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M15 motorway (Hungary)
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The M15 connects the M1 motorway
to Bratislava
, the capital of Slovakia
. The Hungary-Slovakia border crossing is at Rajka
(Hungary) and Čunovo
(Slovakia).
The M15 is a somewhat peculiar motorway since it does feature grade separation
like all motorways, but does not feature four lanes. It is planned that by 2009 the M15 will be upgraded to four lanes.
M1 motorway (Hungary)
The M1 motorway is a long highway in northwestern Hungary, connecting Budapest to Győr and Vienna. The first section of the motorway opened in the 1970s, reaching the Austrian border at Hegyeshalom in 1996. It follows the route of the old Route 1 one-lane highway.- Junctions, exits and rest areas...
to Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, the capital of Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. The Hungary-Slovakia border crossing is at Rajka
Rajka
Rajka is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.The European motorway E65/E75, as well as national roads, cross into Slovakia near Rajka. The Slovak border crossings are known as Rusovce and Čunovo...
(Hungary) and Čunovo
Cunovo
Čunovo is a small part of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the southern area near the Hungarian border. It is located close to the Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Dams.- History :...
(Slovakia).
The M15 is a somewhat peculiar motorway since it does feature grade separation
Grade separation
Grade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...
like all motorways, but does not feature four lanes. It is planned that by 2009 the M15 will be upgraded to four lanes.