HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA BILTEN AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / NOVEMBER 2010 CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES Bina-Istra d.d. Link road construction on Istrian Y Link road connecting Istrian Y with border The total length of the project is 8 km (7.2 crossings opened to traffic in late June km of north-to-south link road, and 0.8 km It is a significant 20 million EUR worth con- of Pomer bypass). nection which has facilitated inbound and The link road has two traffic lanes (one for outbound traffic of tourists that take their each direction of travel). Traffic lanes are The construction work will be completed summer vacation in Istria. Following con- 3.25 m in width, except at the Pomer bypass within 13 months, with Phase 1 scheduled struction of this connection, through which where traffic lanes are 3 m wide. for opening to traffic by 1 June 2011, so that the Umag Interchange has become directly In the north, this road is linked to the Istrian better traffic situation at the approach to linked with border crossings at Plovanija Y via the Pula Interchange. The link road has Pula is achieved before the start of the next and Kaštel, the local traffic is no longer 5 intersections with the local road network, year’s tourist season. mixed with tourist traffic, thus reducing four of which are organized as roundabouts. This investment is valued at EUR 23.3 mil- traffic jams that usually occurred on week- The project includes one viaduct (Valtura, lion. It is a part of the strategy defined by ends at border crossings. A roundabout 250 m) and four underpasses, which form the County, Ministry of Sea, Transport and and a direct link for vehicles coming from part of road crossings or approach roads. Infrastructure, and Bina-Istra. This strate- Plovanija were realized in the scope of this In addition, the project includes rehabilita- gy is aimed at ensuring better links between road, which has additionally improved the tion/upgrade of road surfacing on about 4 Istrian Y and the secondary road network by traffic situation. The new roundabout has km of roads situated near the designed road building, free of charge and in parallel with prevented mixing of vehicles coming from such as, for instance, construction of road motorway construction, lower ranked road the direction of Kaštel or Buje. surfacing on the road bound to Jadreški. sections such as the link road connecting Some 382,000 m3 of excavation and back- Istrian Y with the Kaštel and Plovanija bor- Construction work on the Peličeti-Pomer filling work will be made during the link der crossings. link road started in September road construction. Along the entire Preparations for construction of the Peličeti link road, the drainage will be operated - Pomer road were initiated just over a year through side gutters that will be linked ago. Once all necessary documents had to separators (where solid particles been collected, the start of work on this 8.2 and oil will be removed) in order to pro- km long section was officially marked on 8 tect the soil and ground water. September 2010. Diversion of numerous utilities (water This approach road, destined to link Istrian lines, electricity and telephone net- Y with the southernmost part of Istria, will work) will have to be carried out during also assume the role of the second bypass realization of this project, especially of the town of Pula and will thus greatly im- in the vicinity of Pomer and existing prove traffic situation in the greatest town roads. The lighting is planned at all in- in Istria. Other than being important for the tersections, which is why connections town of Pula, this road will become the itin- to national electricity network, and ad- erary of choice for tourist traffic bound to the ditional transformer stations, will be greatest tourist zone in the south of Istria: necessary. Pomer, Premantura, Medulin and Ližnjan. Three building permits have been ob- During the ceremonious opening of the tained for the project: works, the importance of this road for good • Phase 1, from Pula Interchange to the flow of traffic in Pula region was emphasized cro ssing with road bound to Medulin by Tomislav Mihotić, State Secretary for In- (5 km); frastructure, and by Ivan Jakovčić, President • Phase 2, from the crossing with road of Istrian County, and also by Boris Miletić, bound to Medulin to Pomer (2.2 km); Mayor of the town of Pula. • Pomer Bypass (0.8 km). Autocesta Rijeka - Zagreb d.d. Donja Zdenčina Interchange Ceremoniously Opened to Traffic The Donja Zdenčina Interchange, situated to its economic and tourist development. on the Rijeka - Zagreb Motorway, was ce- The Prime Minister also added that the mo- remoniously opened to traffic on the 21st of dern network of Croatian motorways is a November at the site of this interchange. significant contribution of Croatia which is The Donja Zdenčina Interchange is located joining the European Union as Croatia is an on, equipment, and technical supervision. on the Zagreb - Karlovac Motorway secti- important European tourist destination and Interchange construction works started in on, near the locality of Donja Zdenčina, and 90 percent of its tourists arrive via roads. May 2009, and were conducted by Poslovna the actual intersection with motorway is si- The total investment is valued at EUR 9.02 mi- udruga Viadukt d.d., Zagreb and Strabag AG tuated approximately at KM 14+250. This is llion and includes the cost of land acquisition, Austria. Supervision was conducted by In- a trumpet-type interchange which enables design, administrative procedure, constructi- stitut IGH d.d., Zagreb. drivers to exit the motorway and drive in the direction of Kliča Sela and Donja Zdenčina, and toward other local communities. This interchange will be a tolled facility and will be linked, via crossing with a local road, with the road network of the Republic of Croatia. The interchange was ceremoniously ope- ned by the Prime Minister of Croatia Ja- dranka Kosor who emphasized in her ad- dress that the construction of Interchange will result in connecting this area of aro- und 30 000 inhabitants with the motorway network of Croatia, and will also contribute Tuhobić-South Roadside Service Facility (Type B) Opens to Road Users The Tuhobić-South Roadside Service Fa- section, section with self service, and a café cility (RSF), situated at KM 23+450 of the bar. Wide-crown trees will be planted at the Oštrovica - Vrata Section of the Rijeka - Za- parking lot so that one third of the area will greb Motorway, opened its doors to road ultimately be shaded by trees. Thus the en- users on 9 October 2010. tire landscaping solution will be fitted to the The Tuhobić RSF was named after the moun- RSF architecture and the surrounding land- tain peak close to the Gornje Jelenje Pass scape. A children’s playground will be situ- which offers a magnificent view on the nearby ated near the restaurant and the café bar. Gorski kotar peaks on the one side, and on the The filling station has a filling area formed Tuhobić RSF - filling station sea and its fascinating islands on the other. of 8 lanes divided by four traffic islands each The Type B Tuhobić RSF is designed as a of which is equipped with filling units for all facility with a filling station and a food serv- types of fuel. In addition, one of these islands ice establishment. For the time being, the has an extra autogas filling unit. A unit for users can benefit from the filling station air and water is located at a layby placed at services only, while the restaurant, outside some distance from the mentioned islands. sanitation facilities, and an appropriate A fire station, situated near the west portal parking lot, will be built at a later time. The of the Tuhobić Tunnel, next to the hazardous restaurant will be situated near the parking cargo vehicles, is also located within the lot and will have a traditional waiter service area occupied by the Tuhobić RSF. Fire station Hrvatske autoceste d.o.o. Continuation of construction of Corridor Vc – the loan agreement was signed According to the Croatian Transport De- Once built, the Corridor Vc will be the fast- Hrvatske ceste Co. have signed the loan velopment Strategy, the Corridor Vc is the est link between the north-eastern and agreement with the European Bank for Re- highest priority project of the future road southern parts of Croatia, and will greatly construction and Development (EBRD) on infrastructure development in Croatia. The improve links between Croatia and the the 24th of November 2010 in the amount of construction of the north and south sections neighbouring countries, particularly with 60.630.000, 00 EUR. Loan funds will be used of the Corridor Vc in Croatia will directly Bosnia and Herzegovina. The tourist and specifically for financing 50 % of value of the foster development in the Brod-Posavina commercial activities in the Dubrovnik- Project for completion of Corridor Vc, which County and the Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Neretva County, and in the entire south- includes construction of the Croatian part including also the town of Ploče. eastern Croatia, will also be improved. of the motorway network, 12.5 km in length, HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES NEWSLETTER 20, NOVEMBER 2010 along the northern and southern border length is the end section of A5 Motorway • link road to D62with traffic equipment and with Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely: and is extension of the newly built section signalization, Đakovo-Sredanci.