M85 expressway (Hungary)

The M85 expressway (Hungarian: M85-ös autóút) is a Hungarian expressway connecting Győr to Sopron. It will eventually connect M1 motorway to the Austrian border.

M85 expressway shield
M85 expressway
M85-ös autóút
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M85 near Enese
Route information
Part of E65
Length83 km (52 mi)
95 km (59 mi) planned
Existed2008–present
Major junctions
From M1 near Győr
Major intersections
  • 85 near Győr, Csorna, Fertőd and Sopron
  • M86 near Csorna
  • 84 near Nagycenk and Sopron
ToSopron
A 3 border with  Austria
Location
CountryHungary
CountiesGyőr-Moson-Sopron
Major citiesGyőr, Csorna, Sopron
Highway system
  • Roads in Hungary
Junction near Győr
Near Csorna

Timeline

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Section Length Opened Notes
Győr nyugat (M1) – Enese 8.0 km (4.97 mi) 16 June 2015[1] Built between 2013 – 2015.
Enese bypass 7.0 km (4.35 mi) 21 December 2011 Built between 2009 – 2011.
Enese – Kóny 3.0 km (1.86 mi) 16 June 2015[1] Built between 2013 – 2015.
Kóny – Csorna 6.0 km (3.73 mi) 9 September 2015[2] Built between 2013 – 2015.
Csorna bypass I. 5.0 km (3.11 mi) 9 September 2015[2] Segment I. (East), built between 2013 – 2015.
Common route with M86 expressway. This section was extended 2x3 lane.
Csorna bypass II. (M86 junction - Csorny nyugat) 4.5 km (2.80 mi) 15 December 2017[3] Segment II. (West), built between 2015 – 2017.
Csorna nyugat – Sopron kelet 51.0 km (31.69 mi) 16 December 2020 Built between 2017 – 2020.
Sopron kelet – Balf 2.5 km (1.55 mi) 9 June 2021 Built between 2017 – 2021.
Balf – Sopron észak 6.4 km (3.98 mi) 10 December 2021 Built between 2018 – 2021.
Sopron észak to the border 4.6 km (2.86 mi) Planned in 2024 Under construction, with Sopron Tunnel

Route description

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  • The route is full length expressway. The maximum speed limit is 110 km/h, with  .
County km Type Destination Notes
 
Győr-Moson-Sopron
0     Main road 1Győr /
      M1 / E60 / E75Mosonmagyaróvár, towards to Vienna (A), Bratislava (SK) /

  Main road 85Ikrény /


      M1 / E60 / E75Budapest and   14 / E575 Vámosszabadi

The eastern terminus of the   expressway.

Kilometrage starting point


Roundabout and interchange junction

8   Rábapatona
10   Lébény, Bezi / Enese, Tét
16   Kóny / Rábcakapi Connecting to petrol station and Truck parking.
21     Main road 85Csorna
23      85 / E65Mosonmagyaróvár

  M85Sopron /
   M86 / E65 Szombathely, towards to Marbor (SLO)

The northern terminus of the common road with M85-M86 expressways, and E65 route.

The eastern part of Csorna bypass.


The northern terminus of 2x3 lane road.

  over the Győr–Sopron railway line
25   over the Pápa–Csorna railway line
27     M85Sopron, Kapuvár

   M86 / E65 Szombathely, towards to Marbor (SLO)

The southern terminus of the common road with M85-M86 expressways, and E65 route.

The southern part of Csorna bypass.


The southern terminus of 2x3 lane road.

  over the Hegyeshalom–Szombathely railway line
32   Jobaháza, Farád / Csorna nyugat nyugat means West
40   Babóti pihenőhely parking, WC, and water (petrol station in the future)

pihenőhely means Rest area

44   Beled, Hövej / Kapuvár
53   Fertőd, Fertőendréd Connecting to Main road 85.
55   Széchenyi pihenőhely parking, WC, and water
60   Kőszeg, Lövő / Fertőszentmiklós
68   under the Győr–Sopron railway line
72     Main road 84Nagycenk / Sárvár Connection to Sopron, and the Lake Balaton.
78   Hutbájd pihenőhely parking, WC, and water

Tengelysúlymérő állomás means weigh in motion (traffic control)

79   over the Győr–Sopron railway line
  Ikva híd híd means Bridge
82     Main road 84Kópháza (border) / Sopron Centrum

Harka

85   Sopron-Balf / Sopron-Pihenőkereszt
89   Sopron észak / Fertőrákos észak means North
90   Soproni alagút Length: 780 m

alagút means Tunnel

93     Main road 84 – Sopron nyugat / Ágfalva nyugat means West

Western under construction section

94   Scarbantia pihenőhely Planned
95   Soporn (H) – Klingenbach (AT) border crossing
  A 3Eisenstadt towards to Vienna
Planned
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Maintenance

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

  • in Csorna, mixed - use engineering
  • near Nagycenk, kilometre trench 71 (under construction)

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.[4]

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
Győr-Moson-Soporn full length (0 km – 83 km)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "M85: átadták a Győr-Kóny szakaszt - fotók, videó". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  2. ^ a b "Már a miénk az M85-ös Csorna és Kóny között! - fotók". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  3. ^ "M85: pénteken átadják a csornai elkerülőt - Áder János is ott lesz". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  4. ^ "National Toll Payment Services PLC - E-vignette rates from 1 January 2024". toll-charge.hu. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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