It is supposed to replace the planned route of the D1 highway to Slovakia, which original direction to Púchov (Slovakia) was diverted and now leads to Ostrava.

In 2024, a 9.8 km long section between Hulín and Holešov was opened.

[2] The Holešov – Fryšták section is in construction, and planned for opening in 2025.

The planned section of the D49 motorway between Vizovice and the state border, which was previously prepared as a three-lane directionally undivided road, was reclassified as an I/49 road in autumn 2023[citation needed].

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Czech Wikipedia article at cs:Dálnice D49; see its history for attribution.