The M70 motorway ( hu, M70-es autópálya) is a
motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...
in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
, connecting the
M7 motorway to the
A5 motorway in
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. The road is 21 km long and has a speed limit of 130 km/h. The last section was completed in 2006. After the opening of the last missing sections of the
M7 on August 19, 2008, there is a direct motorway link from
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
to Slovenia. The expressway originally consisted of two lanes between Letenye and Tornyiszentmiklós interchanges. As a four-lane, full profile motorway, it opened on December 13, 2019 (see the Hungarian article for references in Hungarian). It was built by the
Colas Group
Colas Group is a major French civil engineering firm specialising in road construction and rail track construction through its Colas Rail subsidiary. Since the 1990s, the group has incorporated the Screg and Sacer road construction firms.
Road con ...
.
Opening timeline
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Letenye
Letenye (, sl, Letina) is a town in Zala County, Hungary, on the border with Croatia. Across the border is the town of Goričan. Letenye was elevated to town status in 1989.
History
Transport
Letenye is the endpoint of the Hungarian M7 moto ...
; M7 –
Tornyiszentmiklós
Tornyiszentmiklós is a village in Zala County, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the ...
(18.6 km): November 2004 - ''half profile''; December 13, 2019 - ''full profile''
*Tornyiszentmiklós – ( border) (2 km): 2005
Junctions, exits and rest area
Maintenance
The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by this highway engineer.
* near
Eszteregnye
Eszteregnye ( hr, Strugna) is a village in Zala County, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the north ...
(
M7), kilometre trench 219
Payment
Since February 1, 2015, the M70 is fully tolled. It can be paid with the national sticker or county sticker of following counties:
European route(s)
Significant structures
; Bridge
* Korongi Bridge (; ) over the
M7 motorway
See also
*
Roads in Hungary
Hungarian road categories are as follows:
* Gyorsforgalmi út (controlled-access highway):
**Autópálya (motorway): 2+2 travel lanes and 1+1 emergency lane, central reservation, no at-grade intersections, speed limit: 130 kilometers per hour (81&n ...
*
Transport in Hungary
Transport in Hungary relies on several main modes, including transport by road, rail, air and water.
Roads
Hungary has a total of of public roads, of which are paved (including 1481 km of motorways, as of 2016); and are unpaved (2005 e ...
*
International E-road network
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Cen ...
References
External links
National Toll Payment Services Plc.(in Hungarian, some information also in English)
Hungarian Public Road Non-Profit Ltd. (Magyar Közút Nonprofit Zrt.)National Infrastructure Developer Ltd.
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