- D3 motorway (Slovakia)
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D3 Motorway Diaľnica D3
in operation under construction in planningRoute information Part of Length: 14.1 km (8.8 mi)
Planned: 59 km (36.7 mi) +1.7 km (1.1 mi)Major junctions From: D1 near Hričovské Podhradie R5 near Svrčinovec (planned) To: S69 border with Poland Location Regions: Žilina Region Major cities: Žilina, Čadca Highway system The Motorway D3 (formerly D18), sometimes called the Kysuce Motorway, is a motorway in northern Slovakia. 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, E75 and E442.
It starts at the motorway junction with the D1, bypassing Žilina, then goes to the north around Kysucké Nové Mesto and Čadca, having an interchange with the R5, and ends near the village of Skalité, where it crosses the Polish border and connects to Expressway S69.
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-Strážov 6.85 km (+1.6 km), 4 lanes Jan/Dec 2007 Oščadnica - Čadca-Bukov 5,4 km (2 lanes) Oct 2004 Skalité - Polish border 0,15 km (2 lanes) Jan 2006 See also
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