# R2 expressway (Slovakia)

R2 is an expressway (Slovak: rýchlostná cesta) in Slovakia, which begins near Trenčín and ends near Košice. It passes Bánovce nad Bebravou, Prievidza, Žiar nad Hronom, Zvolen, Lučenec, Rimavská Sobota and Rožňava. Sections between Žiar nad Hronom and Zvolen are shared with R1 and R3. There is also a planned shared section between Ráztočno and Žiar nad Hronom with R3.
In view of the current intentions of the Ministry of Transport, the entire length of the expressway cannot be expected to be operational before 2050.

## Chronology

In October 2012, work began on an almost 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) half-profile bypass around Žiar nad Hronom, which was put into operation on 15 December 2014.
On 10 November 2015, a 10.4 kilometres (6.5 mi) long section Pstruša - Kriváň (in construction since 2013) was opened to traffic for a cost of EUR 177 million, after construction there was completed by Doprastav.
The 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) section between Zvolen East and Pstruša has been put into operation in May 2017, receiving a EUR 44 million contribution from the European Union.
A 13.5 kilometres (8.4 mi) section Mýtna - Lovinobaňa, Tomášovce was opened in late 2022.

### Future development

Several sections of the R2 are under planning or in development.
The 9.1 kilometres (5.7 mi) long section Kriváň - Mýtna is under construction since March 2020. The construction of this section of the highway is financed from the state budget, and is carried out by a consortium of Doprastav, Strabag and Eurovia SK/CZ.
A further 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) of the R2 is being built near Košice, South - Košické Oľšany, where the R2 will be shared with R4. Construction there began in March 2022 at a total cost of EUR 202 Million with VAT, cofinanced by the European Union.

## Sections of the expressway

| Section number | Section name | Section length in km | Year of commencement of works on the section | Year of section completion (dd/mm/yy) | Exits and junctions (x) with other motorways |
| 1 | Cholna R2xD1-mnichova lehota | 6,1 | after 2028 | ? | R2xD1 intersection 2. Trenčianska Turná |
| 2. | Trenčianska Turná – Mníchova Lehota | 2,7 | after 2028 | ? | 3. Mníchova Lehota |
| 3. | Mníchova Lehota – Ruskovce | 16 | after 2028 | ? | 4. Trenčianske Mitice |
| 4. | Ruskovce – Pravotice | 9,6 | 2014, left half after 2028, right half | 2016, left half ?, right half | Temporary connection to the I/9 road 5. Bánovce nad Bebravou – západ (West) |
| 5. | Pravotice – Dolné Vestenice | 11,5 | after 2028 | ? | 6. Jerichov |
| 6. | Dolné Vestenice – Nováky | 9,6 | after 2028 | ? | 7. Nováky – západ (West) |
| 7. | Nováky – Žiar nad Hronom | 49 | after 2028 | ? | 8. Prievidza 9. Brusno 10. Handlová 11. Nová Lehota |
| 8. | Žiar nad Hronom bypass | 5,8 | 2012, left half after 2028, right half | 2014, left half ?, right half | 12. Žiar nad Hronom – sever (North) 13. Žiar nad Hronom – juh (South), R2xR1 intersection |
| 9. | Zvolen, Západ (Zvolen, West) – Zvolen, Východ (Zvolen, East) | 17,5 | after 2028 | ? | 14. Zvolen – Rákoš 15. Zvolenská Slatina |
| 10. | Zvolen, Východ (Zvolen, East) – Pstruša | 7,8 | 2014 | 2017 | 15. Zvolenská Slatina 16. Pstruša |
| 11. | Pstruša – Kriváň | 10,3 | 2013 | 2015 | 17. Detva |
| 12. | Kriváň – Mýtna | 9,1 | 03/2020 | 03/2025 | 18.Kriváň |
| 13. | Mýtna - Lovinobaňa, Tomášovce | 13,5 | 08/2019 | 19/12/2022 | 19. Mýtna. Temporary connection to the I/16 road |
| 14. | Tomášovce – Lučenec | 6,5 | after 2028 | ? | 20. Lučenec, R2xR7 intersection |
| 15. | Lučenec – Ožďany, západ (Ožďany, West) | 14,2 | after 2028 | ? | 21. Ožďany – západ (West) |
| 16. | Oždany bypass | 6 | 2004, left half after 2028, right half | 2006, left half ?, right half | 1. temporary connection to the I/16 road – West 2. temporary connection to the I/16 road – East |
| 17. | Ožďany – Zacharovce | 10,6 | after 2028 | ? | 22. Rimavská Sobota |
| 18. | Zacharovce – Bátka | 8,3 | after 2028 | ? | 23. Zacharovce 24. Bátka |
| 19. | Bátka – Figa | 6,2 | after 2028 | ? | Section without exits |
| 20. | Figa bypass | 3,3 | 2006, left half after 2028, right half | 2008, left half ?, right half | Temporary connection to the I/16 road 25. Figa |
| 21. | Tornaľa bypass | 10,7 | 2003, left half after 2028, right half | 2006, left half ?, right half | 26. Tornaľa – Juh (South) 27. Tornaľa – Sever (North) |
| 22. | Tornaľa – Gombasek | 18 | after 2028 | ? | 28. Plešivec |
| 23. | Gombasek – Rožňava | 9,8 | after 2028 | ? | Section without exits |
| 24. | Rožňava – Jablonov nad Turňou | 14,1 | after 2028 | ? | 29. Rožňava |
| 25. | Jablonov nad Turňou – Včeláre | 7,8 | after 2028 | ? | 30. Jablonov nad Turňou |
| 26. | Včeláre – Moldava | 14 | after 2028 | ? | 31. Turňa nad Bodvou |
| 27. | Moldava – Košice, Šaca | 18 | after 2028 | ? | 32. Moldava nad Bodvou 33. Košice – Šaca |
| 28. | Košice, Šaca – Haniska | 6,8 | after 2028 | ? | 34. Ľudvíkov Dvor 35. Haniska, R2xR4 intersection |
| 29. | Košice, Juh (Košice, South) – Košické Oľšany | 14,3 | 03/2022 | 03/2025 | 36. Košice - juh (South) 37. Košice – Krásna |
| 30. | Košické Oľšany – R2xD1 intersection | 1,2 | 2016 | 2019 | 38. Košice – východ (East) 39. Rozhanovce, R2xD1 intersection |