- R1 expressway (Slovakia)
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Expressway R1 Rýchlostná cesta R1
in operation under construction in planningRoute information Part of Length: 121.7 km (75.6 mi)
Under construction: 54 km (34 mi)
Planned: 50 km (31 mi)Major junctions From: Trnava To: Ružomberok Location Regions: Trnava Region, Nitra Region, Banská Bystrica Region, Žilina Region Major cities: Trnava, Nitra, Žiar nad Hronom, Zvolen, Banská Bystrica, Ružomberok Highway system R1 is an expressway (Slovak: rýchlostná cesta) in Slovakia. It starts near Trnava (D1) and ends in Ružomberok (D1) and it goes through or around Nitra, Hronský Beňadik, Žarnovica, Žiar nad Hronom (R2/R3), Zvolen and Banská Bystrica.
From 225 km there are:
- 167,7 km in operation
- 8 km under construction
- app. 50 km planned
The former partial designation of this route was D65.
Currently (as of October 2011), continous section between Trnava and Banská Bystrica is in operation. A linking section to Ružomberok and consequently back to motorway D1 has been planned since 2008, however, only a short bypass of Banská Bystrica is currently under construction, scheduled for opening in summer 2012. Both sections, Nitra-Hronský Beňadik and bypass of Banská Bystrica, are built, and will be operated under the conditions of a Public-private partnership project, unlike the rest of Slovak motorway and expressway network.
External links
- Exit list of expressway R1
- Site of the PPP operator (Slovak only)
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