R7 expressway (Slovakia)

Expressway R7
Rýchlostná cesta R7
     Completed        Under construction        Planned
Route information
Part of E575
Length223.8 km (139.1 mi)
Completed: 32.2 km (20.0 mi)
Planned: 191.6 km (119.1 mi)
Major junctions
From D1 Bratislava - Nivy
Major intersections
To R2 near Lučenec (planned)
Location
CountrySlovakia
RegionsBratislava Region, Trnava Region, Nitra Region, Banská Bystrica Region
Major citiesBratislava, Dunajská Streda, Nové Zámky, Lučenec
Highway system

R7 expressway is an expressway (Slovak: rýchlostná cesta) in Slovakia which, when completed, will connect Bratislava, Dunajská Streda, Nové Zámky, Veľký Krtíš and Lučenec. The total length of the expressway will be 223.8 kilometres (139.1 mi), of which 32.4 kilometres (20.1 mi) is in operation, with 191.6 kilometres (119.1 mi) planned. The R7 will be concurrent with the European road E575 on the section from Bratislava to Dunajská Streda.

Route description

CountryRegionLocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
SlovakiaBratislava RegionBratislava Region00.0—Bratislava-Nivy I I/61 D1Kilometrage starting point
Road continues as the Slovak I/61
10.62—Bratislava-Nivy IIStart of a 3-lane dual carriageway
63.7—Bratislava-juh D4End of the 3-lane dual carriageway
Trnava RegionTrnava Region159.3—Šamorín-západ I/63
2214—Šamorín-sever I/63
2415Rest areaBlatná na Ostrove
3220—Holice I/63Temporary end
3824—Dunajská StredaProposed
4327—MliečanyProposed
5232—Dolný Bar I/63Proposed
Nitra RegionNitra Region7647—ZemnéProposed
9056—Nové ZámkyProposed
11974—ČakaProposed
13081—Šárovce I/76Proposed
14087—Demandice I/75Proposed
10565—BešeňovProposed
15093—Tupá I/66Proposed
162101—Šahy R3Proposed
168104—TešmákProposed
Banska Bystrica RegionBanska Bystrica Region191119—Veľký KrtíšProposed
208129—KľačanyProposed
224139—Lučenec R2Proposed
Kilometrage end point
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Proposed

Chronology

Plans for the R7 date back to the 1990s, after independence from Czechoslovakia a two-lane express road was envisaged. The preparation of the project was approved by the Slovak Government on the 26 June 2003. In October 2005, a comprehensive technical study was prepared, followed by the preparation of documents and variant solutions for routing individual sections for environmental impact assessment. The opinions for the first sections were issued by the Slovak Ministry of Environment in May 2009.

The western part of the R7 was part of a PPP project awarded to Spanish construction company Cintra on 1 February 2016. On 20 May 2016, the concession contract was signed, and a financial close was reached on 22 June 2016, covering the construction of 32.1 kilometres (19.9 mi) of the R7 between Bratislava and Holice. The contract also included construction of the D4 around Bratislava.

Construction began on 24 October 2016 with the ceremonial stone tapping in the presence of the Minister of Transport Árpád Érsek.[1] The first two sections from the Bratislava-South intersection (D4xR7) to Holice were opened on the 19 July 2020.[2] On 2 October 2021, the remaining section near Bratislava opened, a 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) long stretch from the D1 to the D4 along the Slovnaft oil refinery.[3]

  • R7 expressway near D4 intersection Ketelec
  • R7 expressway near intersection Šamorín-Západ
  • R7 expressway near Šamorín

References

  1. ^ a.s, Petit Press. "Érsek oficiálne spustil výstavbu bratislavského obchvatu". index.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. ^ a.s, Petit Press. "Otvorili takmer polovicu nultého obchvatu Bratislavy". bratislava.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. ^ "Prevezte sa s nami po R7, otvorený je jej ďalší úsek". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2022-07-21.


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