Faster Traffic Flow on the Busiest Croatian Motorway

Croatian Motorway

On the busiest Croatian motorway, A1 Zagreb-Split-Dubrovnik, both pipes in the tunnels “Mala Kapela” and “Sveti Rok” were opened for traffic. This will make it impossible for gridlocks to ever create problems again during the tourist season. Both pipes feature the most contemporary security and power system in Europe, and it is estimated that daily, 29,000 vehicles will pass through “Mala Kapela” and 30,000 through “Sveti Rok”. To prevent gridlocks on the A1 motorway, electronic toll collection (ETC) booths were set up in Demerje, three km before reaching regular toll boots in Lučko, where one gets on the motorway from Zagreb. The ETC device needs to be placed on the windshield of the vehicle, and its signal will be detected by the antenna, allowing the gate to be lifted. Vehicles can pass through the two lanes in Demerje at a speed of 40 km/h without stopping. Should a driver leave the ETC device in a drawer in the vehicle, the gate will not be lifted and the driver will have to return to the lane for a regular toll booth in Lučko.

The A1 motorway also features ten other new lanes for noncash toll payment, two ETC booths and eight booths where drivers pay by card: Smart card, Ina card, Maestro, Visa, Visa electron, Diners, Master and American Express. For drivers coming from Hungary and other countries to the East, the old border crossing with Hungary, Goričan, has been reopened for truck-drivers, enabling a faster traffic flow on the motorway section from the border with Hungary to Zagreb.