In an aerial photograph from October 20, 2022, the southern portal of the Prešov motorway tunnel on the D1 motorway near Prešov, eastern Slovakia. (source: Milan Kapusta)
Funding for transport and housing from state budget is set to increase by over €740 million in 2025, reaching nearly €4.25 billion. The bulk of this investment is earmarked for transport infrastructure, with projected expenditures of €1.84 billion this year.
This funding will support crucial projects, including the construction of primary roads, motorways, and the modernisation of railway infrastructure.
Financial backing for these initiatives will come from a mix of European Union resources, the Transport Ministry’s budget, and the coffers of respective state-owned companies.
This financing may help facilitate the construction of the problematic Turany-Hubová section of the D1 motorway in northern Slovakia. After years of disputes regarding the construction process, the project has moved into the phase of seeking firms to undertake the work.
This most expensive stretch of the motorway, measuring 13.5 kilometres and estimated to cost nearly €1.5 billion (excluding VAT), will feature two tunnels, 11 bridges, and two interchanges. However, this critical segment, which poses a significant obstacle to connecting Bratislava with Košice, the country’s second-largest city in the east, still has a long way to go before completion.
