croatia motorway croatian motorway region northern croatia connecting border crossing motorway european route motorway spans kilometres border interchange bypass providing road connections number cities towns including sections motorway northernmost border crossing southernmost near closed toll collection system construction motorway began decade long hiatus mid-1990s caused funding issues setting separate company develop operate motorway meant completed july entire motorway route completed consisting dual traffic lanes relatively short segment single road motorway currently operated motorway carries considerable volume traffic year summer peak volume nearly double average traffic tourists travelling adriatic_sea resorts furthermore southernmost sections motorway serve suburban traffic route description motorway important north south motorway croatia connecting capital country austria vienna destinations route motorway follows route region road network croatia motorway european route vienna prague motorway major importance croatia terms economic development especially tourism transit transport route road carries significant transit tourist traffic connects bypass segment motorway serves hub distributing southbound traffic eastbound southbound vice versa june motorway motorway spans kilometres border crossing interchange motorway route serves interchange state road runs parallel toll free route motorway motorway exits connect route directly switching shortly motorway traffic lanes emergency lane direction entire length tunnels emergency bays instead interchanges trumpet interchanges interchange cloverleaf interchange number rest areas motorway providing types services ranging simple parking spaces filling stations restaurants hotels july motorway seven interchanges providing access numerous towns cities croatian state road network motorway operated company automatic traffic monitoring guidance system place motorway consists measuring control signalling devices located zones driving conditions vary interchanges bridges tunnels zones fog strong wind known occur system uses variable traffic signs communicate changing driving conditions possible restrictions information motorway users motorway mainly runs plains rolling hills region northernmost sections route traverse rugged terrain requiring number long tunnels route toll motorway based vehicle classification croatia closed toll system july toll charged route mainline toll varies depending length route travelled ranging passenger cars euro euro semi trailer trucks toll croatian major credit cards toll collection system motorway croatia provide use electronic toll collection etc system shared croatia provides drivers discounted toll rates dedicated lanes toll addition vehicle classification croatia motorway operator maintains additional vehicle category charged toll southernmost section motorway bypass toll collected motorway quarter amounted million million period include significantly increased tourist traffic summer collected million million tolls notable structures southernmost section motorway interchanges forms bypass number spanning roads railways including metre railway furthermore section comprises spanning metres structures section executed dual structures traffic lanes northernmost segment interchange border crossing traverses rugged terrain requiring tunnels notable ones metre metre tunnel sequence tunnels kilometre segment generally border crossing segment motorway required numerous expensive engineering works including tunnels caused construction cost million history 1960s levels government croatia initiated planning processes aimed development road transport infrastructure constituent republic yugoslavia proposal motorway link croatia member time proposed motorway built split formal proposal local authorities split resulting croatian government adopting framework motorway development plan designs commissioned extending route north time extension largely corridor existing road safe lane road grade intersections connecting numerous towns villages road represented upgrade transport route recorded corridor middle ages plan shelved political pressures following suppression croatian spring reinstated croatian independence yugoslavia section present motorway completed single limited access road interchanges forming westernmost section bypass section included number bridges spanning numerous roads railroads making construction dual expensive time kilometre section extended kilometres dual carriage motorway lack funding greatly slowed construction following kilometre section south completed construction suspended lack available funding governments german state bavaria joint declaration future transport infrastructure development cooperation cooperation primarily dealt construction remaining motorway sections issues formally settled croatian government company established croatian government awarded concession contract operate motorway furthermore joint investment agreement signed government effectively securing financial assets required resume construction replaced contract partner construction finally resumed section upgraded dual carriage motorway motorway extended months construction defined contracts motorway completed entire length short segment near july single road total cost motorway approximately million largest portion total northernmost kilometre section reported cost million construction kilometre segment motorway missing second upgrading segment planned croatian government reportedly concluded talks matter motorway operator upgrade expected year cost million traffic volume traffic regularly counted reported operator motorway published motorway traffic volume measured analysis toll ticket sales southernmost section motorway included report section bypass considered carry heavier traffic section motorway carried vehicles day traffic volume grew considerably completion motorway variations aadt average summer daily traffic traffic volumes attributed fact motorway carries substantial tourist traffic adriatic_sea resorts summer average section motorway carries aadt largest increase relative aadt observed section rest areas july rest areas motorway legislation identifies types rest areas designated types type rest areas comprise range amenities including filling station restaurant hotel type rest areas lodging type rest areas common include filling station café restaurants accommodations type rest areas offer parking spaces possibly tables benches rest areas motorway generally follow ranking system offer extra services filling stations small convenience stores offer fuel primary motorway operator type rest areas operators public july rest area operators motorway rest area operators permitted sub lease fuel operations motorway rest areas accessible directions motorway operate hours day days week exit list
A2 (Croatia)