D6 motorway (Czech Republic)

D6 motorway (Czech: Dálnice D6), formerly Expressway R6 (Czech: Rychlostní silnice R6) is a motorway in the Czech Republic. When completed, it will route from Prague through Karlovy Vary and Cheb, to the border with Germany. D6's first segment was opened in 1980s.

D6 Motorway
Dálnice D6
Route information
Part of E48 E49
Length	111.5 km (69.3 mi) Planned: 159.7 km (99.2 mi)
Major junctions
From	D0 in Prague
To	B303 border with Germany
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	Prague, Central Bohemian, Ústí nad Labem, Karlovy Vary
Major cities	Prague, Karlovy Vary, Cheb
Highway system
Highways in the Czech Republic
← D 5 → D 7

The D6 motorway is part of the European road E48, and a short part of it forms the European road E49. As of January 2025^[update], 111.5 km (69.3 mi) of the motorway is in operation.

Chronology

The section between Pavlov – Velká Dobrá was built in two stages, at a total length of the section being 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi)^{[citation needed]}. The motorway route is built in the R 24,5/100 category. Construction of the section started in May 1999. The first stage of the section was put into operation in half profile on 20 June 2001. The second profile was put into operation on 1 June 2002. The second stage was put into operation in half profile in autumn 2000 and in full profile on 20 June 2001.

The D6 begins at a connection with the Prague ring road which starts at the Řepy interchange and ends in the cadastre of the village of Pavlov where it connects to the previously built section Pavlov - Velká Dobrá, making the Prague - Pavlov section 10.4 kilometres (6.5 mi) long. The motorway in this section is built in category R 24,5/120. The route of the motorway is to be crossed in the future by a new runway of Ruzyně Airport^{[citation needed]}. Therefore, a tunnel was built in advance during the construction, to minimize the impact of the later construction, on traffic. Construction of the section started in March 2005 and was handed over for use in December 2008.

At a cost of CZK 1 billion, construction on the Lubenec bypass started in March 2018, and finished in March 2021. The construction was led by a consortium of Svietelsky and Strabag.^[1]

Relocations

There are several parts of the I/6, which had to be relocated, to accommodate bypasses around important towns. These relocations meant that the old I/6 road was redesignated as road I/606. The 6.45 kilometres (4.01 mi) relocation of the D6 in Krupá was put into operation in August 2024.^[2]

Future developments

The 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) relocation of the D6 in Hořesedly is set to open in June 2025.^[3] Two months later, in September 2025, is the planned opening of the 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) long bypass of Hořovičky.^[4]

Several tenders have been issued for future construction, in, and east of Karlovy Vary. In 2024, a tender has been issued for 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long section between Bošov and Knínice, at a cost of nearly €170 million,^[5] and the section is now under construction.

Exit list

Country	Region	Location	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Czech Republic	Prague	Prague	0	0.0	—	Řepy	D 0 E48	Kilometrage starting point
	Central Bohemian Region	Central Bohemian Region	3	1.9	—	Hostivice
			7	4.3	—	Jeneč		Start of electronic toll section
			12	7.5	—	Unhošť	I/61
			16	9.9	—	Velká Dobrá
					Rest area	Odpočívka Velká Dobrá
			25	16	—	Tuchlovice
					Rest area	Odpočívka Honice		Eastbound only
					Rest area	Odpočívka Nové Strašecí		Westbound only
			32	20	—	Nové Strašecí
			38	24	—	Řevničov	I/16	End of electronic toll section
			43	27	—	Krupa		Temporary end of motorway
			51	32	—	Kněževes
					Rest area	Odpočívka Kolesov
			62	39	—	Jesenice	I/27
	Usti nad Labem Region	Usti nad Labem Region	68	42	—	Černčice
			77	48	—	Lubenec		Temporary start of motorway
			83	52	—	Bošov	I/6	Temporary end of motorway
	Karlovy Vary Region	Karlovy Vary Region	129	80	—	Dvory	I/6	Temporary start of motorway
			131	81	—	Jenišov	I/20 E49	Start of electronic toll section
			136	85	—	Nové Sedlo
					Rest area	Odpočívka Staré Sedlo
			142	88	—	Těšovice
			143	89	—	Sokolov
			146	91	—	Březová
			149	93	—	Tisová
			156	97	—	Kynšperk nad Ohří
					Rest area	Odpočívka Odrava		Westbound only
			160	99	—	Odrava		End of electronic toll section
					Rest area	Odpočívka Obilna		Eastbound only
			162	101	—	Jesenice	I/21
			164	102	—	Cheb-východ
					Rest area	Odpočívka Jindřichov		Westbound only
			169	105	—	Cheb-západ	I/6 I/21 E48 E49	Temporary end, sections in planning Road continues as Czech I/6
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Unopened

Images

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  Bridge of the D6 motorway near the town of Sokolov, Sokolov District.
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  D6 motorway near Jeneč in Central Bohemian Region.
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  Railway bridge over D6 between Jeneč and Hostouň.