Upgrade of Slovakia’s busy D1 stretch to start in H2 2014

Slovak national motorway company NDS plans to start the reconstruction and modernisation of the D1 motorway section between Bratislava and Trnava in H2 2014. As part of the near €150 million project, the current six-lane motorway will be extended by adding an emergency lane. The building works are expected to last 24 months and will include demolition and reconstruction of some of the existing road bridges, as well as construction of new ones. The motorway lanes will be extended from the current 3.5m to 3.
March 19, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Slovak national motorway company 5891 NDS plans to start the reconstruction and modernisation of the D1 motorway section between Bratislava and Trnava in H2 2014.

As part of the near €150 million project, the current six-lane motorway will be extended by adding an emergency lane. The building works are expected to last 24 months and will include demolition and reconstruction of some of the existing road bridges, as well as construction of new ones. The motorway lanes will be extended from the current 3.5m to 3.75m.

NDS is currently preparing the tenders for the documentation for the project and the supplier of the construction works.
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