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The Directorate of Roads and Highways (RSD) has opened a nearly 12-kilometer stretch of the D35 highway from Janov to Opatovec in the Pardubice Region. This highway section is located behind Litomysl and connects to the under-construction bypass of Litomysl heading east. An interesting construction feature is the viaduct near Opatovec. The work lasted two and a half years and the construction cost after valuation is 2.88 billion CZK excluding VAT most of which will be covered by the EU.
The D35 highway is exactly the type of construction that people on the eastern route need. It provides a safer and smoother capacity connection that will relieve not only the overloaded I/35 but also the D1 highway. Our ambition is to complete the backbone highway network and the completion of the D35 is key to that. At the same time we must prioritize the financing of transport constructions for the coming years so that strategic projects are implemented on time and efficiently says Minister of Transport Ivan Bednarik.
The route of the newly opened section of the D35 connects to the highway bypass of Litomysl which is under construction and is expected to be completed by 2027 at the latest. It starts after the grade-separated intersection (MUK) Janov runs along road I/35 which it crosses several times and ends after MUK Opatovec. A key node of the construction is the viaduct near Opatovec a 439-meter-long bridge over road I/35 and the Mikulecsky stream at a height of 10.4 meters. There are two separate bridge structures for each direction. It was built using a unique method of sliding the load-bearing structure which did not restrict traffic on the road between Hradec Kralove and Olomouc. The reinforced concrete structure weighs 10000 tons and the bridge is founded on 144 deep piles with a volume of nearly 3200 cubic meters. The section from Janov to Opatovec includes six bridges on the highway two eco-ducts and also six noise barriers totaling 4.4 kilometers in length for which 1111 poles had to be installed.
Truck traffic on road I/35 is very strong. In this section there is a risk of dangerous overtaking. This section is therefore as important as the bypasses of cities. It will be another section that will significantly increase not only the flow but mainly the safety of traffic as there are many accidents on road I/35 and that road is currently not safe due to the high intensities said the general director of RSD Radek Matl. This section of the D35 is also one where intensive work continued even during the winter - workers had heating both in the production area and for example in the formwork under the outer wings of the load-bearing structure.
After the 10.4-kilometer-long section of the D35 Litomysl - Janov which began construction this February it should be open for traffic in two years. The RSD is also negotiating with the contractor of the D35 Dzbanov - Litomysl section to open this part of the highway earlier than planned already next year. The original deadline is the first quarter of 2027.
D35 Janov - Opatovec
Main route:
length: 11713 m
number of all construction objects: 131
noise barriers: 6 total length 4444 m
contractor: MI Roads a.s. and Doprastav a.s.
construction price according to the contract: 2540183884 CZK excluding VAT
price after valuation: 2889305844 CZK excluding VAT*
start of implementation: 5/2023
commissioning: 12/2025
length of construction until commissioning: 31 months
construction information leaflet: here
* including changes during construction status as of the first decade of December 2025
By the end of the year the Directorate of Roads and Highways will have a total of 203.9 kilometers of new constructions underway. This includes 137 km of highways and 66.9 km of first-class roads. An additional 140.1 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.
