M35 motorway (Hungary)

The M35 motorway (Hungarian: M35-ös autópálya) is a 68.8 km (42.8 mi) motorway in eastern Hungary which connects the M3 motorway with the city of Debrecen, providing it with a direct motorway link to the capital, Budapest.

M35 motorway shield
M35 motorway
M35-ös autópálya
Part of Via Carpathia
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M35 motorway, Debrecen Western Bypass.jpg
M35 west of Debrecen, April 2024
Route information
Part of E79 / E573
Length68.8 km (42.8 mi)
Existed2003–present
HistoryCompleted: 2018
Major junctions
From M3 near Görbeháza
Major intersections
To M4 near Berettyóújfalu
Location
CountryHungary
CountiesHajdú-Bihar
Major citiesHajdúböszörmény, Debrecen, Berettyóújfalu
Highway system
  • Roads in Hungary
Rest area in Pród

The section bypassing Debrecen was completed in April 2006, and the whole stretch of road was opened to the public on 15 December 2006. The new road reduced driving time between Debrecen and the capital to under 2 hours. The further stretch from Debrecen to M4 motorway was inaugurated on December 20, 2018.[1]

Timeline

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Section Length Opened Notes
Görbeháza (M3) – Debrecen dél 44.0 km (27.34 mi) 15 December 2006 Built between 2003 – 2006, with Debrecen western bypass.
Debrecen dél – Mikepércs 5.43 km (3.37 mi) 13 December 2017 Built between 2015 – 2017.
Mikepércs – Berettyóújfalu (M4) 18.7 km (11.62 mi) 20 December 2018 Built between 2015 – 2018.

Route description

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  • The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130km/h, with   (2x2 lane road with stop lane).

Maintenance

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The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Concession Infrastructure Development Plc. This activity is provided by this highway engineer.

Payment

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Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:

1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica);

  • Cars, vans and motorbikes up to 3.5 tonnes only need to buy a single vignette which costs 6,400 Hungarian forint (Ft) for 10 days, 10,360 Ft for 1 month and 57,260 Ft for a year, from 1 January 2024.[2]

2, county vignettes (Megyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:

Type of county vignette Available section
Hajdú-Bihar full length (0 km – 68 km)

European Route(s)

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Name Route
  68 km   junction   (0) –   junction   (68)
  17 km   Debrecen-dél   (44) –   Debrecen-észak   (37)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kész az M35-ös vége és az M4-es "eleje"".
  2. ^ "National Toll Payment Services PLC - E-vignette rates from 1 January 2024". toll-charge.hu.
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