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 . 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 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 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 . 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 cro­ssing 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 - 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 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 - 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 Motorway • link road to D62with traffic equipment and with Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely: and is extension of the newly built section signalization, Đakovo-Sredanci. Designs of this section • reconstruction of D62 (570 m) with traffic 1. Northern section (3.5 km) - from Sred- include the following structures: Popovača equipment, signalization and diversion of anci Interchange to Svilaj (border with bridge, 2 over bridges (Svilaj and Zoljani telecommunication installation, Bosnia and Herzegovina), including the Interchanges), frontal toll plaza Svilaj, • electricity and water supply of Metković bridge over the River. Interchange Svilaj and border crossing border crossing. 2. Southern section (9.0 km) - from Ploče Svilaj. Motorway on the border with B&H Construction of Metković border crossing is Interchange to the border with Bosnia traverses the wide inundation area of Sava scheduled for completion on the 15th of May and Herzegovina, including the Metković River which will be bypassed by the bridge 2011. border crossing. 660,00m in length and 29,00m in width. The loan is negotiated for the period of 15 Three driving lanes of 3,50m without hard 2.) Section Ploče Interchange – border years, grace and withdrawal period being 3 shoulder are designed. B&H (IInd phase) years, with variable interest rate based on Construction of section Sredanci – border IInd phase includes construction of motor- 6-months-EURIBOR, increased for EBRD B&H is scheduled for completion in the sec- way route from Ploče Interchange to border margin of 1 %. Remaining funds for financ- ond quarter of 2013. B&H, part of Ploče Interchange and frontal ing of the Project for completion of Corridor toll plaza. Vc will be ensured with credit from the Euro- Southern section, Ploče Interchange– bor- Section Ploče - border B&H, 9 km in length pean Investment Bank (EIB) and the funds of der with B&H including border crossing is part of Motorway Mali Prolog-Ploče. Hrvatske ceste Co. Public tendering proce- Metković Designs of this section include the following dure is currently in progress as to select the structures: viaduct Iskisli (178 m in length), optimal constructor according to the inter- 1.) Border crossing Metković with junction underpass Anđelići (27 m in length) and national financial institutions procedures. to public road D62 (Ist phase) overpasses Mioči (69,5 m in length), Gol- Ist phase includes construction of: ubinka 1 (60 m in length) and Golubinka 2 Information about Sections • traffic area – border crossing plateau (56 m in length). Metković with lightning, traffic equip- Construction of section Ploče Interchange- Northern section, Sredanci – border B&H ment and fibre-optic cable signaliza- border B&H is scheduled for completion in and bridge over Sava River tion, telecommunication port and water the second quarter of 2013. Section Sredanci - border B&H, 3.5 km in connection,

City of Zagreb gets a New Bypass

The city of Zagreb is the most significant , high traffic growth can be into the Zagreb County development plan. and greatest transport centre in Croatia. It expected in the following period. This would As this project may be eligible for European is both the origin and destination of numer- result in travelling conditions inadequate financing, location permit must be obtained ous road trips through six motorways (, for high category roads. as a precondition for such funding. There- , , , and the future ). They all After construction of the new bypass, the fore this public procurement includes all either start or end at the city’s south-side traffic on the current bypass would be re- that is needed to obtain the location permit: Bypass. Zagreb is also the crossroads of lieved, and the high level of service would preparation of design documents up to the European corridors X, Xa and Vb. be at the same time maintained on the new preliminary design level, environmental im- In addition to transit traffic, the bypass cur- bypass. Traffic study for the road and rail- pact assessment, harmonization with devel- rently accommodates much of the internal way system in the greater area of the City of opment plans, and all preliminary activities and origin-destination traffic of the city of Zagreb forecasts that in 2018 the AADT on as necessary for proper realization of these Zagreb. Some parts of the bypass have al- the current bypass would amount to 53,711 works (topographic survey, geology, etc.). ready become city roads. About 70 % of the vehicles, and 19,616 vehicles on the new Za- traffic on the bypass can be classified as city greb bypass. The contracts have been signed for indi- traffic (especially on the - Lučko The future bypass will be a part of the tolled vidual sections as follows: Section, and Lučko Interchange). In 2009 motorways network. At future interchanges • LUKA (POJATNO) - HORVATI Section - AADT of the bypass amounted to 54,542 toll will be charged at lateral toll stations. contract has been signed with the compa- vehicles. Due to speedy development of the Traffic congestions currently experienced ny INŽENJERSKI PROJEKTNI ZAVOD d.d. greater area of the City of Zagreb and the at the frontal toll stations during entrance and completion of the works is scheduled to or exit from the city would be avoided af- for June 2012. ter completion of the new Zagreb bypass. • HORVATI - IVANIĆ GRAD Section and HAC is in charge of this new development, rehabilitation of LUČKO INTERCHANGE and will coordinate all activities. Contracts - contract has been signed with the com- have already been signed for preparation pany INSTITUT IGH, d.d. The completion of design documents up to the preliminary of HORVATI - IVANIĆ section is scheduled design level, conduct of administrative in October 2012, and for the LUČKO IN- procedure up to the delivery of location TERCHANGE 15 months after signature permit, and topographic survey and geo- of the contract. technical investigations up to the prelimi- • IVANIĆ GRAD - ZELINA Section - con- nary design level. Conceptual design ac- tract has been signed with INŽENJERSKI * Map is for information purpose only as desi- tivities are now under way, and the route PROJEKTNI ZAVOD d.d. and completion is gn of the new bypass is under way. for the future bypass is being incorporated scheduled in October 2012.

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES NEWSLETTER 20, NOVEMBER 2010 d.o.o. Sveti Rok Tunnel - third safest tunnel in Europe!

Hrvatske ceste Co. has once again received ventions personnel, extensive a significant international recognition for plan of action in case of emer- tunnel safety. After the Europe’s best tunnel gencies including proper rescue award was granted to Brinje Tunnel in 2007, procedures and possibility for this year the Sveti Rok Tunnel has taken the emergency services to cross to excellent third place in steep competition the other direction of traffic at with 26 tunnels inspected in 13 European tunnel portals, tunnel pipe con- countries in the scope of the international nections at every 300 m inter- tunnel inspection program called EuroTAP vals, traffic news broadcast in (European Tunnel Assessment Program). tunnel with messages in several This high ranking of the Sveti Rok Tunnel, languages, and laybys spaced at the second tube of which was opened to every 816 m intervals. The fact traffic just a year ago, is primarily due to that this is a low risk tunnel is efforts made by excellently trained and especially emphasized. In the sphere of ficient width of evacuation routes, small qualified tunnel staff on duty around the accident prevention, main reasons for this proportion of trucks, and appropriate lay- clock at this facility. The entire traffic is excellent result are: one way traffic, suf- bys and lighting. monitored via 172 video cameras from one of the Europe’s most modern Traffic During June and July 2010, Hrvatske autoceste d.o.o. have carried out successful re- Maintenance and Monitoring Centre. Some certification of management system according to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and of the outstanding features of the tunnel OHSAS 18001:2007 standards, and in that way confirmed its continuous development are: automatic fire detection system which of business processes based on the principles of social responsibility, users’ needs, stops traffic in case of fire, ventilation pow- environmental protection and health and safety protection of users and employees in erful enough to deal with fire accidents, compliance with the Croatian legal framework. high level of training of emergency inter-

Autocesta Rijeka - Zagreb d.d. Combined efforts to keep wild animals away from the motorway

In mid-August 2010, the company ARZ initi- of this motorway section is formed of struc- ated a meeting focusing on joint measures tures, bridges, viaducts, and underpasses, to be taken to keep wild animals from ac- including the wildlife crossing at Dedin. cessing the motorway. In addition to the Although ARZ is taking all appropriate team of experts from ARZ, the meeting measures to solve this it nevertheless plac- was also attended by representatives of es high emphasis on the need for well coor- HAC, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Sea, dinated joint activity in this field. Transport and Infrastructure, Inspectorate With this objective in mind the conclusions for Nature Protection, Ministry of Regional was reached to form ad hoc commission woods (as on the Zagreb - Karlovac sec- Development, Forestry and Water Man- which would include representatives from tion). Furthermore, an additional wire agement, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, hunting societies and Interior Ministry for fence should be placed 2 m away from the Croatian Forest Authority, City of Zagreb the following purpose: existing fence, and the motorway patrol- Hunting Society, and other relevant opera- • to determine hunting ground limits, ling frequency should be increased dur- tors that are expected to contribute to the • to locate feeding sites of wild animals and ing the hunting season. Hunting societies resolution of this problem. their distance from the motorway, should be cautioned to hunt from the fence According to data provided by the Motorway • to determine possible animal crossing in the direction of hunting areas, rather Maintenance Unit, as many as 283 wild ani- points if there are no natural crossings then in the opposite direction as has been mals collided with vehicles over the past ten above tunnels, green bridges, below registered along the Zagreb - Karlovac years along the Rijeka - Zagreb Motorway. bridges, viaducts and passages, section of the Rijeka - Zagreb motorway. In Out of that number, 57 are big game animals • to specify the way in which waste will be coordination with the Ministry of Regional (bear, doe, deer, horse) while 226 are small removed from sub-concessionary’s park- Development, Forestry and Water Man- game animals (boar, wild cat, dog, fox). ing lots, and improve the fence along the agement and the Croatian Hunting Asso- Along its entire length, the Rijeka - Zagreb motorway route. ciation, procedures will be established for motorway lies in the critical zone with re- • to improve the fence along the motorway cases when animals are found within the spect to probability of vehicles colliding route area protected by the fence. The issue of with wild animals, which poses an addition- wild animals accessing the motorway can al challenge when defining adequate pro- Proposal was made to increase height of only be solved by joint action of all partici- tection against such accidents. However, the wire fence for 50 cm and to place it pants, which will ultimately result in great- the good side is that as many as 25 percent at an angle of 45 %, inclined towards the er safety for road users.

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES NEWSLETTER 20, NOVEMBER 2010 Autocesta Zagreb - Macelj d.o.o. Motorway - a promoter of the -Zagorje County’s image as a tourist destination

The company Autocesta Zagreb - Macelj For instance, the interactive Krapina Early d.o.o. (AZM), with the head office in the Man Museum (Neanderthal Man), one of the village Velika Ves near Krapina, is an eco- richest Neanderthal site in the world, was nomic operator of high significance to the opened this summer in Krapina. In order to Krapina-Zagorje County. Good mutual properly mark the location of this museum communication and joint activities, aimed and present its offerings not only to domes- at bringing improvements to people living tic visitors but to southward bound vacation- along this county’s jugular, are highly vis- ers passing through this region, the County ible in all segments of cooperation (eco- Tourist Board has prepared and placed, nomic and political activities, police work, with the approval of the AZM, new tour- firefighting, emergency ambulance service, ist information hoardings at the approach construction and municipal services, etc.). to the traffic interchanges at Krapina and In the scope of these incentives, the AZM Đurmanec, which clearly depict, through presented by the Krapina-Zagorje County also cooperates with the regional Tourist words and pictures, the town of Krapina as Tourist Board in the scope of the campaign Board. In fact, the Krapina-Zagorje County a locality where historic remains of early “I Love Croatia - Man, a Key to Success”, Tourist Board has significantly increased its Neanderthal men were found. was given to Mirko Hršak, toll collector activities over the past several years, and It might be relevant here to mention that at the Krapina Toll Station of the Zagreb - the results are visible at the first glance. this year’s “Worker of the Year” award, Macelj Motorway.

HUKA VISITS

ASFINAG DARS Following the invitation of the President The first ladies from the Slovenian conces- of HUKA, Miro Škrgatić, representatives sionaire company DARS, Mateja Duhovnik, from the Austrian motorway concession- CEO and Gordana Bošković, member of the aire company ASFINAG, ahead with Klaus Board, visited HUKA and the headquarter Schierhackl, CFO, paid a visit to Autocesta of Rijeka - Zagreb d.d. on September 23th Rijeka – Zagreb d.d. on the 24th of August 2010. Visit was organized in order to further 2010. Rupa Maintenance Center was select- develop and deepen the exchange of expe- ed as the meeting point where our guests riences between Croatian concessionaires had been briefly informed about motorways and DARS that started on ASECAP confer- operated by Autocesta Rijeka – Zagreb d.d. ences which were also the opportunity for Henri Skiba, Head of Egis Road Operation (A6 Bosiljevo-Rijeka and Rupa - Rijeka - acquaintance and first insight into advan- d.o.o., a company that operates Autocesta Križišće), and particularly about the newly tages and benefits of mutual collaboration. Zagreb - Macelj d.o.o., and Aleksandar built Rijeka bypass, Interchange Orehovica - This occasion also served as an opportunity Čaklović, member of the Board of Autocesta Interchange Diračje, opened to traffic in full for HUKA president Miro Škrgatić and Vice- Zagreb – Macelj d.o.o. and the Vice-presi- profile on the 22nd of December 2009. President Aleksandar Čaklović to exchange dent of HUKA also attended the meeting. The After the oral presentation, the guests were revenue, traffic and investment data and also following meeting is arranged for spring in taken for a drive over the bypass and across to discuss future plans and overall economic Poland, after which ARZ will again host the the Bridge Riječina as to perceive for them- climate in both countries. Visit also included polish delegation in fall 2011. selves the complexity and gravity of the tour and presentation of the cashless toll col- project but also the significance it has for the lection station Demerje which was presented Autostrada Wielkopolska SA is imple- region of Rijeka and entire Croatia as well. by Goran Kezunović from Autocesta Rijeka - menting the biggest concession in- Special attention was also given to tunnel Zagreb. vestment project in Poland under the construction of noise barriers on the part of PPP (Public Private Partnership) , i.e. the section between viaduct Mihačeva Draga AWSA the construction and operation of A2 and Kozala overbridge, covered with solar Andrzej Patalas, CEO of the Polish motor- Toll Motorway. The total length of the panels as to serve as a solar power plant way concessionaire AWSA and his associ- Polish Motorways network in Decem- as well. This was followed by the technical ates paid a visit to HUKA and Autocesta ber 2009, including the State-owned visit of Bridge Krk which on July 19th this year Rijeka - Zagreb d.d. on the 16th of Septem- network is 837 km. (300 km tolled and celebrated its 30th anniversary. On our way ber 2010. The Polish delegation expressed 537 km non-tolled.) AWSA has been back, we also visited the Traffic Control and interest for the visit in order to exchange the first company in Poland with an Maintenance Center Delnice and the cash- experiences with Croatian concessionaries objective to finance, develop and oper- less toll collection station Demerje as the concerning the area of motorway manage- ate A2 toll Motorway and was awarded last stop of the visit. ment and especially ETC due to the fact that with two concessions on the sections We would like to take this opportunity to thank for the time being in Poland only AWSA ap- from Swiecko (boundary with Germa- our guests for visiting us and express our ea- plies toll collection i.e. manual toll for light ny) to Nowy Tomysl (105 km) and from gerness and good will for future meetings, vehicles and vignettes for trucks and intro- Nowy Tomysl to Konin (149 km). collaboration and exchange of experiences. duction of ETC is planned.

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES NEWSLETTER 20, NOVEMBER 2010 EU Road Safety Programme 2011 - 2020

On July 20, 2010 the Commission has adopt- ed an ambitious Road Safety Programme which aims to halve road deaths in Europe also in the next decade. The programme sets out a mix of initiatives, at European and national level, focussing on improving vehi- cle safety, the safety of infrastructure and road users’ behaviour. Road safety policy has to put citizens at the heart of its action: it has to encourage them to take primary responsibility for their safe- ty and the safety of others. Road Safety is a major societal issue. In 2009, more than 35,000 people died on the roads of the European Union, i.e. the equiv- alent of a medium town. For every death on Europe’s roads there are an estimated 4 permanently disabling injuries such as damage to the brain or spinal cord, 10 se- rious injuries and 40 minor injuries. The estimated economic cost to society is 130 Billion Euro a year. a given number of road deaths per million this will include, as a priority, strengthen- The proposed policy orientations takes inhabitants. ing the quality of the licensing and training fully account of the results obtained dur- system, notably by widening the EU Driv- ing the 3rd road safety action programme Road Safety Programme 2011 - 2020 ing Licence Directive with special focus on 2001 - 2010, showing that in spite of im- young novice drivers as well as on elderly portant progress made on road safety, ef- Seven Strategic Objectives people. forts needed to be continued and further 1. Strengthening education and training strengthened. for road users 2. Better enforcement The road user is the first link in the safety Effectiveness of road safety policies Results of the Road Safety Programme chain and the one most prone to error. largely depends on the intensity of con- 2001 - 2010 Whatever the technical measures in place, trols and compliance with safety require- the effectiveness of road safety policy de- ments. Enforcement remains a key factor Although the ambitious target set by the pends ultimately on users’ behaviour. Edu- in creating the conditions for a considera- 3rd Road Safety Action Programme (RSAP cation, training, and enforcement are es- ble reduction in the number of deaths and 2001-2010) to halve the number of fatali- sential. injuries. Speeding, drink driving and fail- ties by 2010 has not been completely met, The Commission will work with Member ure to wear a seatbelt are still considered significant progress has been made. For States to develop a common education and the three main killers on the road. Meas- example, the number of fatalities is ex- training road safety strategy. At EU level ures to strengthen EU wide and national pected to fall by more than 40 % (compared to a 25 % drop in the preceding decade). It also brought down the average level of road deaths per one million inhabitants from 113 in 2001 to 69 in 2009 for all current 27 Member States. This is close to the level of the best-performing Member States in 2001 (the UK, Sweden and The Netherlands with respectively 61, 62 and 66 deaths per one million inhabitants). The Road Safety Ac- tion Plan (2001-2010) was a strong catalyst for EU and national efforts to improve road safety. Member States should concentrate their efforts on areas where their performance is the lowest, using as an indicator the re- sults obtained by the best performers in such areas. Specific national objectives could thus be established, for example by laying down the objective of not exceeding

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES NEWSLETTER 20, NOVEMBER 2010 enforcement controls will include the de- islation on roadworthiness tests with a velopment by Member States of national view to establishing mutual recognition implementation plans, EU wide aware- of roadworthiness inspections so checks ness campaigns, possibility to require in one Member State will be recognised in mandatory use of alco-locks for specific another. professional cases, such as school buses, identification and sanctioning of foreign 5. Boost Smart Technology offenders for seatbelts, speed, alcohol The Commission will propose new techni- and traffic light offences. cal specifications, under the ITS Directive (Intelligent Transport Systems Directive) 3. Building safer road infrastructure so that data and information can be easily European funds will only be granted to exchanged between vehicles and between infrastructure compliant with road safety vehicles and infrastructure (for example to and tunnel safety Directives. This is al- enable real time information on speed lim- ready the case for TEN-T funding, the its, on traffic flows, congestion, pedestrian Commission wants to extend it as a gener- recognition.) Development of ITS in vehi- al principle for any EU funding, for example cles raises a number of concerns from the cohesion funding. safety point of view (distraction, impact on The principles of existing EU legislation on driving etc.) EC will accelerate the deploy- infrastructure safety management shall be ment of e-call as well as examine its exten- extended also to rural and urban roads of sion to motorcyclists, heavy duty trucks and 7. Protect vulnerable road users Member States because there occurs the buses. In 2008 riders of motorcycles, mopeds, highest number of fatalities (56 % on rural cyclists and pedestrians represented 45 % and 44 % on urban roads in 2008 compared 6. Establishing a Road Injuries Target of all road deaths and statistics. Their to 6 % on motorways). While the number of fatalities has de- vulnerability is especially high in urban creased between 2001 and 2010 the areas. The Commission will focus particu- 4. Improved Safety Measures for Vehicles number of injured people is still very high. larly on motorcycles and other “powered Much work has already been done in the Reducing the number of injuries will be a two wheelers (PTW).” While other vehicle period 2001-2010 with regard to “passive” key priority action for Europe for the next transport modes have shown significant safety devices for vehicles such as seatbelts decade. The Commission will develop the decreases in fatalities and serious injuries and airbags. Between 2011 - 2020 a range of elements of a comprehensive strategy of over time, those for PTW riders have ex- new “active safety” measures will come into action concerning road injuries and first hibited much lower decreases or remained force for safety equipment including: aid. He will try to establish common defini- even static. • Mandatory electronic stability control (for tions of serious and minor injuries to de- cars, buses and trucks to reduce the risk fine EU wide injuries target for the period More details about Road Safety Plan 2011 - of destabilising or rolling) 2011 - 2020. 2020 are available here. • Mandatory lane departure warning sys- tems (for trucks and buses) • Mandatory automatic emergency braking systems (for trucks and buses), • Mandatory seat belt reminders (cars and trucks) • Mandatory speed limiters for light com- mercial vehicles/vans (already in place for trucks)

For electric vehicles, the Commission will bring forward a package of concrete measures setting technical standards for safety. The Commission will examine the pos- sibility of extending the implementation of advanced Driver Assistance Systems, such as anti-collision warnings by retro- fitting them to commercial and or private vehicles Since 2003, EU legislation has been strengthened to reduce injury risk for vul- nerable groups such as pedestrians, cy- clists e.g. through mandating energy ab- sorbing car fronts and, blind spot mirrors. Further technical actions in this area will * Source: Croatian Ministry of the Interior, Road Safety Bulletin 2009 need to be examined. ** Source: HUKA, National Reports 2001 - 2009 The Commission will strengthen EU leg-

HRVATSKA UDRUGA KONCESIONARA ZA AUTOCESTE S NAPLATOM CESTARINE / CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF TOLL MOTORWAYS CONCESSIONAIRES NEWSLETTER 20, NOVEMBER 2010 Statistical data

TRAFFIC NUMBER OF VEHICLES ON TOLL PLAZAS Until the end of September 2010 Company Total Light vehicles Heavy vehicles (categories 1 and 2) (categories 3 and 4) HAC 22,613,503 2,813,895 25,427,398 ARZ 13,402,212 1,270,894 14,673,106 BINA-ISTRA* 4,397,916 361,798 4,759,714 AZM 4,416,764 465,385 4,882,149 TOTAL 44,830,395 4,911,972 49,742,367

TOLL REVENUES (without VAT) 1EUR = 7,3 HRK Until the end of September 2010 % Company HRK EUR (10/09) HAC** 983,923,604.15 134,784,055.36 -1.52 ARZ** 361,012,758.00 49,453,802.47 -4.41 BINA-ISTRA* 108,090,622.86 14,806,934.64 6.65 AZM 134,421,658.09 18,413,925.77 1.12 TOTAL 1,587,448,643.10 217,458,718.23 -1.46

TRAFFIC SAFETY

Number of traffic Until the end of September 2010 accidents: HAC ARZ BINA-ISTRA AZM CROATIA - with fatal casualties 23 4 3 1 31

- with injuries 214 62 11 28 315 - with material damage 1,169 350 86 60 1,665 TOTAL number of 1,406 416 100 89 2,011 accidents TOTAL number of deaths 28 4 4 1 37 in fatal accidents

* significant increase in traffic and revenues is due to opening to traffic of the section -Pula upgraded to full motorway profile on June 20, 2010 ** figures are given before the final clearing between HAC and ARZ

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