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In late July 2026, Slovak authorities reported Slovakia continues to advance several major transport infrastructure projects, though progress on varies between rapid completions and significant delays. In the Karlštejn‑Beroun railway modernisation, with rail sector, the SWIETELSKY Rail CZ and Elektrizace železnic Praha consortium replacing is modernising the seven-kilometre Karlštejn–Beroun section. By using specialised machine lines to replace the track components while keeping trains running. At sub-base, ballast, and superstructure, the same time, project aims to reduce construction time without interrupting train traffic. On the three‑kilometre extension of road network, the R1 Ružomberok bypass on the D1 highway from Banská Bystrica is scheduled to Slovenská Ľupča was delayed until December 2028 open in the first half of October. Minister of Transport Jozef Ráž noted that the 15-kilometre Hubová–Ivachnová section is nearly complete. This project, which includes the 3.6-kilometre Čebrať Tunnel, faced substantial cost increases and delays due to land‑fill, gas‑pipeline, permitting issues and geological challenges, such as landslide risks near Likavka Castle, necessitating a deteriorating bridge. A week later, redesign that extended the tunnel by 1.6 kilometres. In the Bratislava region, the National Highway Company announced (NDS) has opened a new tender for the design documentation of the D4 Bratislava‑Rača Bratislava–Rača to Záhorská Bystrica section, which will include section. This includes the nearly 12‑kilometre 12-kilometre Karpaty tunnel – the longest road tunnel in the country, tunnel, intended to divert reduce transit truck traffic away from Bratislava. The same update highlighted through the early completion of city by 30–40%. Additionally, the left‑hand left-hand bridge end replacement on the D2 motorway’s Lanfranconi bridge of the D2 motorway, finishing was completed three weeks ahead of schedule and paving the way schedule, allowing for further road‑surface upcoming road-surface repairs. Together, Conversely, the snapshots show a broader push R1 highway extension from Banská Bystrica to modernise both rail and road networks in Slovakia, with some projects advancing rapidly while others face regulatory Slovenská Ľupča has been delayed from September 2026 to December 2028. The postponement is attributed to landfill, gas-pipeline, and construction setbacks. permitting issues, alongside the need to address a deteriorating bridge.