Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

Title:
Road infrastructure in the regions of the Slovak Republic and Poland

Authors

Jana Masárová - Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Faculty of Social and Economic Relations, Department of Economics and Economy, Študentská 3, 911 500 Trenčín, Slovakia; phone: +421 327 400 425, fax: +421 327 400 415; e-mail: jana.masarova@tnuni.sk

Eva Ivanová - Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Faculty of Social and Economic Relations, Department of Economics and Economy, Študentská 3, 911 500 Trenčín, Slovakia; phone: +421 327 400 420, fax: +4213 274 004 15; e-mail: eva.ivanova@tnuni.sk

Keywords
Region, road infrastructure, motorway, expressway, road density

Abstract
One of the important assumptions and factors of social and economic development of countries and their regions is road infrastructure. This is particularly true in countries where road transport is the largest component of overall transportation, such as in Slovakia and Poland. Road infrastructure as part of the transport infrastructure is here regarded as one of the main pillars for achieving economic growth, to increase competitiveness and prosperity, contributing to the development of the Trans-European transport network and the improvement of transport infrastructure in support of a single European market in order to ensure the free flow of goods, people and overall competitiveness of the EU. This article offers a comparison of road infrastructure in Slovakia and Poland, highlighting regional disparities in road infrastructure in these countries.

Pages:
79-90

DOI:
10.1515/bog-2016-0026

BGSS No. 33 (2016)