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The Directorate of Roads and Highways (RSD) opened a 3.2-kilometer section of the D35 highway Krelov - Slavonin II. stage in Olomouc. The construction is part of the western tangent of the Olomouc bypass. The work lasted a year and three quarters and the construction cost after valuation is 903 million CZK excluding VAT with about half of the costs covered by the EU.
The end of this year is marked by the completion of a number of highway projects that will extend the highway network by another 66.7 kilometers. The most will be on the D35 where in addition to the second stage between Krelov and Slavonin another four sections with a total length of 32.7 kilometers will be opened. In recent years the preparation of all remaining sections has significantly accelerated. Thanks to this the D35 will be completed in five years and will become an alternative to the overloaded D1 says the Minister of Transport in resignation Martin Kupka.
The Krelov - Slavonin II. stage connects two sections of the D35 highway near the village of Krelov and directly follows the first part of the western bypass of Olomouc completed in the autumn of 2007. The newly opened construction includes three bridges on the highway a nearly half-kilometer long noise barrier several relocations of lower-class roads and a new grade-separated intersection at Krelov. It is all-directional with a roundabout ring at the lower level and will ensure connections from Olomouc to both Mohelnice and D46 towards Brno. Last August an agreement was reached with construction companies to accelerate the work by more than five months for which the contractors will receive a reward of 24 million CZK. Already this summer one lane of the highway was opened relieving the roundabout near Globus.
In the case of the D35 highway route between Krelov and Slavonin this is a very important section. With the commissioning of this second stage we have completed the western bypass of Olomouc which can handle high intensities of not only transit traffic. The roundabout near Globus saw over 18000 cars daily causing traffic jams that should disappear thanks to the highway. This section has created an uninterrupted route between Mohelnice and Lipnik nad Becvou. The original road I/35 along with the original grade-separated intersection at Krelov will be reclassified to lower-class roads said the General Director of RSD Radek Matl.
The entire D35 highway is expected to be completed in 2029. The Ministry of Transport is currently selecting a concessionaire for the PPP project for the realization of the last two sections between Opatovec and Mohelnice which should start next year.
The project was co-financed by the European Union from the Connecting Europe Facility CEF 2021-2027.
D35 Krelov - Slavonin 2nd stage
length: 3166 m
number of construction objects: 94
contractor: EUROVIA CS a.s. and M - SILNICE a.s.
construction price according to the contract: 838000830 CZK excluding VAT
price after valuation: 903291232 CZK excluding VAT*
noise barriers: 1 total length 437 m
start of implementation: 2/2024
commissioning: 11/2025
length of construction until commissioning: 21 months
* including changes during construction status as of the end of October 2025
The Directorate of Roads and Highways is currently constructing a total of 258.8 kilometers of new constructions. This includes 184.7 km of highways and 74.1 km of first-class roads.
Another 131.1 km of highways and first-class roads are in the tender process.
A complete overview of all planned and ongoing constructions can be found in the interactive map on the website www.rsd.cz.
