| Country: | CZE |
| Type: | D |
| Route: | 46 |
| Map: | Motorway D46-CZ map.svg |
| Length Km: | 37 |
| Terminus A: | near Vyškov |
| Junction: | near Olomouc |
| Terminus B: | Olomouc |
| Regions: | South Moravia, Olomouc |
| Cities: | Vyškov, Prostějov, Olomouc |
| Previous Type: | D |
| Previous Route: | 43 |
| Next Type: | D |
| Next Route: | 48 |
D46 motorway (cs|'''Dálnice D46'''), formerly Expressway R46 (cs|'''Rychlostní silnice R46''') is a motorway in south-eastern Czech Republic, which runs from Vyškov via Prostějov to Olomouc where it ends and connects to the national road network.
Currently, as the D1 highway is not finished yet, it carries all international traffic, but after completion of it, it will have only regional traffic in central Moravia. In the time-based toll system, the D46 motorway is tolled along its entire length, i.e. from the Vyškov-východ off-ramp (exit 1) to the end of the motorway after the Slavonín off-ramp (exit 37).[1]
The construction of 38 km of the D46 began in 1972,[2] with the first section finished in 1974.[3] It was not until 1992 that the full length of the projected motorway could be driven. Originally, the D46 was actually just an expressway. It was officially turned into a motorway in December 2015. Currently, it is still used as an alternative to the D1 motorway.[3] Capacity-wise, however, the narrow S 20.5/100 category road is no longer sufficient.
The D46 motorway is completed in its entire length according to the current motorway network concept. Therefore, all upcoming projects concern only construction modifications of already completed sections.
A rest area, MÚK Držovice is planned for 2030.[4]
Content in this edit is translated from the existing Czech Wikipedia article at ; see its history for attribution.