M85 expressway (Hungary) explained

Country:HUN
Type:Mb
Route:85
Map:M85 Autóút Hungary.png
Map Notes: in use planned other highways
Image Notes:M85 near Enese
Length Km:83
Length Notes:95km (59miles) planned
Established:2008
Terminus A: near Győr
Junction:
  • near Győr, Csorna, Fertőd and Sopron
  • near Csorna
  • near Nagycenk and Sopron
Terminus B:Sopron
border with
Counties:Győr-Moson-Sopron
Cities:Győr, Csorna, Sopron

The M85 expressway (Hungarian: M85-ös autóút) is a Hungarian expressway connecting Győr to Sopron. It will eventually connect M1 motorway to the Austrian border.

Timeline

SectionLengthOpenedNotes
Győr nyugat (M1) – Enese82NaN216 June 2015[1] Built between 2013 – 2015.
Enese bypass72NaN221 December 2011Built between 2009 – 2011.
Enese – Kóny32NaN216 June 2015Built between 2013 – 2015.
Kóny – Csorna62NaN29 September 2015[2] Built between 2013 – 2015.
Csorna bypass I.52NaN29 September 2015Segment I. (East), built between 2013 – 2015.
Common route with M86 expressway. This section was extended 2x3 lane.
Csorna bypass II. (M86 junction - Csorny nyugat)4.52NaN215 December 2017[3] Segment II. (West), built between 2015 – 2017.
Csorna nyugat – Sopron kelet512NaN216 December 2020Built between 2017 – 2020.
Sopron kelet – Balf2.52NaN29 June 2021Built between 2017 – 2021.
Balf – Sopron észak6.42NaN210 December 2021Built between 2018 – 2021.
Sopron észak to the border4.62NaN2Planned in 2024Under construction, with Sopron Tunnel

Route description

CountykmTypeDestinationNotes

Győr-Moson-Sopron
0 Main road 1 – Győr /
Mosonmagyaróvár, towards to Vienna (A), Bratislava (SK) /---- Main road 85 – Ikrény /----- – Budapest and Vámosszabadi
The eastern terminus of the expressway.----Kilometrage starting point----Roundabout and interchange junction
align=center 8align=center Rábapatona
align=center 10align=center Lébény, Bezi / Enese, Tét
align=center 16align=center Kóny / RábcakapiConnecting to petrol station and Truck parking.
align=center 21align=center
align=center 23align=center Mosonmagyaróvár---- – Sopron /
Szombathely, towards to Marbor (SLO)
The northern terminus of the common road with M85-M86 expressways, and E65 route.----The eastern part of Csorna bypass.----The northern terminus of 2x3 lane road.
align=center align=center over the Győr–Sopron railway line
align=center 25align=center over the Pápa–Csorna railway line
align=center 27align=center Sopron, Kapuvár---- Szombathely, towards to Marbor (SLO)The southern terminus of the common road with M85-M86 expressways, and E65 route.----The southern part of Csorna bypass.----The southern terminus of 2x3 lane road.
align=center align=center over the Hegyeshalom–Szombathely railway line
align=center 32align=center Jobaháza, Farád / Csorna nyugat nyugat means West
40Babóti pihenőhelyparking, WC, and water (petrol station in the future)----pihenőhely means Rest area
align=center 44align=center Beled, Hövej / Kapuvár
align=center 53align=center Fertőd, FertőendrédConnecting to Main road 85.
align=center 55align=center Széchenyi pihenőhelyparking, WC, and water
align=center 60align=center Kőszeg, Lövő / Fertőszentmiklós
align=center 68align=center under the Győr–Sopron railway line
align=center 72align=center Main road 84 – Nagycenk / SárvárConnection to Sopron, and the Lake Balaton.
align=center 78align=center Hutbájd pihenőhelyparking, WC, and water----Tengelysúlymérő állomás means weigh in motion (traffic control)
align=center 79align=center over the Győr–Sopron railway line
align=center align=center Ikva hídhíd means Bridge
align=center 82align=center Main road 84 – Kópháza (border) / Sopron Centrum----Harka
align=center 85align=center Sopron-Balf / Sopron-Pihenőkereszt
align=center 89align=center Sopron észak / Fertőrákosészak means North
90Soproni alagútLength: 780 m----alagút means Tunnel
93 Main road 84 – Sopron nyugat / Ágfalvanyugat means West----Western under construction section
94Scarbantia pihenőhelyPlanned
95Soporn (H) – Klingenbach (AT) border crossing
Eisenstadt towards to Vienna
Planned

Maintenance

The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Concession Infrastructure Development Plc.. This activity is provided by these highway engineers.

  • in Csorna, mixed - use engineering
  • near Nagycenk, kilometre trench 71 (under construction)

Payment

Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica);

  • Cars, vans and motorbikes up to 3.5 tonnes only need to buy a single vignette which costs 6,400 Hungarian forint (Ft) for 10 days, 10,360 Ft for 1 month and 57,260 Ft for a year, from 1 January 2024.[4]

2, county vignettes (Megyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M85: átadták a Győr-Kóny szakaszt - fotók, videó . 2017-12-21 . 2017-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051159/http://www.kisalfold.hu/gyori_hirek/m85_atadtak_a_gyor-kony_szakaszt_-_fotok_video/2434176/ . live .
  2. Web site: Már a miénk az M85-ös Csorna és Kóny között! - fotók . 2017-12-21 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924211656/http://www.kisalfold.hu/rabakozi_hirek/mar_a_mienk_az_m85-os_csorna_es_kony_kozott_-_fotok/2444596/ . live .
  3. Web site: M85: pénteken átadják a csornai elkerülőt - Áder János is ott lesz . 2017-12-15 . 2017-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171215212123/http://www.kisalfold.hu/rabakozi_hirek/m85_penteken_atadjak_a_csornai_elkerulot_-_ader_janos_is_ott_lesz/2542686/ . live .
  4. Web site: National Toll Payment Services PLC - E-vignette rates from 1 January 2024. toll-charge.hu. 18 January 2024. 10 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240110205518/https://toll-charge.hu/articles/article/toll-free-sections. live.