Highways, page 4
News on highway developments in Slovakia
The Prešov bypass project will not change
The Transport Ministry does not consider it advantageous.
Construction of D3 highway near Čadca has started
The road costing €239 million is expected to help both the town and the region.
First passage of the Žilina tunnel drilled through
It should be possible to drive along the whole road by October 2018 at the latest.
NDS inks the contract for the construction of disputed stretch of the D3
The stretch is supposed to improve north-south traffic flow.
Despite doubts about high price, D3 highway section got green light
In the upcoming days, Transport Minister Árpád Érsek is to sign the construction of the D3 highway section that will be as expensive as building a tunnel. He dismisses cartel suspicion and argues that nobody contested the tender.
Main highway link to be widened
But more lanes may not solve traffic problems.
The Supreme Court confirms construction cartel deal
The companies were fined in 2006 for making a deal concerning highway construction.
Fines for driving on highways change
Drivers face several changes as of November.
D1 will be extended, drivers may expect traffic jams
The traffic jams that drivers witness every day when entering Bratislava via the D1 will get worse before they get better.
Érsek: Svrčinovec-Skalité highway stretch six months belated
The completion of the Svrčinovec-Skalité D3 highway stretch has been delayed by six months.
Audit Office checks NDS due to Triblavina
The Supreme Audit Office (NKÚ) will review the construction of the D1 crossroad Triblavina and its changed design.
NDS continues to expropriate plots under Bratislava ring-road
After the Bratislava city councillors did not approve the sale and rental of plots to the National Highway Company (NDS) under the capital’s ring-road, the latter continues to expropriate them.
National Highway Company head Robert Auxt dismissed
Robert Auxt is finished as National Highway Company (NDS) head, with a recently appointed Transport Minister Arpád Érsek (Most-Híd) dismissing him from his post.
Korbeľka tunnel is the best highway variant for man as well as nature
The study evaluated proposed variants for the D1 stretch Turany-Hubová.
E-stickers to help halve toll collection costs
This includes mostly the payments for distributing and printing traditional highway stickers.
Košice bypass to be completed in 2021
NDS plans to complete two stretches to achieve the goal.
Construction of Žilina stretch will take longer
The 11-kilometre section of the D1 highway may be finished in October 2018.
Bratislava ring road project will be cheaper
Slovakia will save more than €100 million on its second public-private highway project.
Fines for driving without e-stickers will drop
The Transport Ministry reduces fines and changes the periodicity of their imposition.
Some construction firms to increase prices
The prices for construction works may increase by 9 percent on average.
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