On Monday, 28 November 2022, the Slovak road manager Národná diaľničná spoločnost’ (NDS) and Budimex SA signed a contract for the construction of the D1 Bratislava-Triblavina motorway, which is 3.6 km long. Preparatory work for the construction will start on December 1, 2022. This is Budimex’s first investment agreement in Slovakia and the fourth to be implemented on foreign markets (the other three Budimex is executing in Germany).
The purpose of the construction is to rebuild the motorway and other related facilities. This means a full expansion of the D1 motorway, including the replacement of the road structure on the section from Vajnor to the Triblavina junction and the construction of 18 bridges. The reconstruction of the D1 road is necessary to ensure a transport connection with the D4 motorway.
President and CEO of NDS NDS Vladimír Jacko said that he would like the construction of this part of the motorway to be an example of how infrastructure should be built. – I give my word that NDS will work closely together during the preparatory and construction work to guarantee that the work is carried out on schedule and at a high quality level – said Jacko.
The “design and build” construction will include the construction of intersection collectors from the Vajnory intersection to the Ivanka junction, coordination with the D4 motorway and the replacement of the roadway in the MÚK Triblavina area, as well as the completion of the IT system. Coordination with the D4 motorway means coordinating with the already built fragments of the branches of the Ivanka Sever D4 junction, which will require modification of the construction of detours and the completion of some of the D4 motorway facilities leading under the D1, including obtaining the necessary permits.
“This is a very important contract for us – one of the key road investments in Slovakia and at the same time a reference facility for our future infrastructure activities in Slovakia. We have extensive experience in the construction of roads and motorway junctions in Poland – we will use it to successfully complete the construction of the junction for NDS – says Artur Popko.
The implementation of the task in question must take place while ensuring appropriate constant continuity of traffic.
– I assure you that we will do everything to maintain the most smooth organization of car traffic through the junction. We will want to make sure that drivers driving to Slovakia every day feel the effects of construction work as little as possible – says Igor Sedláček, D1/D4 Contract Director at Budimex.
The investment envisages the construction of 18 engineering structures, of which the two longest structures are located at the junction crossing the motorway. The value of the offer is EUR 110 million 850 thousand net. Budimex’s design work will begin immediately after the contract is signed. The contractor will have 3 years from the signing of the contract to carry out the works. The road will be covered by a 5-year warranty.
The first step will be the implementation of the project in order to obtain the necessary building permits, the next stage will be the transfer of traffic from the D1 motorway and the opening of the direction from D4 to D1 (Jarovce – Trnava) and the direction of D1 to D4 (Trnava – Stupava). At the next milestone, the opposite direction from D1 to D4 will be connected. The total construction period was set at 1100 days.
Budimex is one of the largest construction groups in Poland with over fifty years of tradition and proven results in the implementation of infrastructure projects on the Polish and European markets. This is the first contract won by Budimex in Slovakia since entering this market in 2021.
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