D3 motorway (Slovakia)

Motorway in Slovakia

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D3 Motorway

Diaľnica D3

Completed Under construction Planned

Route information

Part of

E75

Length

34.8 km (21.6 mi)

Under construction: 5.7 km (3.5 mi)
Planned: 60.8 km (37.8 mi)

Major junctions

From

D1 near Hričovské Podhradie

Major intersections

R5 near Svrčinovec (planned)

S1 border with Poland

Location

Country

Slovakia

Regions

Žilina Region

Major cities

Žilina, Čadca

Highway system

Highways in Slovakia

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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 Svrčinovec - Slovak/Polish border section, and four-lane motorway in the remaining Hričovské Podhradie - Čadca section. 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 S1.This is one of the most important motorways in Slovakia and an e-vignette is required to use this motorway. The whole motorway has 2 lanes on each side.

Sections of the motorway

Section order	Section designation	Section length in km	Start of construction section	Introduction of section to operations	Exits and intersections
1.	Hričovské Podhradie – Žilina, Strážov	6.9	2005	2008	1. Crossroad D3xD1, Hričovské Podhradie 2. Žilina, Strážov
2.	Žilina, Strážov – Žilina, Brodno	4.3	2014	2017	3. Žilina, Brodno
3.	Žilina, Brodno – Kysucké Nové Mesto	11.2	2025	2028	4. Kysucké Nové Mesto
4.	Kysucké Nové Mesto – Oščadnica	10.8	2024	2027	5. Beautiful above Kysuca
5.	Oščadnica – Čadca, Bukov	4.8	Left half, 1996	Left half, 2004	901. Temporary connection to road I/11
5.	Oščadnica – Čadca, Bukov	4.8	The right half 2024	The right half 2027	section without exits
6.	Čadca, Bukov – Svrčinovec	5,7	2016	2020	6. Čadca, Bukov 7. Čadca, Podzávoz
7.	Svrčinovec – Skalite	12.3	Right half, 2013	Right half, 2017	8. Svrčinovec
7.	Svrčinovec – Skalite	12.3	Left half, after 2040	Left half, after 2040	8. Construction of the intersection D3xR5, Svrčinovec instead of the Svrčinovec exit
8.	Skalité - state border SK/PL	3.1	Right half, 1997	Right half, 2017	9. Skalite
8.	Skalité - state border SK/PL	3.1	Left half, after 2040	Left half, after 2040	9. Skalite