A5 Motorway, Beli Manastir − Osijek − Svilaj the Company Hrvatske Autoceste Opens to Traffic the First Section of the European Corridor Vc

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA BILTEN AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / NOVEMBER 2007 CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES

A5 Motorway, Beli Manastir − Osijek − Svilaj The company Hrvatske autoceste opens to traffic the first section of the European Corridor Vc

On November 9, 2007, the first section of the Sarajevo to Ploče. The Transport Corridor Vc Corridor Vc, from Đakovo to Sredanci, was cer- (road, railway, river and air transport route) emoniously opened to traffic by Dr. Ivo Sanader, is a complex link uniting the northern, cen- Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia. tral and southern regions of Europe. It is a The 23 km long section from Đakovo to Sre- project of exceptional value, especially when SLIKA SANADERA danci is the initial part of the A5 Motorway: viewed in the light of economic and transport Beli Manastir � Osijek � Svilaj. integration processes currently in progress The A5 Motorway is spreading from the bor- in the Central Europe. The construction of the der with Hungary to the border with Bosnia Vc Corridor will bring better and more trans- and Herzegovina (88.6 km in length). Motor- parent road, railway, river and air transport way A5 is a part of the European motorway connections, which will in turn boost devel- network and the European Transport Cor- opment in the wider region and thus prove The part of the Vc corridor running through ridor Vc, which extends from Budapest via beneficial to the whole of Europe and Asia. the Republic of Croatia is divided into 5 sections in northern part (A5 Motorway): - Hungarian border � Beli Manastir, 5.0 km in length, - Beli Manastir � Osijek, 24.5 km in length, - Osijek � Đakovo, 32.5 km in length, - Đakovo � Sredanci, 23.0 km in length, - Sredanci � border with Bosnia and Herze- govina, 3.6 km in length

and 3 sections in southern part (A10 Motorway): - Border with Bosnia and Herzegovina � Mali Prolog, 8.0 km in length - Mali Prolog � Ploče 1, 6.0 km in length - Ploče1 � Ploče harbour, 9.0 km in length The construction of the Osijek � Đakovo section is due for completion in December 2008. Another 15 km of motorway is under construction (Mali Prolog � Ploče interchange- Ploče harbour ) and completion is scheduled also for the end of 2008. Construction and openings to traffic of the remaining 33 km of the A5 Motorway in the northern part and 8 km of the A10 motorway in the southern part will be scheduled by a new four-year construction programme for the period from 2009 to 2012, to be defined by the Govern- ment of the Republic of Croatia.

Đakovo to Sredanci section The Đakovo to Sredanci motorway route starts in the Osijek - Baranja County and ends in the Brod - Posavina County. The generally flat terrain traversed by the motorway en- abled designers to place the route at the level Design speed vr (km/h) 130 of about 1.3 m above ground, except at places Min. radius of horizontal curves R (m) 850 where the route traverses the existing water- min courses, railways, the A3 Motorway (Zagreb Min. radius of vertical curves Rmin (m) Concave 15000 � Lipovac) and wildlife migration routes. The (applied at points where the route crosses the design speed of 130 km/h was adopted in A3 motorway and the railway route) Convex 19000 keeping with horizontal and vertical disposi- Maximum cross slope p (%) 2,5 tion of the motorway route. Thus, the follow- max ing route design elements were applied: ≥ The cross section is formed of two carriage- This amount includes land acquisition, relo- between Slavonia and Baranja regions and ways (pavements) separated from one another cation of utilities, archaeology, construction, other parts of Croatia. In addition, it will spur by a median 4 m in width. Each carriageway has equipment, supervision, and other costs. economic development in Slavonia and Ba- two traffic lanes, each 3.75 m in width, and an The opening to traffic of this A5 motorway ranja, and will make local tourist landmarks emergency lane 2.50 m in width. The minimum section will boost the quality of road links more accessible. with of hard shoulders and berms is 1.50 m. Twenty structures (bridges, overpasses and underpasses) were built along the Đakovo to Sredanci route. The most significant ones are the overpass above the railway line at Andrijevci, the Đakovo Interchange and the Đakovo toll station, the Sredanci Inter- change, the road maintenance and traffic control centre in Đakovo, and the Ivandvor and Andrijevci roadside rest areas. The value of the investment in construction works of the Đakovo � Sredanci section is 194,3 million EUR (not including the VAT). Andrijevci viaduct on the Đakovo � Sredanci motorway route A6 Motorway, Rijeka − Zagreb Kikovica − Oštrovica Section ceremoniously opens to traffic On the 20th November Mrs Marina Matulović- schedule which is yet another proof that Croa- Dropulić, Minister of the Environmental Pro- tian construction companies are fully capable of tection, Physical Planning and Construction, meeting even the most demanding challenges ceremoniously opened to traffic the 7.37 km in the construction of our motorways. long Kikovica � Oštrovica section, following The Oštrovica � Kikovica section was de- its widening to the full motorway profile. The signed by the IPZ design office. The works opening ceremony was held in front of nu- were carried out by the consortium com- merous distinguished guests posed of the following companies: Viadukt In the opening address, Mr. Jurica Prskalo, d.d. (leading partner), Hidroelektra Nisk- Windbreaks will also be built by the end of 2008 President of Management Board of the compa- ogradnja d.d, Konstruktor Inženjering d.d., at the Kikovica � Oštrovica section to avoid road ny Autocesta Rijeka � Zagreb d.d., emphasized and Strabag AG, Austria. The equipement closures due to strong winds that are quite fre- that the works on this section started on the 26th for this section was supplied by the company quent at this part of the Rijeka � Zagreb mo- of June 2006, and were completed in as little as Dalekovod d.d. The construction work was torway. 16 months. The section was completed ahead of supervised by IGH (Civil Engineering Insti- The cost of the Kikovica � Oštrovica section tute of Croatia). amounts to 32,4 million EUR, which includes The widening to the full profile of this highly the cost of construction, equipment, design demanding section involved construction of and land purchase. the right hand side (south) pavement of the As many as 109.74 km of the Rijeka � Zagreb motorway, with the following right-hand motorway have so far been realized in full side viaducts: Čičave 304 m in length, Ve- motorway profile, with 13 tunnels, 26- via liki Svib 381 m in length, Mali Svib 218 m in ducts, and 6 bridges. The remaining 36.76 length, Melnik 146 m in length, Bukovo 385 km will be completed and opened to traffic m in length, and with two underpasses. Thus by the end of 2008. the total of 1.43 km of structures (occupying The Rijeka � Zagreb motorway is being built 19.3 percent of the overall length of the sec- based on a sound vision relating to the long- tion) were built at this technically very dif- term development and sustainability of the ficult and effort-intensive section. region it traverses. In order to fully imple- The closed drainage system, with three sep- ment our sustainable development policies, arators and three lagoons, was built at this the company has introduced and is apply- section in order to protect the watercourses ing the quality management system (ISO in the zone influenced by the motorway. 9001:2000) and the environment management

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES BILTEN 12, NOVEMBER 2007 system (ISO 14001:2004), and we are now in are currently preparing the first sustainabil- With the Rijeka � Zagreb motorway, the the process of introducing the management ity report. We are also presently forming the Croatian road network has become richer system relating to the health protection and user forum, and are drafting the user charter for yet another significant motorway con- occupational safety (OHSAS 18001). We are that will mirror the needs and wishes of our necting our biggest port of Rijeka with the the signatories of the UN Global Compact, and users, and our relationship with the latter. capital of Croatia. A1 Motorway, Zagreb − Split − Dubrovnik Second-tube construction work starts at Mala Kapela and Sveti Rok tunnels The company Hrvatske autoceste d.o.o. start- cluding the VAT, while the construction work simultaneously with full operation of traf- ed the tunnelling work on second tunnel tubes for the Mala Kapela Tunnel amounts to 20.4 fic in the right-hand tunnel tubes. Thus the of the Sveti Rok and Mala Kapela tunnels. The million EUR, also without the VAT. The con- scheduling of this work has been adjusted to works are preformed by contractors selected struction works for both of these second tunnel the idea of using the new tubes - to the extent following a public bidding. Thus a joint venture tubes are due for completion within 18 months, possible - for communication and passage of formed of Hidroelektra niskogradnja d.d. and and will be followed by finishing works (instal- competent services in emergency situations. Konstruktor-inženjering d.d. was set up for lation of safety systems, and placing of traffic The need to finish and make functional these the Sveti Rok Tunnel, while an another joint signs and markings). All second-tube works on second tunnel tubes, excavated earlier but not venture, formed of Viadukt d.d. and Strabag these tunnels, both situated on the A1 Zagreb � completed, arises from safety considerations, AG, was established for the Mala Kapela Tun- Split motorway, are to be completed before the namely from significant increase in traffic vol- nel. The contract work consists of construction start of the 2009 tourist season. ume, which gave rise to frequent traffic stand- works (tunnel lining and pavement structure). Left-tube construction work on the Sveti Rok stills and congestions. According to relevant The contract value of works for the Sveti Rok Tunnel and the Mala Kapela Tunnel is a highly EU guidelines, it becomes imperative to build Tunnel amounts to 20.4 million EUR not in- complex enterprise which will be realized a second tunnel tube when the daily density of traffic exceeds 10 thousand vehicles per traffic lane, when the seasonal traffic greatly exceeds the average annual daily traffic, and when trucks heavier than 3.5 t participate in traffic with more than 15 percent. In this con- crete case, the average annual daily traffic exceeded ten thousand vehicles already in 2006 and, in summer, it reached the figure of 28000 vehicles (average summer daily traffic). In 2007, an average summer traffic rose to 30000 vehicles and, according to traffic es- timates, the average annual daily traffic could Sveti Rok tunnel - west portal Mala Kapela tunnel - north portal well exceed 16000 vehicles in 2009. A6 Motorway, Rijeka √ Zagreb Extension of the concession area operated by Autocesta Rijeka − Zagreb d.d.

On August 23, 2007, the 4th Amendment to the Conces- The company Autocesta Rijeka � Zagreb d.d. is now in charge of road infra- sion Contract for the construction and operation of the structure extending to 178.5 kilometres in length. Rijeka - Zagreb motorway was signed between Mr. Božidar Kalmeta, Minister of Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development, representing the Government of the Republic of Croatia, and Mr. Jurica Prskalo, President of Management Board of the Autocesta Rijeka � Zagreb d.d. The handover protocol was ceremoniously signed on August 30, 2007 at the Čavli Traffic Maintenance and Control Centre. According to this Amendment, the concession area operated by the Autocesta Rijeka � Zagreb d.d. is extended and now includes the motorway section form the Orehovica Interchange to the Rupa border crossing, and from the Orehovica interchange to the Križišće Interchange, including the access road from the Draga Interchange to the town of Rijeka, and the access road from the Križišće Interchange to the Krk Bridge, including the Krk Bridge. Some of this sections were already in traffic and were operated by HAC motorway company (Rupa-Rijeka section and bridge Krk). Others are to be completed in the following years.

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES BILTEN 12, NOVEMBER 2007 A2 Motorway, Zagreb √ Macelj Acceptance of INA card In late August this year, INA oil company, the that R-1 invoices (for the VAT refund) can now be months. The experience gained since its imple- motorway company Autocesta Zagreb-Macelj delivered each month for every user separately, mentation has been excellent, and the number and Splitska Banka finalized their joint project i.e. the AZM sends its invoice to each INA card of users, i.e. INA card transactions, is increas- in the scope of which INA card holders were en- holder's address for all transactions made on ing by the day. Autocesta Zagreb-Macelj is thus abled to pay toll in the way similar to that used by AZM network during the previous month. the third company which, in addition to Hrvatske holders of other credit and debit cards. The pay- The project was implemented, from first ne- autoceste (HAC) and Autocesta Rijeka-Zagreb ment system was also corrected in such a way gotiations to its realization, in the course of six (ARZ), apply this mean of payment.

Promotion of the EXPRESS (automatic) toll lanes The mixed toll collection system, i.e. 50 That is why AZM additionally marked these au- more and more users will substitute rapid percent manual and 50 percent auto- tomated lanes, renamed them into "express passage for waiting in lines. mated, was anticipated in the concession lanes", placed appropriate hoardings along agreement and, according to initial expec- the motorway, printed leaflets and made ad- tations, 40 percent of toll collection trans- ditional promotion campaigns through na- actions were to be operated in automated tional media. The results of this activity have lanes. The entire toll collection team, the been far from negligible: the percentage of number of employees and daily rosters, persons using this service has risen by the were in fact tailored in accordance with end of October this year to 15 percent, with such expectations. However, since the a slightly upward trend for the future. Due first implementation of the closed toll col- to normal human hesitancy towards every- lection system and after the opening of thing that is unusual and new (AZM is the only the last motorway section from Krapina to concessionaire in Croatia to have adopted an Macelj, the number of persons using the automated toll collection system), the use of automated lanes on all six toll stations automated lanes is increasing at a slow rate has not exceeded 10 percent since sum- but, as these lanes really enable "express" mer this year. passage, it may reasonably be expected that

A2 Motorway, Zagreb √ Macelj Maintenance activities on the Jankomir − Zaprešić Section

The condition of the oldest section (built in of the west carriageway of this section, so as also two completely rehabilitated struc- 1980) of the A2 Motorway from Zagreb to to gain opportunity to upgrade and rehabili- tures, Bestovje overpass and bridge over Macelj, which is now the eastern carriage- tate the pavement and structures along this the Sava near Zaprešić. However, due way of the Jankomir - Zaprešić Section, has 6.5 km long section. to highly demanding repair activities on over time deteriorated to such extent that The rehabilitation works were initiated the mentioned structures, repair crews it neared limiting values for safe operation in spring this year and were completed a were unable to repair the remaining third of traffic, particularly as to condition of its few days ago, so that we now have a fully structure, an overpass over the railway structures. This is why we awaited with great repaired carriageway with an emergency line, the remedy of which will be left for impatience completion and opening to traffic lane and new traffic barriers, including the next year. Bina-Istra d.d. Upgrade and modernisation of the emergency telephone system in Učka tunnel In order to harmonize the emergency tele- (according to the Directive 2004/54/EC the ing (audio, date, time and call name, and the phone system in the Učka Tunnel with the distance shall not exceed 200 m). position-number of the emergency phone), European directive 2004/54/EC, the men- The new emergency telephones are capable as well as the full-capacity searching by any tioned system was rehabilitated and mod- of lowering the level of noise generated by criteria, and storage to other media. ernized in keeping with this directive. The the traffic, ventilation and similar sounds at modernization activities were completed in the very microphone of the emergency tele- late October this year. phone. Furthermore, these telephones can Thus new emergency telephones were in- amplify signals sent from the Operation Cen- stalled between the existing telephones tre at the telephone receiver in the tunnel. which were situated in emergency lay-bys at In addition to the already existing possibilities both sides of the tunnel and spaced at 300 m and technical features of such telephones, the intervals. The distance between emergency new emergency telephone exchange system telephones was therefore reduced to 150 m enables extensive data storage and record-

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES BILTEN 12, NOVEMBER 2007 Company Hrvatske autoceste gains certificates for the ISO and OHSAS based management systems On October 18, 2007, Hrvatske autoceste of the system. The objective is to d.o.o. (HAC) obtained three certificates for harmonize management systems management systems based on the follow- with the mentioned ISO standard ing standards: ISO 9001:2000 for quality and this at the operative, tactical management, ISO 14001:2004 for environ- and strategic management levels. mental management, and OHSAS 18001:1999 As to staff training, the continuous for the health and safety management. This improvement and life-long education is the regulations applied in the Republic of Croa- marks the end of the integrated certification principal requirement for proper operation of tia in this field, especially as these regula- project that was started by HAC in 2005. This any business, while also being indispensable tions have proven to be very helpful in the company has thus become the first one in for improvement at the personal level. conduct of audits in Croatian companies. In Croatia to have simultaneously implement- In our relations with the International Bank addition to positive external assessments ed and certified all three systems. The fund- for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), of our projects, the analyses conducted by ing for certification and staff training was European Bank for Reconstruction and Devel- Hrvatske autoceste in the sphere of traffic obtained through loan agreement signed opment (EBRD) and the European Investment operation have also been qualified as top- between the Republic of Croatia and the Bank (EIB), we have so far been receiving fa- of-the-range. As to occupational safety and International Bank for Reconstruction and vourable opinions for Croatia's legal frame- fire protection, it is with pleasure that we Development (the World Bank), and the cer- work regarding environmental protection in can cite a statement made by an interna- tification was carried out by the consulting motorway construction, particularly in the tional auditor who said that the company's company Det Norske Veritas Adriatica. sphere of drainage systems. However, due to administration building in Širolina 4 is, in Based on the international bidding procedure an increasing presence and stricter interpre- his opinion, one of the world's safest build- conducted in accordance with the World Bank tation of the term "sustainable development", ings in this respect. Furthermore, and in rules, HAC signed in July 2006 the Agreement we decided to harmonize our environment addition to insisting on compliance with for implementation of the independent inter- management systems with requirements of legal obligations, the OHSAS international nal audit, and for the education and training the international standard ISO 14001. Thus in specification helped us to improve our of its staff as internal auditors, with the Bu- application of these strict requirements, we planning system, to define our objectives, reau Veritas Croatia. The latter company is a now follow appropriate procedures for iden- and to create viable protection programs. part of the leading international Paris-based tifying and defining specific environmental- This especially concerns additional train- certification company with over 25000 em- protection objectives for every individual site, ing and assessment, and implementation ployees in more that 700 offices and labora- and are thus able to develop project-tailored of analyses and inspections to check effi- tories in almost every country in the world. environmental protection programs. ciency of protective and remedial actions, The name of the ISO 9001 standard stands for In the field of preservation and protection all this in order to increase the level of the "quality-based management system" with of health, our auditors expressed very fa- protection, and ensure full safety of our quality management regarded as the essence vourable opinions with respect to stringent employees and road users.

BINA-ISTRA d.d. has new web pages Communication with users

Highly modernized and much more user-oriented, this new BINA- ISTRA Internet site inter alia boasts an interactive map of the Istrian Upsilon, with the possibility of seeing and hiding various additional information about features such as the toll stations, roadside rest areas, interchanges, filling stations, national heritage landmarks, airports, ferry ports, maritime ports, etc. On this map, the names of all interchanges appear when they are scrolled over by the mouse, while every click of the mouse on an active link results in the pop-up of additional info on the left side of the interactive map, such as the detailed data on rest areas, distances between individual sections, toll stations, border crossings, etc. If works are in progress on a road section, an appropriate road-work sign pops up, along with additional information on the precise type of work that is being carried out. In addition to extensive information about the BINA-ISTRA road network, i.e. about tolls and various services that can normally be found on similar pages, the new web site also offers a whole array of safety information, and many advices to drivers such as those relating to the way one should drive in tunnel, in rainy, snowy and frosty conditions, in case of high traffic density, etc. BINA-ISTRA’s web pages can be found at www.bina-istra.hr or www.bina- istra.com and they are available in Croatian and in English language.

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES BILTEN 12, NOVEMBER 2007 Tourist signalization along Istrian Y roadway

This summer, additional signs were placed - invested about 35.400 EUR for the instal- along the Istrian Upsilon roadway which tra- lation of signs at 31 positions along the Is- verses in its eastern part the Istrian penin- trian Upsilon route. This new signalization sula from Matulji (Rijeka) to the heart of Is- directs visitors to historic, cultural and nat- tria (Kanfanar), while spreading westwards ural landmarks, and to tourist towns and almost to the border with Slovenia via Vodn- villages in the interior of Istria and along its jan, and also all the way to Pula. coastal areas. Appropriately positioned, the Istrian Up- Motorized tourists are thus invited to discov- silon route touches on a great number of er cultural monuments and major landmarks tourist centres, and passes near many pic- and beauties of Istria, including Grožnjan, turesque towns in the central part of Istria. Motovun, Momjan, Baredine Cave, Poreč It is therefore quite obvious that this main Basilica, Lim Channel, Dvigrad, Sv. Petar u Istrian roadway is of high significance for Šumi, Hum, Roč, Pazin Castle, Gračišće, etc., tourist supply in Istria. In concert with the as well as the towns or tourist destinations Istrian County Tourist Association, the Is- such as Tar, Vabriga, Brtonigla, Višnjan, Fun- trian Upsilon concessionary - Bina � Istra tana, Fažana, Barbariga, Duga Uvala, etc.

Rudolf Petrović from the company Autocesta Rijeka − Zagreb becomes European champion! Mr. Rudolf Petrović, employed with Auto- An exceptional persistence, ingenuity, and and is undoubtedly fully responsible for the cesta Rijeka-Zagreb d.d. as operator at the competitive spirit, for which Rudi is well known smile on his face. Traffic Control Centre, and also a member among his friends and associates, helped him to of the Rijeka-based Paraolimpijac Rifle overcome the innate hand disability. The hard- Club, has become a new European champi- ships of everyday life only made him stronger on in the small-bore rifle shooting, prone and eventually formed him into a very stable position, 50 m. Our Rudi scored as many as and strong person. By funding sports activities 590 points to gain a gold medal, which is of Mr. Petrović, our Management Board has also a new world record, granting him the shown that it does not and will not turn a deaf right to participate in Paralympic Games in ear to heroes that - through their persever- Beijing in 2008. ance, competitive spirit, and excellent perfor- At the European shooting championship for mance - bring high esteem and recognition not disabled, held this year in Germany, our only to themselves but to Croatia as well. team won a collective bronze medal in the We should also mention Rudi's girlfriend event air gun R5 prone, with Rudi Petrović Veronika who may also take a part of the participating as a team member. credit for his excellent results in sports, Croatian Automobile Association HAK bestows awards to facilities on A1 Motorway In the scope of the campaign "Tourist Flower (HAC) has been making continuous efforts Association this year's award for excellent - Quality for Croatia 2007", held on the 24th to raise standards in traffic safety, to pro- performance in offering services of highest and 25th of September this year in Bol on vide better information to road users, and standard to motorized tourists. The award the Island of Brač, the Croatian Automobile to ensure higher passenger comfort. These was received for two roadside rest areas, Association (HAK) organized an interna- efforts have been crowned in recent years Dobra and Krka, and for the Brinje Tunnel. tional specialist conference entitled Moto- with some significant results. This is why These three facilities are situated along the tourism. The company Hrvatske autoceste HAC received from the Croatian Automobile HAC-operated A1 Motorway.

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES BILTEN 12, NOVEMBER 2007 Regular ASECAP Steering Committee Meeting held in Vienna

The regular session of the ASECAP Steering ment tools, the shared understanding on what Committee was held in Vienna on October 7. these terms actually mean has not as yet been The President Palenzona expressed his plea- reached. The changes to agreements con- sure with the way in which the existing struc- cluded for a long term bring the affected com- ture of the association has been set up by his panies or other subjects into the situation of predecessors. He presented his vision of the complete uncertainty, as they are left without ASECAP's future goals, strategies and action the possibility to adequately plan their future. plans, while also placing emphasis on the The governments and institutions should not need to further strengthen the current posi- therefore change the rules and hence modify tion of the association, and to be the key inter- and disturb the previously defined obligations locutor in contacts with the EU institutions. He and financial plans of companies in charge of emphasized that, in addition to the coopera- motorway operation. Such activities, disre- tion with the Directorate General Energy and spectful of rules normally applied in the toll Transport, and the Information Society and motorway sector, create trouble in the finan- Media Directorate General, it is of high signifi- cial markets, increase the cost of capital, di- cance to establish a fruitful cooperation with vert capital toward other sectors and, finally, the Internal Market and Services Directorate impair efficient use of toll money. General (DG MARKT) and the Environment This is why Mr. Palenzona stressed that we ASECAP President Mr. Palenzona with HUKA Directorate General (DG ENVI), as the current have to re-affirm the centrality of toll infra- President Mr Sapunar discussion on global warming may be of high structure operators in the debate on infra- significance for the motorways sector. structures' growth. The drafting of the men- Presidents of the ASECAP Permanent Commit- The ASECAP session was held only a day be- tioned study would be a good starting point. tees (COPER I, II and III) submitted to the Steer- fore the opening of the annual meeting of the In this respect, a conference will be held on ing Committee reports about their various ac- IBTTA, the International Bridge, Tunnel, and March 9, 2008 in Venice where first results tivities among which we can single out at this Turnpike Association. The motto of this meet- of parameter analyses will be presented. point the drafting of the Road Infrastructure ing was "Tolling, the Art of the Possible". This will be a high-level conference, and the Safety Directive that will be analyzed by the Mr. Palenzona reminded the attendees that European Parliament President Mr. Poet- European Commission from the end of 2007 to ASECAP and IBTTA signed in 2004 a coopera- tering has already confirmed his participa- April 2008, while the final text is expected near tion agreement, and he proposed that a joint tion. However, it will only be the beginning: the end of 2008. The document presenting the action be undertaken with respect to a very the toll motorway sector provides excellent ASECAP standpoint on internationalization of significant issue: preparation of a study about opportunities for the development of high- external costs specified in the Eurovignette fundamental principles or "certainty param- quality infrastructure, safe and respectful of Directive, is also being prepared. eters" without which concession agreements, the territory and environment and, above all, The leader of the CESARE IV project dealing normally defined as long-term commitments, financed on the basis of equity criteria, by al- with definition of the European electronic can not be sustainable. This study would re- leviating public sector from burdens that it toll collection service, i.e. with interoper- sult in guidelines on project financing (PF) is no more capable of enduring. To make all ability at the European level, confirmed that and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) that this possible, our sector has to expose itself, the project will be formally submitted to the will be an useful tool to decision-makers, i.e. it has to become a driving force, and to re- European Commission by the end of October, to EU member countries or other competent confirm its beliefs with solid argumentation, and that the work on the project will be con- institutions, but to investors as well. In fact, it concludes President Palenzona. Presenta- tinued with the joint financing by the ASECAP is expected that the project financing will gain tions made during this conference can be and EU. The value of the project is 2.4 mil- in complexity in the years to come. Although viewed at www.ibtta.org. lion EUR and duration is 24 months. the motorway concession sector's experience in this field is by far the greatest, this sector is never being asked for opinion or in- put information. That is why it is significant to have "a sort of guide on the project financing quality". ASECAP decided to start this activity in the scope of its Permanent Committee COPER I. Each concession contract is signed for a long period of time and requires predict- ability of financial and legal parameters. The toll motorway sector is now passing through the phase in which national approaches are not harmonized, which also brings some neg- ative consequences as everybody, competent or not, feels to have the right to speak and express opinions about this sector. Although it is generally agreed that the Pri- vate-Public Partnership (PPP) and Project Financing (PF) are highly significant develop- ASECAP Steering Committee Meeting - presidential table

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES BILTEN 12, NOVEMBER 2007 Statistical data

TRAFFIC IN TOLL COLLECTION AREA by the end of September 2007 Company Passenger cars Trucks Total (categories 1 and 2) (categories 3 and 4) HAC 22.864.052 3.017.167 25.881.219 ARZ 9.885.049 1.482.603 11.367.652 BINA-ISTRA 3.572.528 348.084 3.920.612 AZM 4.622.187 546.075 5.168.262 TOTAL 40.943.816 5.393.929 46.337.745

TOLL COLLECTION REVENUES (not including the VAT) 1EUR = 7,5 KN

by the end of September 2007 % Company KN EUR (07/06) HAC 987.075.145 131.610.019 + 12,67* ARZ 319.315.028 42.575.337 + 11,3 BINA-ISTRA 105.910.766 14.121.435 + 10,5 AZM 97.389.120 12.985.216 + 41,73** TOTAL 1.509.690.059 201.292.007 +19,05 ***

* As of September 1, 2007 ARZ company took over from HAC company the section Rupa � Rijeka and bridge Krk. The indicated percentage of increase includes revenues from these toll plazas for September 2006. Without them the increase 07/06 is 13,18 percent. ** The 41.73 percent increase in revenues registered in 07/06 is mostly due to opening of the new 19 km long Krapina to Macelj section, on which toll has been collected since May 2007. *** Such high increase is mainly due to opening of new sections on Zagreb � Macelj motorway therefore data are not comparable to the previous year. The increase without AZM revenues is 11,5 percent.

TRAFFIC SAFETY

by the end of September 2007 Number of traffic accidents: HAC ARZ BINA-ISTRA AZM RH (789 km)* (146 km)* (145 km)* (60 km)* (1140 km)* - with fatalities 33 16 4 1 54

- with injuries 228 73 16 21 338 - with material damage 1129 269 97 88 1583 TOTAL number of 1390 358 117 110 1975 accidents TOTAL number of fatalities 40 22 4 1 67 * The number of kilometres of roadways operated by companies at the end of September 2007.

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Bank account (kuna): 2360000-1101710267 Bank account (foreign currency): 2100247894 Editorial Board: Josip Sapunar, Editor in Cheif; Brankica Bajić, Technical editor; Darija Petrović, Branka Vine, Nikola Bulić, Zrinka Jurić Graphic design: Studio Domino dizajn, Hrvoje Vražić Photo on the header: Slides: Damir Fabijanić, Scans: Studio Rašić B Published: November 2007

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES BILTEN 12, NOVEMBER 2007