D3 motorway (Slovakia)
The Motorway D3 (formerly D18), sometimes called the Kysuce Motorway, is a motorway in northern Slovakia. Initially, it is supposed to be only a two lane motorway in the Čadca - Slovak/Polish border section, and four lane motorway in the remaining section Hričovské Podhradie - Čadca. It lies on these E-roads: E50, E75 and E442.
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| Length | 34.8 km (21.6 mi) Under construction: 5.7 km (3.5 mi) Planned: 60.8 km (37.8 mi) |
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| Regions | Žilina Region |
| Major cities | Žilina, Čadca |
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It starts at the motorway junction with the D1, bypassing Žilina, then goes to the north around Kysucké Nové Mesto and Čadca, having an interchange with the R5, and ends near the village of Skalité, where it crosses the Polish border and connects to Expressway S1.
Sections of the motorway
Open sections (as of November 2018):
| Section | Length | Lanes | Opening |
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| Hričovské Podhradie (D1/D3) - Žilina-Strážov | 6.85 km (+1.6 km) | 4 | Jan/Dec 2007 |
| Žilina-Strážov - Žilina-Brodno | 4.3 km | 4 | Dec 2017 |
| Oščadnica - Čadca-Bukov | 5.4 km | 2 | Oct 2004 |
| Svrčinovec - Skalité | 12 km | 2 | Jun 2017 |
| Skalité - Polish border | 3 km | 2 | Jan 2006 |
Remaining sections (as of November 2017):
| Section | Length | Lanes | Status | Expected opening |
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| Žilina-Brodno - Kysucké Nové Mesto | 11 km | 4 | Planned | 2025 |
| Kysucké Nové Mesto - Oščadnica | 11 km | 4 | Planned | 2023 |
| Oščadnica - Čadca-Bukov | 4 km | 4 | Planned | 2024 |
| Čadca-Bukov - Svrčinovec | 6 km | 4 | Under Construction | 2021 |
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