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The first plans to connect Prague to Slovakia and Mukachevo in today's Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine, which was part of Czechoslovakia at that time, were in the 1930s. The construction of the motorway (freeway) began in the Czech part in the late 1930s, but in the Slovak part nothing was built. After the end of World War II, highway construction was abandoned, due to post-war reconstruction. But in the 1960s, traffic was growing very fast, and a new plan for a D1 highway was available soon, without the part in Zakarpattia Oblast, which became part of the USSR in 1945.
In the Czech part of Czechoslovakia construction work began in 1967. In the Slovak part it began in 1973 by the construction of the part Ivachnová - Liptovský Mikuláš, a 14 km long section in northern Slovakia, along with the construction of the Liptovská Mara dam. In 1972 construction of section from Bratislava to Senec began (it was D61 at that time) and in the 1970s extended to Trnava (total 36 km). The 19 km Prešov - Košice motorway was added in 1980. Until the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, another 20 km were built - from L. Mikuláš to Hybe -, totalling some 52 km in the Slovak part, contrasting to 224 km in Czech part. D61 was built to the village of Horná Streda few kilometres behind Piešťany in 1988, with the total length of that section 42 km. Further 45 km were built after 1993 on D1, and another 27 km on D61, until D1 and D61 merged with each other to form the current D1 motorway.
In 1999, Dzurinda's government stopped or slowed down construction on unopened sections - around Sverepec, for example and stopped preparation for various others. Construction continued again since 2002. Construction works continue today, and the planned date for finishing the entire motorway from Bratislava to Košice varies.
The most difficult section to construct will be between Žilina and Ružomberok, as there will be most of the tunnels on the entire motorway, including the longest one near Višňové. The motorway has also disputed planned section around Prešov, as there are disagreements over the planned routes.
There are plans to "finish" D1 between Bratislava and Košice in 2015 - with several important exceptions. Žilina and Prešovbypasses will be temporarily substituted by four-lane road through these towns and all tunnels between Žilina and Prešov will be opened only as two-lane tunnels with two-way traffic. Four-lane motorway connecting two largest towns in Slovakia will be finished at the earliest in 2018.
Section at Prešov was opened in late 2021. That also includes a Prešov tunnel with 2240 meters of length.[1]
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Section number
Section name in Slovak
Section length in km
Year of commencement of works on section
Year of section completion
Exits and junctions (x) with other motorways
1.
Bratislava, Viedenská - Bratislava, Prístavný most
3,2
2003
2005
1. Junction D1xD2,
2. Bratislava - Pečňa
3. Bratislava - Viedenská
4. Bratislava - Panónska
2.
Bratislava, Prístavný most - Bratislava, Prievoz
3,0
1977
1983, left half
1985, right half
1. Bratislava - Ovsište
2. Bratislava - Prievoz
3.
Bratislava, Prievoz - Bratislava, Mierová
2,6
1984
1990
1. Bratislava - Mierová
4.
Bratislava, Mierová - Bratislava, Senecká cesta
5,5
1999
2002
1. Bratislava - Galvaniho
2. Bratislava - Airport
3. Bratislava - Zlaté piesky
5.
Bratislava, Senecká cesta - Senec
13,0
1972
1975
10. Bratislava - Vajnory
12. Triblavina
13. Senec
5.
Bratislava, Vajnory - Senec, expansion to 3 + 3 lanes in the section Bratislava, Vajnory - Senec, east (Blatné) - I. stage (Section Bratislava, Vajnory - Triblavina)
3,6
2022
2025
10. Bratislava - Vajnory, reconstruction
11. Bratislava, exit II, intersection D1xD4
12. Triblavina, opened on October 29, 2021
5.
Bratislava, Vajnory - Senec, expansion to 4 + 4 lanes in the section Bratislava, Vajnory - Senec, east (Blatné) - II. stage (Section Triblavina - Senec, east)
2021 - Exit Lietavská Lúčka (already open ahead of the rest of the section, so as to provide exit and entry to the Hričovské Podhradie - Lietavská Lúčka section)
2023 - Rest of section
1. Lietavská Lúčka
20.
Dubná Skala - Turany
13,5 + 3,3 spur route
2011
2015
1. Dubná Skala
2. Junction D1xR3, Martin
3. Turany 1
21.
Turany - Hubová
13,5
2021
2027
1. Turany 2
22.
Hubová - Ivachnová
15,2
2013
2023
1. Hubová
2. Likavka
23.
Ivachnová - Liptovský Mikuláš
15
1973
1977
1. Temporary exit to road I/18
2. Ivachnová
24.
Liptovský Mikuláš - Liptovský Ján
6,4
1972
1976
1. Liptovský Mikuláš
2. Liptovský Ján
25.
Liptovský Ján - Liptovský Hrádok
5,1
1975
1983
1. Liptovský Hrádok
26.
Liptovský Hrádok - Hybe
8,2
1983, left half
1987, right half
1986, left half
1990, right half
1. Hybe
27.
Hybe - Važec
10,4
1996
1998, left half
2000, right half
1. Východná
2. Važec
28.
Važec - Mengusovce
12
1998
2007, left half
2008, right half
1. Štrba
2. Mengusovce
29.
Mengusovce - Jánovce
26,4
2005, II.subsection
2005, III. subsection - left half
2006, I.subsection
2007, III. subsection - right half
2008, II. subsection
2008, III. subsection - left half
2009, I. subsection
2009, III. subsection - right half
1. Poprad - Západ (West)
2. Vysoké Tatry
3. Poprad - Východ (East)
4. Jánovce
30.
Jánovce - Jablonov
19,2
2011, I. subsection
2012, II. subsection
2015, I. subsection
2015, II. subsection
1. Levoča
31.
Jablonov - Studenec
4,6
2009, right half
2010, left half
2010, right half
2012, left half
1. Jablonov
32.
Studenec - Beharovce
3,1
2009
2010
1. Beharovce
33.
Beharovce - Fričovce
13,7
1996, Široké bypass
1996, tunnel Branisko, right tunnel tube
1997, Beharovce bypass, right half
1997, Fričovce bypass
2001, Široké bypass
2003, tunnel Branisko, right tunnel tube
2003, Beharovce bypass, right half
2003, Fričovce bypass
1. Behárovce
2. Široké
3. Fričovce
33.
Beharovce bypass, left half
Tunel Branisko, left tunnel tube
7,6
2023
2028
Section without exits
34.
Fričovce - Svinia
10,9
2011
2015
1. Svinia
35.
Svinia - Prešov, Západ (Prešov, West)
6,8
2005
2010
1. Junction D1xR4, Prešov - Západ (West)
36.
Prešov, Západ (Prešov, West) - Prešov, Juh (Prešov, South)
7,8
2017
2021
1. Junction D1xR4 Prešov - Západ (West)
2. Dostavba výjazdu Prešov - Juh (South)
37.
Prešov, Juh (Prešov, South)- Ličartovce
10,6
1978
1982
1. Temporary exit to road I/80
2. Prešov - Juh (South)
3. Lemešany
38.
Ličartovce - Budimír
9,1
1983
1988
1. Nová Polhora
2. Košice - Sever (North)
39.
Budimír - Bidovce
14,4
2016
2019
1. Košice - Sever (North)
2. Junction D1xR2,
Košické Olšany
3. Bidovce
40.
Bidovce - Dargov
12,6
2026
2029
1. Dargov
41.
Dargov - Pozdišovce
18,2
2026
2029
1. Parchovany
42.
Pozdišovce - Michalovce
12,1
2027
2030
1. Michalovce
43.
Michalovce - Sobrance
15,8
2027
2030
1. Sobrance
44.
Sobrance - Záhor, štátna hranica Slovensko/Ukrajina
15,5
2027
2030
1. Záhor
2. Border crossing Slovakia (EU) / Ukraine
Bridges and viaducts
This is a list of bridges and viaducts as seen when moving from west to east:
