D4/R7 Bratislava bypass (D4 Jarovce – Rača, R7 Prievoz – Holice)
The outer bypass of Bratislava: about 27 km of D4 motorway from Jarovce to Rača and about 32 km of the R7 expressway from Prievoz to Holice. Built as a public-private partnership: the concession agreement with Zero Bypass Limited was signed on 20 May 2016 for 30 years, and construction began on 24 October 2016. The first sections opened on 19 July 2020 and the last in November 2021.
- Total length
- 59 km
- Open today
- 59 km
- Sections
- 5
Sections
| Sections | Status | Length | Timeline | Cost | Funding | Contractors | Contract terms |
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| D4 Jarovce – Ivanka sever (incl. Lužný most) Starts at the D4/D2 interchange at Jarovce and ends at the D4/D1 interchange at Ivanka sever. Ferrovial gives 22.6 km, 45 bridges (including the Danube bridge) and 6 junctions. The Lužný most, 3.09 km with its approach viaducts, was handed over on 26 September 2021. Opened in six stages: the first on 19 July 2020 (the date shown), the last on 12 November 2021. The ramps of the D1/D4 interchange, built separately by NDS, were opened in November 2024 and on 21 June 2026 and are not part of this lot. The 2 km Jarovce – border piece (opened 1999) is not included. The sk.wikipedia stage lengths sum to 23.1 km. | Opened | 23 km |
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| D4 Ivanka sever – Rača From the D4/D1 interchange at Ivanka sever to the Rača junction, with a 2 km stretch of three lanes each way. Ferrovial gives 4.4 km, 12 bridges and 3 junctions. The sk.wikipedia table dates Bratislava východ II – Vajnory to 12 November 2021 and Vajnory – Rača (2.4 km) to 5 September 2021; the earlier date is used as the opening of the lot and the later one is recorded as a partial opening. The Rača – Záhorská Bystrica section with the Karpaty tunnel is not part of the concession. | Opened | 4 km |
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| R7 Bratislava Prievoz – Ketelec From the D1 junction at Prievoz to the D4/R7 junction at Ketelec, with three lanes each way and a 900 m stretch of two lanes. Ferrovial gives 6.3 km, 15 bridges and 3 junctions; sk.wikipedia gives 6.4 km. The opening date comes from the sk.wikipedia R7 article, which names the Nivy – Juh section. The drawn line follows the OpenStreetMap road and is about 5% longer than the recorded length. | Opened | 6 km |
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| R7 Ketelec – Dunajská Lužná From the D4/R7 junction at Ketelec, bypassing Rovinka and Dunajská Lužná, to the Dunajská Lužná junction (signed Šamorín – západ), where road I/63 joins. Ferrovial gives 8.4 km, 10 bridges and 2 junctions; the NDS preparation page quoted by sk.wikipedia gives 8.23 km. | Opened | 8 km |
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| R7 Dunajská Lužná – Holice North of Šamorín, parallel to road I/63, to the Holice junction; includes the Šamorín sever junction, the Blatná na Ostrove rest area and the Holice maintenance centre. Ferrovial and sk.wikipedia both give 17.4 km; sk.wikipedia counts 12 bridges, all on grade-separated crossings, totalling 582 m. The Holice – Dunajská Streda extension is a separate project. | Opened | 17 km |
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Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.
Funding
- Public-private partnership59 km5 sections
- Design, build, finance and operate concession for 30 years under an agreement signed on 20 May 2016. The EIB signed a EUR 426 million financing agreement with the concessionaire for the D4 on 21 June 2016. The state pays the concessionaire an availability payment; it is not recorded as a construction cost.
- Design, build, finance and operate concession for 30 years under an agreement signed on 20 May 2016. The state pays the concessionaire an availability payment; it is not recorded as a construction cost.
A section that lists two sources counts its full length under each: the data records which sources paid, not what share each one carried.
Related projects
- HighwaysD1 motorway (Bratislava – Žilina – Poprad – Prešov – Košice – Ukrainian border)Same country and category
- HighwaysD3 motorway (Hričovské Podhradie – Žilina – Čadca – Polish border)Same country and category
- HighwaysR1 expressway (Trnava – Nitra – Žiar nad Hronom – Zvolen – Banská Bystrica)Same country and category
- HighwaysR2 expressway (Trenčín – Prievidza – Zvolen – Lučenec – Rimavská Sobota – Rožňava – Košice)Same country and category
- HighwaysR3 expressway (Orava and Turiec sections)Same country and category
- HighwaysR4 expressway (Košice – Prešov – Svidník – Polish border)Same country and category
Sources
- Wikipedia (sk): Diaľnica D4 (Slovensko), section table and Úseky diaľnice proseread Oct 10, 2026
- Wikipedia (sk): Rýchlostná cesta R7 (Slovensko), section table and Úseky proseread Oct 10, 2026
- Wikipedia (sk): Lužný most (builder D4R7 Construction, handed over 26 September 2021)read Oct 10, 2026
- Zero Bypass Limited (d4r7.sk): concessionaire, 30-year concession, D4 Jarovce – Rača and R7 Prievoz – Holiceread Oct 10, 2026
- EIB: EUR 426 million financing agreement with Zero Bypass Limited (Macquarie Capital, Cintra, PORR AG), signed 21 June 2016read Oct 10, 2026
- Ferrovial: Highway D4-R7 project page (section lengths, bridges and junctions)read Oct 10, 2026
- MDV SR: PPP projekty D4/R7 (concession agreement proposal, value-for-money analysis and expert opinions)read Oct 10, 2026
- OpenStreetMap contributors: route geometry (ODbL)read Oct 10, 2026