📋 Tender Overview
The average traffic intensity on Czech highways increased by 12 percent between 2020 and 2025. On average 34400 cars pass through them daily. The most congested section of the domestic road and highway network is the section of the D1 highway near Pruhonice where an average of 106976 cars passed in 24 hours last year. Compared to the state in 2020 this is an increase of one third. The number of cars on the D1 bypassing Brno also increased by one fifth in the same comparison. This follows from the preliminary results of last years nationwide traffic census which was created for the Road and Motorway Directorate (RSD). The data also show that new sections of the D35 highway or bypasses of cities like Jaromer and Otrokovice significantly divert transit traffic from settlements. The preliminary results which will be refined during the spring are available on the RSD website. The results of the nationwide census also serve as a basis for preparing transport constructions or for planning maintenance.
The completion of the backbone highway network is one of the key priorities of this government and we will continue with it in the coming years. Traffic data clearly show that traffic on Czech highways is growing rapidly and it is therefore important to maintain a high pace of construction while also increasing the capacity of the busiest sections. This year we will begin construction of new parts of the key D35 highway the last section of the D11 towards Poland the D6 highway near Karlovy Vary D55 in the Olomouc region and D48. We will also focus on the construction of bypasses for towns and municipalities where data repeatedly confirm their significant contribution to reducing traffic load and improving the quality of life for residents. For example we want to start construction around Breclav Znojmo Bucovice Pelhrimov or Plasy says Minister of Transport Ivan Bednarik.
On the most famous Czech highway D1 where over 60 sections are counted traffic has increased along its entire length. For example between Modletice and Vsechromy in the Central Bohemia region an average of 102884 cars passed in 24 hours last year which is an increase of 28 percent compared to data from the previous census. Between the exits Brno - center and Brno south there were 91935 cars daily last year one fifth more than before with nearly 18000 heavy trucks passing there daily. The number of cars on the D1 between Jihlava and Velky Beranov increased by more than a third since the last census with a daily average of 54145 vehicles last year. Preliminary data also clearly indicate how crucial it is to complete the Prague Ring Road where the RSD is currently building a 12.6-kilometer section from Bechovice to the D1. On the D0 section Orech - Jinocany the average daily traffic intensity last year was 85596 cars which is an increase of almost 17 percent compared to the previous census. This indicates the necessity of expanding this section to a six-lane configuration which the RSD plans to start as early as next year.
The results of the nationwide census confirm the continuously increasing traffic intensities. This is a long-term trend that we observe both from automatic counters and from toll collection or the number of sold highway stickers. The increase is significantly higher on the highway network compared to the road network and the construction boom in highway construction in recent years is significantly reflected. This trend can be considered positive from the perspective of traffic safety as highways are significantly safer than roads. At the same time it is a commitment for us to complete the basic highway network in the shortest possible time. The census results on the D0 also show the necessary need to complete the Prague Ring Road where we have already contacted half of the landowners regarding land acquisition for the missing northern section since last autumn. This year we plan to contact the remaining owners. We would like to start construction at the turn of 2028 and 2029 said the general director of the RSD Radek Matl.
Preliminary census results also demonstrate how important it is to complete the D35 highway which will become an alternative to the D1. While during the last census nearly 12000 vehicles passed on the I/35 road near Zamrsk in 24 hours last year it was only 5400 cars. This means that most vehicles are now using the highway. The RSD is currently building over 31 kilometers of the D35 and last year alone opened nearly 33 kilometers of this highway.
As the data shows highway bypasses are also crucial. After the Hradec Kralove highway bypass on the D11 which the RSD opened in 2021 an average of 25800 cars passed daily last year.
The highway bypass of Lubenec in the Usti nad Labem region on the D6 almost completely diverted traffic from the I/6 road. Last year nearly 10000 cars passed on it daily which is a similar number of vehicles that previously traveled through the municipality. On the II/606 road the daily average near Lubenec was only 1200 vehicles last year. An example of how necessary it is to increase the capacity of certain routes is the 3.5-kilometer section of the D7 highway around Panensky Tynec in the Usti nad Labem region. The RSD opened it in 2021 expanding the original first-class road to a four-lane road. Last year nearly 18000 cars passed there in 24 hours on average which is about double compared to the state in 2020. The southeastern bypass of Otrokovice in the Zlin region on the D55 which has been in operation since 2021 also significantly helped. Last year the average was 13200 vehicles in 24 hours and the data show that the bypass diverted half of the cars that traveled on the I/55 road in 2020.
Regarding first-class roads the average traffic intensity in 2025 was 9600 cars per day. Compared to the previous census this is an increase of almost six percent. The busiest section among the so-called ones is the I/7 route the exit from the D0. Last year 65089 vehicles passed
