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D1 Motorway
Dálnice D1
Map
Dalniced1,75 km.JPG
Route information
Part of E50 E55 E59 E65 E462
Length366 km (227 mi)
Planned: 376.5 km (233.9 mi)
Major junctions
From D 0 in Prague
Major intersections
ToPolish border at Věřňovice
Location
CountryCzech Republic
RegionsPrague, Central Bohemian, Vysočina, South Moravian, Zlín, Olomouc, Moravian-Silesian
Major citiesPrague, Jihlava, Brno, Přerov, Ostrava
Highway system
Map of D1 motorway

The D1 motorway (Czech: Dálnice D1) is the main motorway of the Czech Republic. It routes from Prague to Brno and on to the Polish border, although there is currently a small section still under construction. Once completed its length will be 376.5 km (233.9 mi). It is the busiest motorway in the Czech Republic,[1] with a maximum AADT of 99,000 vehicles per day near Prague.[2]

History

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First attempt

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The Munich Agreement in 1938 deprived the country of some fundamental road and rail routes. The government rushed to prepare three major infrastructure projects: the Německý Brod – Brno railway; the Plzeň – Ostrava road; and a 4-lane highway from Prague to Velký Bočkov (on the Czechoslovak – Romanian border). On 23 December 1938 the government issued Decree no. 372/1938 Coll. concerning the construction of motorways, establishing the General Motorway Directorate. This decree called for construction of an east-west motorway within four years.[3][4]

As of January 1939, the General Motorway Directorate had 108 employees. On 13 January 1939, the Prague – Jihlava – Brno – Slovak border motorway project was approved, and construction was started on two segments: Chodov (now part of Prague) – Humpolec; and Zástřizly – Lužná. The prime minister of Carpathian Ruthenia, Avgustyn Voloshyn, requested that the Slovak border – Chust segment be added to the plan as well. Construction began on the Zástřizly – Lužná segment on 24 January in Zástřizly in the Chřiby mountains.[4]

The German occupation of Czechoslovakia brought only small technical changes to the project, and the construction of another segment, Chodov – Humpolec, began in May 1939. The increasing demands of World War II slowed down the construction, and the works were completely halted in 1942. After the war the works were resumed mainly on major bridges in 1946, but only with a small workforce.[4]

After 1948 the works continued. But in January 1949 the segment in Chřiby was abandoned, and the Prague – Humpolec segment met the same fate one year later. All 77 km of motorway under construction at that time, including 60 bridges, remained in disuse.[4]

Second attempt

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Aerial photo of D1 near Ostředek

In the 1960s, traffic was growing very quickly, and a new plan for a D1 highway from Prague to the Soviet Union border was formulated. Work on the Prague – Brno section started in 1967, mainly using the old route from the first attempt. The 21-km long Prague – Mirošovice segment was completed in July 1971, and the 205-km long route to Brno was finished in November 1980.[5]

In Slovakia, construction started in 1973 with the 14-km long Ivachnová – Liptovský Mikuláš section, together with the construction of the Liptovská Mara dam. The 19-km Prešov – Košice motorway was added in 1980. In the late 1980s and the early 1990s the 19-km long Brno – Vyškov segment was built, along with another 20 km from Liptovský Mikuláš to Hybe in Slovakia.[citation needed]

After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, construction was no longer planned to Slovakia, but instead to Lipník nad Bečvou (the replacement of the planned route is the R49 expressway). Due to growing traffic near Prague, the first segment to Mirošovice was widened from 4 lanes to 6 lanes, and there are similar plans for widening around Brno as well. After the dissolution, no new sections were built. In 2002, construction of an 18-km long extension from Vyškov eastwards started. It was opened in 2005. More extensions eastwards were opened in 2008, 2009 and 2010; in 2011, the motorway reached the junction with the R55 expressway and the R49 expressway near Hulín, and the route curved north to Přerov (and Lipník nad Bečvou).

The segment from Lipník nad Bečvou to Ostrava was constructed from 2004 – 2009. Due to historical reasons it was named the Motorway D47; however, it was opened as part of the D1. The segment from Ostrava to the Polish border (and Autostrada A1) opened in late 2012, but only for cars under 3.5 tonnes,[6] because the Polish side had problems with the bridge at Mszana village. From 2014 the bridge is open, and it is possible to drive from Ostrava to the Polish border and on to Katowice. The Přerov – Lipník nad Bečvou segment opened in December 2019.

The only section which is not yet completed is the Říkovice – Přerov segment. Construction on this segment started in 2022, with an expected completion date in 2025.[7]

Recategorisation of the Prague section

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In 2022, the re-categorisation of the section from the zero kilometre at Chodov across the Prague border (km 5.2) to the crossing with the Prague ring road (km 10.2) as a local road, together with the transfer of the Prague section (including buildings and land by a donation contract) to the ownership of the City of Prague was prepared. On 4 February 2022, ŘSD and Prague concluded a future donation agreement. The city council approved the plan on 17 May 2022,[8] and the city council by resolution No. 37/42 on 26 May 2022.

The donation contract, by which the state, through ŘSD, donated the first 5.2 km of the motorway to the capital city of Prague, was concluded on 29 June 2022 and published on 19 December 2022; the contract quantified the book value of the donated property at CZK 4,793,160,294. The Prague section of the motorway (km 0 - 5.2) was re-categorised as a local first class road. In the contract, Prague undertook the task of modifying the traffic signs on the date of the Prague ring road's commissioning in the section between Běchovice, and the D1 motorway.

As of 1 January 2023, it was announced that the section km 0.0-5.2 would be transferred to the ownership of the City of Prague and removed from the toll network. The section was re-designated as a road for motor vehicles. In its Twitter message, ŘSD mistakenly informed about the transfer of the section to a Class I road, but later corrected the message that it was a transfer to a local Class I road, the spokeswoman of TSK hl. However, the Prague TSK spokesperson Barbora Lišková reportedly continued to mystify that it was a Class I road[9].

Route description

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CountryRegionLocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Czech RepublicPraguePrague00.0—Spořilov E65Kilometrage starting point
Connects with Prague's Inner Ring Road (MO).
21.2—Chodov
Central Bohemian RegionCentral Bohemian Region63.7—Průhonice
Odpočívka Průhonice		By 31 December 2022 start of toll section (motorway coupon, electronic toll already in force)
Rest areaOdpočívka Nupaky
106.2—Modletice D 0 E50
159.3—Všechromy
Rest areaOdpočívka Božkov
2113—Mirošovice I/3 E55
Rest areaOdpočívka Poddubí
2918—Hvězdonice
Rest areaOdpočívka Hvězdonice
Rest areaOdpočívka Bělčice
3421—Ostředek
4125—Šternov
Rest areaOdpočívka Brtnice
Rest areaOdpočívka Blanice
4930—Psáře
Rest areaOdpočívka Střechov
5635—Soutice
Rest areaOdpočívka Kalná
6641—Loket
Rest areaOdpočívka Dunice
Vysočina RegionVysočina Region7547—Hořice
8150—Koberovice
Rest areaOdpočívka Speřice
Rest areaOdpočívka Humpolec
9056—Humpolec I/34 E551
Rest areaOdpočívka Mikulášov
10465—Větrný Jeníkov
Rest areaOdpočívka Pávov
11270—Jihlava I/38 E59
11974—Velký Beranov
Rest areaOdpočívka Jamenský potok
13483—Měřín
Rest areaOdpočívka Stránecká Zhoř
Rest areaOdpočívka Kochanov
14188—Velké Meziříčí-západ
Rest areaOdpočívka Velké Meziříčí
14691—Velké Meziříčí-východ
15395—Lhotka
162101—Velká Bíteš I/37
South Moravian RegionSouth Moravian RegionRest areaOdpočívka Devět Křížů
168104—Devět Křížů
178111—OstrovačiceEnd of the toll section (toll coupon only, electronic toll continues to apply)
182113—Kývalka I/23
Rest areaOdpočívka Popůvky
Rest areaOdpočívka Troubsko
190120—Brno-západ I/23 E461
Rest areaOdpočívka Starý Lískovec
194121—Brno-centrum I/52 E461
196122—Brno-jih D 2 E65
Rest areaOdpočívka Brno-Tuřany
201125—Brno-Slatina
203126—Brno-východ I/50
210130—Holubice I/50 E50Start of toll section (toll coupon, electronic toll already in force)
216134—Rousinov
226140—Vyškov-západ
Rest areaOdpočívka Vyškov
230140—Vyškov-východ D 46 E462
236147—Ivanovice na Hané
Olomouc RegionOlomouc Region244152—Mořice
Rest areaOdpočívka Křenovice
Zlin RegionZlin Region253157—Kojetín
258160—Kroměříž-západ I/47
260160—Kroměříž-východ
264164—Hulín-západ I/55
265165—Hulín D 49 D 55End of the toll section (toll coupon only, electronic toll continues to apply)
Olomouc RegionOlomouc Region272169—Říkovice I/55Started construction 12/2022[7]. Planned opening in 2025[10].
278173—Přerov-západStarted construction 12/2022[7]. Planned opening in 2025[10].
281175—Přerov-sever I/55Started construction 12/2022[7]. Planned opening in 2025[10].
Rest areaOdpočívka Osek nad Bečvou
294183—Lipník nad Bečvou-Trnávka
296184—Lipník nad Bečvou-Bohuslávky D 35 E442 E462
298185—Lipník nad Bečvou-Loučka I/35 E442 E462Start of toll section (toll coupon, electronic toll already in force)
308191—Hranice
311193—Bělotín D 48 E462
Moravian-Silesian RegionMoravian-Silesian RegionRest areaOdpočívka Vražné
321199—Mankovice
330210—Hladké Životice
336209—Butovice
342213—Bravantice
Rest areaOdpočívka Klimkovice
349217—Klimkovice
354220—Rudna
357222—Severní spoj
361224—Místecká I/56
365227—Vrbice
366227—Vrbice
370230—Bohumín I/67
372231—Bohumín I/67End of toll section (end of electronic tolling)
376234Czech Republic–Poland borderVěřňovice/Gorzyczki border crossing A 1Kilometrage end point
Border with Poland; road continues as the Polish A1
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition
  •       Unopened

Highway elevation

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  • Maximum: 655 meters above sea level (km 104)[11]
  • Minimum: 197 meters above sea level (km 370)[11]
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  • motorway D1 in Prague
    motorway D1 in Prague
  • D1 near Brno
    D1 near Brno
  • Motorway D1 in Prague-Chodov
    Motorway D1 in Prague-Chodov
  • D1 somewhere in Vysočina Region
    D1 somewhere in Vysočina Region
  • Vysočina highway bridge on km 144, 60 km from Brno
    Vysočina highway bridge on km 144, 60 km from Brno

References

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  1. ^ "Czech Motorways > Traffic volume". motorway.cz. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Celostátní sčítání dopravy 2016, Středočeský kraj". Ředitelství silnic a dálnic. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ "VLÁDNÍ NAŘÍZENÍ ZE DNE 23.12.1938 O STAVBĚ DÁLNIC, O ZŘÍZENÍ GENERÁLNÍHO ŘEDITELSTVÍ STAVBY DÁLNIC A O JEHO ORGANISACI". epravo.cz. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Lídl, Václav; Janda, Tomáš (2006). Stavby, kterým doba nepřála (second ed.). Prague: Ředitelství silnic a dálnic.
  5. ^ Willoughby, Ian (8 September 2017). "50 years of the D1, the country's oldest motorway". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Ředitelství silnic a dálnic ČR – Česko a Polsko spojila nová dálnice". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d Dálnice D1 Říkovice – Přerov, stavba 0136 (PDF). Ředitelství silnic a dálnic. 2023.
  8. ^ "D1 jako místní komunikace. V úseku mezi Chodovem a Pražským okruhem bude patřit Praze" (in Czech). zdopravy.cz. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Nejvytíženější úsek dálnice D1 už není dálnicí. Do Průhonic se jezdí zdarma, ale jen 110 km/h" (in Czech). Autosalon.tv. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "D1, stavba 0136 Říkovice–Přerov" (PDF). ŘSD. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  11. ^ a b České dálnice > Dálniční síť v České republice > Dálnice > Dálnice D1

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Czech Wikipedia article at cs:Dálnice D1; see its history for attribution.

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