R5 is a very short
expressway ( sk, rýchlostná cesta) in northwestern
Slovakia.
It will connect
Žilina Region with
Ostrava agglomeration. It starts on highway interchange with
D3 just north of
Čadca and ends at border with
Czech Republic.Česká cesta I/11 is built in the parameters of an expressway, in the border section then in the parameters of an expressway in a half profile. It is connected to the
Czech highway D48. With a length of less than two kilometers, R5 will be the shortest expressway in Slovakia after its completion. The European Route
E75 will follow its route.
In the technical studies, several variants were assessed, including zero (rejection of construction) and the extension of the existing road
I/11 to the parameters of a half-profile expressway. The null variant and the road widening variant were rejected and two similar variants were shortlisted. In the red variant, a level connection of the built-up part of the village
Svrčinovec
Svrčinovec ( hu, Fenyvesszoros, until 1899 ) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1658.
In November 1938, the village wa ...
to R5 is considered. The green variant with level crossings does not count.
In
June and
2010
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, the Ministry of the Environment issued an opinion in which the Ministry, from the point of view of
environmental studies
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, recommends the construction of the red variant in a width arrangement of 11.5 meters (half profile) in the first stage. After the intersections are full, he proposes to rebuild the red variant into a green one in the second stage, i.e. level crossings into
mímóvrňové. After the year
2040
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, or after the capacity of the semi-profile road is filled, the Ministry recommends the completion of the second lane in a width arrangement of 22.5 meters.
According to reports from September 2020, there is a threat of cancellation of road construction. The
National Highway Company
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does not consider the road in the construction of the ecoduct, the bridge for animals, which was originally part of the R5 construction plan. According to another statement, R5 remains in the construction plan, but further progress will follow only after the completion of the D3 highway. The planned cost is €58 million, with a length of 1.7 kilometers, it is €34 million per kilometer, which is comparable to the tunnel bypass of Žilina and Strečno on the D1. According to the current plans of the Ministry of Transport, the R5 road will not be constructed or open until 2028. She was not included in the plans, regardless of the high level of preparation. With regard to the highway nature of the Czech road I/11, after the completion of its connection to the D48 highway in December 2022, a significant increase in traffic intensity on the R5 route can be expected. Nevertheless, taking into account the current intentions of the Ministry of Transport, the opening of the expressway cannot be expected before 2050.
Overview of sections of the R5 expressway
References
External links
Highways portal by INEKO Institute ''(slovak)''
Highways in Slovakia
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