1 near Ružomberok (planned)
Location
CountrySlovakia
RegionsTrnava Region, Nitra Region, Banská Bystrica Region, Žilina Region
Major citiesTrnava, Nitra, Žiar nad Hronom, Zvolen, Banská Bystrica, Ružomberok
Highway system

Currently, continuous section between Trnava and bypass of Banská Bystrica is in operation. A linking section to Ružomberok and consequently back to motorway D1 has been planned since 2008. Both sections, Nitra - Hronský Beňadik and bypass of Banská Bystrica, were built, and are operated as a public-private partnership project.

Chronology

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Construction of the R1 expressway began in the 1970s. The 17.2 kilometres (10.7 mi) long Šášovské Podhradie - Budča was built in the 1980s. The section Sereď - Pata was built only in a half profile so in the mid-1990, the upgrade to a four-lane road began. The entire 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) long section from Trnava to Sereď was completely opened on 15 July 2000.

ŽarnovicaŠášovské Podhradie; the section forming the Žarnovica bypass was built in two stages. The first one with the length of 9.675 kilometres (6.012 mi) was built between 2008 and 2010, and the second stage was built between 2008 and 2011, with its length totalling at 8.34 kilometres (5.18 mi).

Public private partnership project (PPP)

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A 46 kilometres (29 mi) long section Nitra - Tekovské Nemce was financed by a PPP project. EUR 130 million was paid by the Slovak state to Granvia for the maintenance of the road in addition to the construction itself.

Granvia built three separate sections, which have been under construction since 2009 and were handed over for use on 28 October 2011. The first section; 12.59 kilometres (7.82 mi) long between Nitra–západ – Selenec, for which the planned cost from 2007 was EUR 196 million (5 billion CZK) with financing from the Structural Fund, the state budget and the resources of the National Motorway Company.

Completed at the same time was the 18.97 kilometres (11.79 mi) long section connecting Nitra and Beladice, and the 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) long section between BeladiceTekovské Nemce which connects to the R1 at Zlaté Moravce.

Future development

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A 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long section in Banská Bystrica is under construction, and is planned to open in 2026. The remaining 48.3 kilometres (30.0 mi) between the R1 in Banská Bystrica and the D1 is not included in the construction plan until 2028.

Sections of the expressway

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Section number Section name Section length in km Year of commencement of works on the section Year of section completion Exits and junctions (x) with other motorways
1. Most pri Bratislave - Vlčkovce 42,1 2028 After the year 2040 1. D4xR1 junction

2. Senec - juh (South)

3. Pusté Úľany

4. Vlčkovce

2. Trnava - Sereď, Západ (Sereď, West) 13,1 1997 2000 1. Trnava - východ (East)

2. Trnava - Modranka

3. R1xD1 junction - Trnava

4. Vlčkovce - sever (North)

5. Vlčkovce - juh (South)

6. Sereď - sever (North)

7. Sereď - západ (West)

3. Sereď, Západ (Sereď, West) - Dolná Streda 2,4 1988, left half

1997, right half

1990, left half

1998, right half

1. Sereď - západ (West)

2. Galanta

4. Dolná Streda - Šoporňa 4,5 1983, right half

1997, left half

1989, right half

1998, left half

1. Šintava
5. Šoporňa - Pata 1,5 1993, right half

1997, left half

1995, right half

1998, left half

1. Pata
6. Pata - Báb 6,9 1997 1998 1. Hájske

2. Báb

7. Báb - Nitra, Západ (Nitra, West) 9,9 1976 1980 1. R1xR1A junction - Nitra, Západ (West)
8. Nitra, Západ (Nitra, West) - Selenec 14,3 2008 2011 1. Nitra - juh (South)

2. Nitra - východ (East)

9. Selenec - Beladice 18,9 2008 2011 Section without exits
10. Beladice - Tekovské Nemce 14,3 2008 2011 1. Zlaté Moravce
11. Tekovské Nemce - Hronský Beňadik 7,1 2004 2005 1. Čaradice

2. Hronský Beňadik

12. Hronský Beňadik - Rudno nad Hronom 3,6 2001 2003 Section without exits
13. Nová Baňa bypass 5,3 1997 2003 1. Nová Baňa
14. Nová Baňa - Rudno nad Hronom 4,0 2001 2003 Section without exits
15. Rudno nad Hronom - Žarnovica 5,4 2004 2006 Section without exits
16. Žarnovica bypass 4,4 1996, left half

2004, right half

1998, left half

2006, right half

1. Žarnovica
17. Žarnovica - Šášovské Podhradie 18,0 2008, I. subsection

2008, II. subsection

2010, I. subsection

2011, II. subsection

1. Bzenica

2. Lehôtka pod Brehmi

3. R1xR2 junction - Žiar nad Hronom, Juh (South)

18. Šášovské Podhradie - Budča 17,2 1982 1986 1. Hronská Breznica

2. Hronská Dúbrava

3. Budča

19. Budča - Kováčová 2,9 2001 2004 33. Zvolen - západ (West)

34. Zvolen - Stráže

20. Sliač (Kováčová) - Kremnička 11,9 1972 1975 35. Kováčová

36. Zvolen - Rákoš

37. Sielnica

38. Kremnička

21. Kremnička - Banská Bystrica, Juh (Banská Bystrica, South) 1,9 1972 1975 39. Banská Bystrica - juh (South) (Only for R1 access)
22. Banská Bystrica, Juh (Banská Bystrica, South) - Banská Bystrica, Západ (Banská Bystrica, West) 4,0 1975 1979 40. Banská Bystrica - Radvaň Park (R1 exit to Zvolen)

41. Banská Bystrica - Radvaň

42. Banská Bystrica - centrum (Center)

43. Banská Bystrica - Podlavice

44. Banská Bystrica - sever (North)

23. Banská Bystrica, northern bypass 5,6 2009 2012 45. Banská Bystrica - Center 1 and 2

46. Banská Bystrica - východ (East)

991. Temporary connection to the I/66 road

24. Banská Bystrica - Šalková 2,0 2023 2025 47. Šalková
25. Šalková - Slovenská Ľupča 6,1 2028 ? 48. Slovenská Ľupča
26. Slovenská Ľupča - Korytnica 14,9 2028 ? 59. Korytnica
27. Korytnica - Liptovská Osada 11,5 2028 ? 50. Liptovská Osada
28. Liptovská Osada - Ružomberok, Juh (Ružomberok, South) 9,5 2028 ? Section without exits
29. Ružomberok, Juh (Ružomberok, South)- junction with the road I/18 4,7 2028 ? 51. Ružomberok - juh (South)

52. Ružomberok - východ (East)

30. junction with the road I/18 - R1xD1 junction 2,6 2028 ? 53. Ivachnová, R1xD1 junction

See also

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