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R2 expressway (Slovakia)

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Expressway R2
Rýchlostná cesta R2
     Completed        Under construction        Planned
Route information
Part of E58 E77 E571 E572
Length338.4 km (210.3 mi)
Completed: 68.2 km (42.4 mi)
Under Construction: 23.4 km (14.5 mi)
Planned: 246.7 km (153.3 mi)
The lengths are stated without concurrences
Major junctions
From D1 near Chocholná
Major intersections
To R4 near Haniska (planned)
Location
CountrySlovakia
RegionsTrenčín Region, Banská Bystrica Region, Košice Region
Major citiesTrenčín, Prievidza, Žiar nad Hronom, Zvolen, Lučenec, Rožňava
Highway system
R1 R3

R2 is an expressway (Slovak: rýchlostná cesta) in Slovakia, which begins near Trenčín and ends near Košice. It passes Bánovce nad Bebravou, Prievidza, Žiar nad Hronom, Zvolen, Lučenec, Rimavská Sobota and Rožňava. Sections between Žiar nad Hronom and Zvolen are shared with R1 and R3. There is also a planned shared section between Ráztočno and Žiar nad Hronom with R3.

In view of the current intentions of the Ministry of Transport, the entire length of the expressway cannot be expected to be operational before 2050.[1]

Chronology

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In October 2012, work began[2] on an almost 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) half-profile bypass around Žiar nad Hronom, which was put into operation on 15 December 2014.[3]

On 10 November 2015, a 10.4 kilometres (6.5 mi) long section Pstruša - Kriváň (in construction since 2013) was opened to traffic for a cost of EUR 177 million, after construction there was completed by Doprastav.[4]

The 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) section between Zvolen East and Pstruša has been put into operation in May 2017, receiving a EUR 44 million contribution from the European Union.[5][6]

A 13.5 kilometres (8.4 mi) section Mýtna - Lovinobaňa, Tomášovce was opened in late 2022.[7]

Future development

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Several sections of the R2 are under planning or in development.

The 9.1 kilometres (5.7 mi) long section Kriváň - Mýtna is under construction since March 2020. The construction of this section of the highway is financed from the state budget, and is carried out by a consortium of Doprastav, Strabag and Eurovia SK/CZ.

A further 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) of the R2 is being built near Košice, South - Košické Oľšany, where the R2 will be shared with R4. Construction there began in March 2022 at a total cost of EUR 202 Million with VAT, cofinanced by the European Union.

Sections of the expressway

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Section number Section name Section length in km Year of commencement of works on the section Year of section completion (dd/mm/yy) Exits and junctions (x) with other motorways
1 Cholna R2xD1-mnichova lehota 6,1 after 2028 ? R2xD1 intersection

2. Trenčianska Turná

2. Trenčianska Turná – Mníchova Lehota 2,7 after 2028 ? 3. Mníchova Lehota
3. Mníchova Lehota – Ruskovce 16 after 2028 ? 4. Trenčianske Mitice
4. Ruskovce – Pravotice 9,6 2014, left half

after 2028, right half

2016, left half

?, right half

Temporary connection to the I/9 road

5. Bánovce nad Bebravou – západ (West)

5. Pravotice – Dolné Vestenice 11,5 after 2028 ? 6. Jerichov
6. Dolné Vestenice – Nováky 9,6 after 2028 ? 7. Nováky – západ (West)
7. Nováky – Žiar nad Hronom 49 after 2028 ? 8. Prievidza

9. Brusno

10. Handlová

11. Nová Lehota

8. Žiar nad Hronom bypass 5,8 2012, left half

after 2028, right half

2014, left half

?, right half

12. Žiar nad Hronom – sever (North)

13. Žiar nad Hronom – juh (South), R2xR1 intersection

9. Zvolen, Západ (Zvolen, West) –

Zvolen, Východ (Zvolen, East)

17,5 after 2028 ? 14. Zvolen – Rákoš

15. Zvolenská Slatina

10. Zvolen, Východ (Zvolen, East) – Pstruša 7,8 2014 2017 15. Zvolenská Slatina

16. Pstruša

11. Pstruša – Kriváň 10,3 2013 2015 17. Detva
12. Kriváň – Mýtna 9,1 03/2020 03/2025 18.Kriváň
13. Mýtna - Lovinobaňa, Tomášovce 13,5 08/2019 19/12/2022 19. Mýtna. Temporary connection to the I/16 road
14. Tomášovce – Lučenec 6,5 after 2028 ? 20. Lučenec, R2xR7 intersection
15. Lučenec – Ožďany, západ (Ožďany, West) 14,2 after 2028 ? 21. Ožďany – západ (West)
16. Oždany bypass 6 2004, left half

after 2028, right half

2006, left half

?, right half

1. temporary connection to the I/16 road – West

2. temporary connection to the I/16 road – East

17. Ožďany – Zacharovce 10,6 after 2028 ? 22. Rimavská Sobota
18. Zacharovce – Bátka 8,3 after 2028 ? 23. Zacharovce

24. Bátka

19. Bátka – Figa 6,2 after 2028 ? Section without exits
20. Figa bypass 3,3 2006, left half

after 2028, right half

2008, left half

?, right half

Temporary connection to the I/16 road

25. Figa

21. Tornaľa bypass 10,7 2003, left half

after 2028, right half

2006, left half

?, right half

26. Tornaľa – Juh (South)

27. Tornaľa – Sever (North)

22. Tornaľa – Gombasek 18 after 2028 ? 28. Plešivec
23. Gombasek – Rožňava 9,8 after 2028 ? Section without exits
24. Rožňava – Jablonov nad Turňou 14,1 after 2028 ? 29. Rožňava
25. Jablonov nad Turňou – Včeláre 7,8 after 2028 ? 30. Jablonov nad Turňou
26. Včeláre – Moldava 14 after 2028 ? 31. Turňa nad Bodvou
27. Moldava – Košice, Šaca 18 after 2028 ? 32. Moldava nad Bodvou

33. Košice – Šaca

28. Košice, Šaca – Haniska 6,8 after 2028 ? 34. Ľudvíkov Dvor

35. Haniska, R2xR4 intersection

29. Košice, Juh (Košice, South) – Košické Oľšany 14,3 03/2022 03/2025 36. Košice - juh (South)

37. Košice – Krásna

30. Košické Oľšany – R2xD1 intersection 1,2 2016 2019 38. Košice – východ (East)

39. Rozhanovce, R2xD1 intersection

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Detail materiálu" (in Slovak). rokovania.gov.sk. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  2. ^ "NDS launches construction of R2 bypass around Žiar nad Hronom". SME. 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  3. ^ "New road bypass around Žiar nad Hronom opened". SME. 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  4. ^ "R2 Expressway Pstruša - Kriváň". Doprastav. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  5. ^ "Ex-post CBA R2 Zvolen East - Pstruša" (PDF). Operačný program Integrovaná infraštruktúra. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  6. ^ "New section of R2 express double-carriageway near Zvolen opens". SME. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  7. ^ a.s, SITA Slovenská tlačová agentúra. "Motoristi môžu začať využívať úsek rýchlostnej cesty R2 Mýtna - Lovinobaňa, Tomášovce. Stavba sa predĺžila aj predražila (video) - NašaDoprava.sk". Webnoviny.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
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