D3 motorway (Czech Republic)
The D3 motorway (Czech: Dálnice D3) is a highway in the Czech Republic. Currently only some segments of the route are in operation; when complete, it will run from Prague through Tábor and České Budějovice to the Czech-Austrian border at Dolní Dvořiště. It is part of the European route E55.
Dálnice D3 | |
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Length | 70 km (40 mi) Planned: 172 km (107 mi) |
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Regions | Central Bohemian, South Bohemian |
Major cities | Tábor, České Budějovice |
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The D3 motorway in the South Bohemian Region towards the Austrian border should be completed by 2024.[1] Completion of D3 in the Central Bohemian Region is planned by 2028.
Course
Once completed, the 172-kilometre-long (107 mi) highway will connect the Czech capital Prague with the Austrian Mühlviertler Schnellstraße (S10) highway to Linz. As of December 2019 only 69.6 km (43.2 mi) of the highway are in operation, a section from Mezno to Úsilné, while a further 19.7 km (12.2 mi) from Úsilné to Dolní Třebonín are currently under construction. The most controversial and disputed section is the planned segment in the Central Bohemian Region.
A 24.0-kilometre-long (14.9 mi) section from Dolní Třebonín to the border with Austria on the other side of the future Mühlviertler Schnellstraße (S10) was initially planned to be built as an expressway (Czech: rychlostní silnice), however on 1 January 2016, the category of expressways was abolished, and it is counted as part of the D3 motorway.
Unfinished sections
Section | Length | Start of construction | Completion |
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Praha – Jílové u Prahy | 9,51 km | planned 2024[2] | planned 2028[2] |
Jílové u Prahy – Hostěradice | 4,49 km | ||
Hostěradice – Václavice | 11,29 km | ||
Václavice – Voračice | 16,70 km | ||
Voračice – Nová Hospoda | 16,45 km | ||
Úsilné – Hodějovice | 7,2 km | 04/2019[3] | 08/2022[3] |
Hodějovice – Dolní Třebonín | 12,5 km | 03/2019[4] | 2023[4] |
Dolní Třebonín – Kaplice-nádraží | 8,5 km | planned 2021[5] | planned 2024[5] |
Kaplice-nádraží – Nažidla | 12,0 km | planned 2022 | planned 2025 |
Nažidla – státní hranice | 3,5 km | planned 2022 | planned 2025 |
Images
- D3 motorway near Planá nad Lužnicí.
- D3 motorway near České Budějovice.
References
- "ŘSD může dostavět padesát metrů dálnice D3, vyvlastnění pozemku platí". iDNES.cz. 4 February 2019.
- ŘSD: Ředitelství silnic a dálnic pokračuje s přípravou středočeské části dálnice D3
- https://mapapp.rsd.cz/Upload/Stavby/39/infoletak_d3-usilne-hodejovice.pdf
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