New success for transport: Part of the D49 motorway connects Hulín and Holešov
9. 1. 2025
On Thursday, December 19, 2024, a ten-kilometer section of the D49 motorway between Hulín and Holešov was opened. This section represents an important step in improving the traffic situation in the region. Completion of the remaining 7.8-kilometer section to Fryšták is planned for this year.
The new section of the motorway will significantly shorten travel times and reduce emissions in the town of Holešov, which is used by almost nine thousand cars daily heading to Zlín and Bystřice pod Hostýnem. This construction should significantly relieve traffic in the area.
However, the D49 motorway project has long been plagued by problems associated with protests by environmental activists. The first construction work began in 2008, but had to be interrupted twice. In 2010, the building permit was revoked and the project was stopped. After the resumption of construction work at the end of 2021, the building had to be temporarily preserved again last year due to major administrative complications.
However, a breakthrough occurred in November last year when the Minister of Transport confirmed the changes to the building permit, which thus became legally binding again. This will not only allow the project to continue, but also open part of it to drivers. The completion and commissioning of the remaining part to Fryšták is planned for the first half of this year.
The aim of the construction is to build a high-capacity road that will transfer the high intensity of road traffic from cities and municipalities such as Zlín, Otrokovice, Holešov and Hulín. This change should positively affect the lives of residents of all municipalities located on the current route of roads I/49, I/55, II/490 and II/432 in the districts of Kroměříž and Zlín. According to information provided by the Directorate of Roads and Motorways, the new infrastructure should fundamentally improve the transport serviceability of the entire area.
Source: TVS Television, photo: ŘSD
