| Country: | SVK |
| Type: | D |
| Route: | 1 |
| Map: | Motorway D1 SK map.svg |
| Map Notes: | |
| Length Km: | 512 |
| Length Notes: | Completed: 402km (250miles) Under Construction: 28.4km (17.6miles) Planned: 87.7km (54.5miles) |
| Terminus A: | D2 Bratislava - Pečna |
| Junction: |
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| Terminus B: | M08 border with Ukraine (planned) |
| Regions: | Bratislava Region, Trnava Region, Trenčín Region, Žilina Region, Prešov Region, Košice Region |
| Cities: | Bratislava, Trnava, Trenčín, Žilina, Martin, Poprad, Prešov, Košice |
| Previous Type: | D |
| Previous Route: | 4 |
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The D1 is an east-west motorway (Slovak: diaľnica) in Slovakia. Its route is Bratislava - Trnava - Trenčín - Púchov - Žilina - Martin - Ružomberok - Poprad - Prešov - Košice - Michalovce - SK/UA border. It is the main, longest and busiest motorway in Slovakia.
It forms part of the following European routes: E50, E58, E75, E571 and of the V.A Pan-European corridor (Trieste) - Bratislava - Žilina - Košice - Uzhhorod - Lviv
With the exception of sections in Bratislava a vignette is required to use the motorway.
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 Prešov bypasses 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.https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22773024/new-d1-highway-stretch-in-presov-opens-saving-drivers-19-minutes.html
D1 will be completed around year 2027, as 3+3 lane motorway from Bratislava to Trnava, 2+2 lane motorway from Trnava to Michalovce and 1+1 lane highway from Michalovce to Slovakia/Ukraine border.
| 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 half1985, right half | 1. Bratislava - Ovsište2. 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 - Galvaniho2. Bratislava - Airport 3. Bratislava - Zlaté piesky | |
| 5. | Bratislava, Senecká cesta - Senec | 13,0 | 1972 | 1975 | 10. Bratislava - Vajnory12. 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, reconstruction11. 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) | 10,5 | 2023 | 2026 | 13. Senec, reconstruction | |
| 6. | Senec - Trnava | 23,1 | 1975 | 1978 | 1. Senec - Východ (East)2. Voderady 16. Križovatka D1xR1, Trnava | |
| 6. | Senec - Trnava, expansion to 3 + 3 lanes in the section Senec, east - Trnava, intersection D1xR1 | 19,9 | 2025 | 2030 | 14. Senec - exit (Blatné) reconstruction finished in 201715. Voderady, reconstruction 16. Intersection D1xR1, Trnava, reconstruction | |
| 7. | Trnava - Hlohovec | 15,9 | 1978 | 1982 | 1. Hlohovec | |
| 8. | Hlohovec - Piešťany | 17,7 | 1980 | 1985 | 1. Červeník2. Piešťany | |
| 9. | Piešťany - Horná Streda | 8,1 | 1984 | 1988 | 1. Horná Streda | |
| 10. | Horná Streda - Nové Mesto nad Váhom | 14,4 | 1997 | 1998, left half2000, right half | 1. Lúka | |
| 11. | Nové Mesto nad Váhom - Chocholná | 13,1 | 1996 | 1998, left half2000, right half | 1. Rakoľuby | |
| 12. | Chocholná - Skala | 10,3 | 1991 | 1996 | 1. Chocholná, Trenčín - Juh (South)2. Trenčín 3. Exit for official use only | |
| 13. | Skala - Nemšová | 7,6 | 1994 | 1996 | 1. Nemšová | |
| 14. | Nemšová - Ladce | 15,5 | 1996 | 1998, left half2000, right half | 1. Ilava2. Ladce | |
| 15. | Ladce - Sverepec | 11,3 | 1998 | 2004, subsection Ladce - Beluša2005, rest of section | 1. Beluša | |
| 16. | Sverepec - Vrtižer | 9,8 | 2007, II.subsection2008, I. subsection | 2010, I. subsection2010, II. subsection | 1. Považská Bystrica - Juh (South)2. Považská Bystrica - Centrum (Center) | |
| 17. | Vrtižer - Hričovské Podhradie | 12,9 | 1998 | 2007 | 1. Považská Bystrica - Sever (North)2. Bytča 3. Junction D1xD3, Hričovské Podhradie | |
| 18. | Hričovské Podhradie - Lietavská Lúčka | 11,3 | 2014 | 2021 | 1. Junction D1xD3 Hričovské Podhradie | |
| 19. | Lietavská Lúčka - Dubná Skala | 13,5 | 2014 | 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 Skala2. Junction D1xR3, Martin 3. Turany 1 | |
| 21. | Turany - Hubová | 13,5 | 2021 | 2027 | 1. Turany 2 | |
| 22. | Hubová - Ivachnová | 15,2 | 2013 | 2023 | 1. Hubová2. Likavka | |
| 23. | Ivachnová - Liptovský Mikuláš | 15 | 1973 | 1977 | 1. Temporary exit to road I/182. Ivachnová | |
| 24. | Liptovský Mikuláš - Liptovský Ján | 6,4 | 1972 | 1976 | 1. Liptovský Mikuláš2. Liptovský Ján | |
| 25. | Liptovský Ján - Liptovský Hrádok | 5,1 | 1975 | 1983 | 1. Liptovský Hrádok | |
| 26. | Liptovský Hrádok - Hybe | 8,2 | 1983, left half1987, right half | 1986, left half1990, right half | 1. Hybe | |
| 27. | Hybe - Važec | 10,4 | 1996 | 1998, left half2000, right half | 1. Východná2. Važec | |
| 28. | Važec - Mengusovce | 12 | 1998 | 2007, left half2008, right half | 1. Štrba2. Mengusovce | |
| 29. | Mengusovce - Jánovce | 26,4 | 2005, II.subsection2005, III. subsection - left half 2006, I.subsection 2007, III. subsection - right half | 2008, II. subsection2008, 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. subsection2012, II. subsection | 2015, I. subsection2015, II. subsection | 1. Levoča | |
| 31. | Jablonov - Studenec | 4,6 | 2009, right half2010, left half | 2010, right half2012, left half | 1. Jablonov | |
| 32. | Studenec - Beharovce | 3,1 | 2009 | 2010 | 1. Beharovce | |
| 33. | Beharovce - Fričovce | 13,7 | 1996, Široké bypass1996, tunnel Branisko, right tunnel tube 1997, Beharovce bypass, right half 1997, Fričovce bypass | 2001, Široké bypass2003, tunnel Branisko, right tunnel tube 2003, Beharovce bypass, right half 2003, Fričovce bypass | 1. Behárovce2. Široké 3. Fričovce | |
| 33. | Beharovce bypass, left halfTunel 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/802. Prešov - Juh (South) 3. Lemešany | |
| 38. | Ličartovce - Budimír | 9,1 | 1983 | 1988 | 1. Nová Polhora2. 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 | Section without exits | |
| 41. | Dargov - Pozdišovce | 18,2 | 2026 | 2029 | 1. Hriadky2. Pozdišovce | |
| 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. Záhor2. Border crossing Slovakia (EU) / Ukraine |
This is a list of bridges and viaducts as seen when moving from west to east:
| Location | Length (m) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovsište | 567 | ||
| 1,080 | |||
| Prievoz | 1,756 | ||
| Horná Streda | 772 | ||
| 336 | |||
| Drietoma | 238 | ||
| Súčanka | 404 / 486 | ||
| Újazd | 486 / 490 | ||
| Kočkovský kanál | 187 | ||
| Nosický kanál | 227 | ||
| 189 / 186 | |||
| Pružinka | 902 | ||
| Sverepec I | 443 / 480 | ||
| Sverepec II | 315 / 310 | ||
| Kunovec | open July 2010 | ||
| Galanovec | open July 2010 | ||
| Matúška | open July 2010 | ||
| 1,444 | open 30 May 2010 | ||
| Hričovský kanál | 1,695 | July 2010 | |
| open July 2010 | |||
| Plevník-Drienové | |||
| Predmier | 2 lanes | ||
| Dolný Hričov | 1,804 | planned; open 2012? | |
| Lietavská Lúčka | 1,091 | planned; open 2012? | |
| Dubná Skala | planned | ||
| Turčianské Kľačany | 422 | planned | |
| Turany | planned | ||
| Krpeľany | planned | ||
| Kraľovany | planned | ||
| Stankovany | planned | ||
| Hubová I | planned | ||
| Hubová II | planned | ||
| Lisková | planned | ||
| 1,038 | |||
| Jamníček | 179 | ||
| Belá | 308 | ||
| Dovalovec | 534 | ||
| Hybica | 571 / 565 | ||
| Východná | 380 | ||
| Jánošiková studnička | 381 | ||
| Belianský potok | 347 | ||
| Čierny jarok | 184 | ||
| 638 | open 2007? | ||
| 600 | open 2007? | ||
| Pod Skalkou | open 2008 | ||
| planned | |||
| Spišský Hrhov | planned | ||
| Beharovce | 225 | 2 lanes | |
| Studenec | 102 | 2 lanes | |
| Pongrácovce | 343 | 2 lanes | |
| Fričovce | 407 | ||
| Malá Svinka | 255 | open 2008 | |
| Malý Šariš | 494 | open 2008 |
This is a list of tunnels as seen when moving from west to east:
| Location | Length (m) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,275 | under construction since Jul 2014, open 2018 | ||
| 651 | under construction since Jul 2014, open 2018 | ||
| 7,460 | under construction since 2015, open 2019 | ||
| Korbieľka | 5,859 | planned, open at first 2024 | |
| Havran | 2,702 | planned, open at first 2024 | |
| Čebrať | 2,080 | works were stopped, open at first 2020 | |
| 250 | open Nov/Dec 2007 | ||
| Bôrik | 999 | open 2009 | |
| Šibenik | 600 | open 2015 | |
| 4,975 | 2 lanes | ||
| 2,244 | open 2021 | ||
| Dargov | 1,050 | planned |