D55 motorway (), formerly R55 expressway () is a

motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...

in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. The D55 will connect

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

and bypass

Přerov Přerov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is we ...

Hulín Hulín (; ) is a town in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Hulín consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Hul� ...

and

Otrokovice Otrokovice (; ) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre. Administrative division Otrokovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population ...

, where the regional town of

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 75,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice River. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city ...

will also be connected via the D49. Through the sections around

Uherské Hradiště Uherské Hradiště (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město (Uherské Hradiště District), Staré Město and Kunovice has over ...

, the D55 will be connected to the D2 near

Břeclav Břeclav (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Located at the Czech-Austrian state border and near the Czech–Slovak state border, it is an important railway hub. Administrative divis ...

in the future. There are currently in operation and under construction. When completed, the total length of the D55 motorway will be .

Chronology

The motorway was designated as a four-lane H55 on 10 April 1963. The construction of this motorway has been confirmed several times by government resolutions, most recently by a resolution of the government of the

of 21 July 1999. The construction of the north-eastern part of the

bypass was the first to start in February 2002 and was put into operation in October 2006. In 2008, two connecting sections around

started to be built and were put into operation as expressways at the end of 2010. Other sections were already planned as motorways. First, the south-eastern part of the

bypass was being built from October 2018 to November 2021, then the sections Babice - Staré Město (from September 2020), Staré Město - Moravský Písek (from August 2021) and

Moravský Písek Moravský Písek is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Geography Moravský Písek is located about northeast of Hodonín and southeast of Brno. It l ...

- Bzenec (from September 2022), which were put into operation in 2024. In April 2023, the construction of the

Kokory Kokory is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Kokory lies approximately north-west of Přerov, south-east of Olomouc, and east of Prague Prague ( ; ...

section and the bridge near Napajedel began.

Future development

Under construction is the section

, and the short

Napajedla Napajedla (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Etymology ...

- Babice section (bridge), both to be opened in 2025. Construction work on the sections Napajedla-Babice and Kokory-Přerov should start in 2026 and their commissioning is planned for 2029. The remaining four sections from Bzenec to Břeclav are to be built in 2028 and commissioned gradually in 2031 and 2032.

Images

File:Highway D55 (Czech Republic) on 16th kilometr to the south.jpg , Highway D55 on its 16th kilometer in direction to Břeclav at bridge near

Pravčice Pravčice is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Pravčice lies approximately east of Kroměříž, north-west of Zlín, and east of Prague Prague ( ...

. File:Highway D55 (Czech Republic) on 16th kilometr to the north.jpg , Highway D55 on its 16th kilometer in direction to Olomouc at bridge near Pravčice.

References

External links

Info on ceskedalnice.cz

R55 Proposed roads in the Czech Republic {{CzechRepublic-road-stub