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Speed limits and road markings are changing in Košice

Editor-in-Chief
24/04/2026

Several weeks of sign updates have started on the main roads of the city (routes I/16 and I/20). The National Motorway Company is introducing new rules to improve safety and logistics on key sections from Šaca to the exit towards Prešov.

Main changes:

  • Šaca — Optima section: the allowed speed is now 100 km/h (except for areas near Pereš, Polov, and Ľudvíkov Dvor).

  • Airport area: the speed is limited to 80 km/h, and at the interchange near Optima shopping center — to 70 km/h.

  • Direction towards Prešov (North): the limit is reduced from 130 km/h to 100 km/h.

  • Aleja — Exit towards Prešov section: the speed is reduced to 70 km/h.

  • Traffic changes: the acceleration lane from the airport side has been removed due to non-compliance with standards; instead, there will be a safe connection from Slanecká road towards Rožňava.

Be careful on the road!

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