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M30 motorway (Hungary)

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M30 motorway
M30-as autópálya
Part of Via Carpathia
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M30-as autópálya Miskolc-dél lehajtó előtt.jpg
M30 near Miskolc
Route information
Part of E71 / E79
Length86.8 km (53.9 mi)
Existed2002–present
Major junctions
From M3 near Emőd
Major intersections
  • 302 near Emőd
  • 35 near Nyékládháza
  • 304 in Miskolc-dél
  • 37 in Miskolc-kelet
  • 306 in Miskolc-észak
  • 39 in Encs
To R4 border with Slovakia
Location
CountryHungary
CountiesBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Major citiesMiskolc
Highway system
  • Roads in Hungary

The M30 motorway (Hungarian: M30-as autópálya) is a Hungarian motorway that connects the M3 motorway to the Slovak R4 expressway near the border town of Tornyosnémeti via Miskolc, forming part of European routes E71 and E79. The first section opened to the public in 2002, and reached the border area in October 2021.[1][2]

The road is considered as part of the planned Via Carpathia from the Baltic coast to Sofia. It follows the route of main road 3.

Timeline

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Section Length Opened Notes
Mezőcsát (M3) – Emőd 6.0 km (3.73 mi) 2002
Emőd – Nyékládháza 8.0 km (4.97 mi) 2003
Nyékládháza – Miskolc kelet 15.0 km (9.32 mi) December 2004 with Miskolc bypass I.
Miskolc bypass II.
(Miskolc kelet – Miskolc észak)
3.0 km (1.86 mi) Single carriageway: 26 June 2015
Second carriageway: 26 October 2021
Both carriageways were fully built between 2018 – 2021.
Miskolc észak – Tornyosnémeti 56.8 km (35.29 mi) 26 October 2021 Built between 2018 – 2021.
Tornyosnémeti to the border 1.7 km (1.06 mi) 16 January 2018

Route description

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  • The route is full length motorway. The maximum speed limit is 130 km/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 these highway engineers.

  • near Emőd (M3), kilometre trench 151
  • near Encs, kilometre trench 63

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.[3]

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
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén full length (0 km – 86 km)

European Route(s)

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Name Route
86 km Slovakia Rýchlostná cesta R4 junction (0)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New section of M30 motorway between Hungary and Slovakia to boost growth, cut traffic-Projects". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. ^ "Közvetlen autópálya kapcsolat jött létre Miskolc és Kassa között". Nif. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  3. ^ "National Toll Payment Services PLC - E-vignette rates from 1 January 2024". toll-charge.hu.
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