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D4 motorway (Slovakia)

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D4 Motorway
Diaľnica D4
     Completed        Under construction        Planned
Diaľnica D4 - Ketelec 2.jpg
Almost finished motorway D4 in May 2020
Route information
Part of E58
Length48 km (30 mi)
Completed: 32 km (20 mi)
Planned: 16 km (9.9 mi)
Major junctions
FromA6 A6 border with Austria
Major intersections
ToA6 S8 border with Austria
Location
CountrySlovakia
RegionsBratislava Region
Major citiesBratislava
Highway system
D3 D1

D4 is a motorway in southwestern Slovakia. The planned highway is commonly referred to as the Bratislava bypass. For decades, there was only a short stretch from Austrian border at Jarovce to the junction with D2 (part of the former D61), construction of which started in 1996 and was opened in 1998. Construction of various other parts started in the late 2010s, with several openings throughout 2020 and 2021. The extension to the motorway D1 between Bratislava and Senec is underway, in order to connect the southern bypass of Bratislava to the country's main traffic artery. The bypass also intersects with expressway R7, parts of which are already open as well.

History

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The connecting motorway on the Austrian side, Nordost Autobahn A6 was opened on 19 November 2007. The highway connects the border with Slovakia to the Ost Autobahn A4. It provided connection to 3rd of its 5 neighboring country, until 2007 Slovakia was connected by motorway only to the Czech Republic and Hungary.[1]

In 2016, the construction began of the 27 km long motorway section from the D2xD4 junction near Jarovce to Bratislava, Rača. All the section was set to open in 2020, which was delayed due to construction problems. Therefore, only the Bratislava, South - Bratislava, Podunajské Biskupice and the Bratislava, Podunajské Biskupice - Bratislava, Vrakuňa sections were opened in 2020. The rest of the section opened in the fall of 2021. However, the D1xD4 junction has been delayed all the way to the year 2026. [2] [3]

Sections of the motorway

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Section number Section name Section length in km Year of commencement of works on the section Year of section completion (dd/mm/yy) Exits and junctions (x) with other motorways
1. SK/AT border – Bratislava, Jarovce 2,0 1996 1999 D4xD2 junction, Bratislava-Jarovce
2. Bratislava, Jarovce – Bratislava, Petržalka 2,5 2016 3.10.2021 Bratislava-Petržalka
3. Bratislava, Petržalka – Bratislava, juh (Bratislava, South) 4,5 2016 26.9.2021 D4xR7 junction, Bratislava-juh (South)
4. Bratislava, juh (Bratislava, South) – Bratislava, Podunajské Biskupice 4,0 2016 19.7.2020 Bratislava-Podunajské Biskupice
5. Bratislava, Podunajské Biskupice – Bratislava, Vrakuňa 3,6 2016 8.11.2020 Bratislava-Vrakuňa
6. Bratislava, Vrakuňa – Bratislava, východ I (Bratislava, East I) 7,5 2016 11.2.2021 Bratislava-východ I (East I)
7. Bratislava, východ I (Bratislava, East I) – D4xD1 Bratislava, východ II, (Bratislava, East II) junction 1,0 2016 12.11.2021 Section without exits
7. D4xD1 Bratislava, východ II (Bratislava, East II) junction 0,0 2016 2025 Bratislava-východ II (East II), D4xD1 junction
8. Bratislava, východ II (Bratislava, East II) – Bratislava, Vajnory 2,0 2016 12.11.2021 Bratislava-Vajnory
9. Bratislava, Vajnory – Bratislava, Rača 2,4 2016 5.9.2021 Bratislava-Rača
10. Bratislava, Rača – Bratislava, Záhorská Bystrica 12,4 2029 2035 Bratislava-Záhorská Bystrica, dostavba
11. Bratislava, Záhorská Bystrica – Bratislava, Devinska Nová Ves, left half 3,0 2009 2011 Bratislava-Záhorská Bystrica,

temporary connection D4xD2 junction, Stupava

Bratislava-Devínska Nová Ves, temporary connection

11. Bratislava, Záhorská Bystrica – Bratislava, Devinska Nová Ves, right half 3,0 2028 ? Bratislava-Devínska Nová Ves,
12. Bratislava, Devínska Nová Ves – SK/AT border 3,6 2028 ? Section without exits, connection to an Austrian expressway at the border

See also

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