R3 expressway (Slovakia)
R3 is a mostly planned expressway passing through central Slovakia in the north-south direction along the European route E77.
It goes from border with Hungary, moving north around Krupina to Zvolen, from there is currently planned to share an 18 km section with R1 and R2 from Budča to Žiar nad Hronom. There is also planned shared section between Žiar nad Hronom and Ráztočno near Handlová with R2. Then continues north, from Martin sharing a section with the D1, then splitting off in either Hubová, going from Dolný Kubín through the Orava River valley to Trstená and ending at border with Poland.
From the total length of cca. 230 km, these sections are in operation:
