A6 (Croatia)
A6 motorway | |
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Autocesta A6 | |
Goranka | |
Route information | |
Part of | |
Length | 80.2 km (49.8 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | |
To | A7 in Orehovica interchange |
Location | |
Country | Croatia |
Counties | Karlovac, Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
Major cities | Vrbovsko, Delnice, Rijeka |
Highway system | |
The A6 motorway (
The A6 motorway runs near a number of
The motorway consists of two
A motorway connecting Zagreb and Rijeka was originally designed in the early 1970s, and construction started north of Rijeka and south of Zagreb. The first section, between Rijeka and Kikovica, opened on September 9, 1972, and a Zagreb–Karlovac section followed on December 29, 1972. Those sections were the first modern motorways to be built in Croatia and Yugoslavia.[10] Due to political upheavals in Croatia and Yugoslavia, construction of the motorway was labeled a "nationalist project" and, along with the proposed Zagreb–Split motorway, was cancelled in 1971.[11] After the Croatian War of Independence, efforts to build the motorway were renewed and construction resumed in 1996. In 2004, a two-lane, single carriageway expressway was completed between the sections completed 25 years previously, and the second carriageway was built; the motorway was completed on October 22, 2008. Construction costs are estimated at 661.5 million euro.[12] Although Hrvatske autoceste normally designs, builds, and operates motorways in Croatia, the A6 motorway is operated and maintained by Autocesta Rijeka – Zagreb.[13][14]
Route description
The A6 motorway is a significant north–south motorway in
The motorway spans 80.2 kilometres (49.8 mi) between Bosiljevo 2 interchange and Rijeka–
An automatic traffic monitoring and guidance system is in place along the motorway. It consists of measuring, control, and signalling devices, located in zones where driving conditions may vary—at interchanges, near viaducts, bridges, tunnels, and in zones where fog and strong wind are known to occur. The system comprises variable traffic signs used to communicate changing driving conditions, possible restrictions, and other information to motorway users.[21]
The A6 motorway mainly runs through the mountainous Gorski Kotar region, requiring not only large bridges and
Toll
The A6 is a tolled motorway based on the vehicle classification in Croatia using a closed toll system integrated with the A1 motorway. The two roads connect at the Bosiljevo 2 interchange, forming a unified toll system. Since the A1 motorway is operated jointly by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb and Hrvatske autoceste, the toll collection system is operated jointly by the two operators.[26] As of October 2010, the toll charged along the A6 route between Bosiljevo 2 interchange (A1 Bosiljevo exit) and the Kikovica mainline toll plaza varies depending on the length of route travelled and ranges from 6.00 kuna (0.82 euros) to 33.00 kuna (4.52 euros) for passenger cars and 25.00 kuna (3.42 euro) to 139.00 kuna (19.04 euro) for semi-trailer trucks.[9] The toll is payable in either Croatian kuna or euros and by major credit cards and debit cards. A number of prepaid toll collection systems are also used, including various types of smart cards issued by the motorway operator and ENC—an electronic toll collection (ETC) system which is shared by most motorways in Croatia and provides drivers with discounted toll rates for dedicated lanes at toll plazas.[26][27]
The toll collected by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb for use of the A6 motorway is not reported separately. Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb only reports it total toll revenue, including toll revenue collected on the A7 motorway (Rupa–Jurdani section) and the A1 motorway (Lučko–Bosiljevo 2 section) as well as on the Krk Bridge. In the first half of the 2010 their toll revenue was 188.2 million Croatian kuna (25.3 million euros).[28]
Notable structures
As the A6 motorway route runs through mountainous terrain of Gorski Kotar, it comprises a substantial number of major structures—bridges, viaducts, tunnels, underpasses,
The longest tunnel on the A6 motorway route is the 2,143-metre (7,031 ft)
The most significant bridges and viaducts on the A6 motorway route are the 485-metre (1,591 ft) Bajer Bridge spanning Lake Bajer near Fužine, on the Vrata–Oštrovica section,[33] and the Zečeve Drage and Severinske Drage viaducts. The two viaducts are 924 metres (3,031 ft) and 725 metres (2,379 ft) long respectively. The remaining viaducts on the motorway that are longer than 500 metres (1,600 ft) are Hreljin and Golubinjak viaducts.[25]
History
Transport links between Rijeka and Zagreb have always been of substantial importance because of the transport requirements of the Port of Rijeka. This was first recognised by the Habsburg Empire in 1728, when the Carolina road was completed, and again in 1780 when the road was modernized. The original Rijeka–Zagreb road was replaced in 1811 by a new route, the Louisiana road, in order to avoid the steep sections of its predecessor. The new road remained the primary transport link to Rijeka until 1873, when the first railroad to the city was built. Further development of the port and industry in Rijeka and Zagreb required a more efficient road, which was built in 1954. That road was to remain the principal road transport link between the two cities for decades.[25]
Zagreb–Rijeka motorway, of which the A6 motorway is a part, was one of three routes defined in 1971 as priority transport routes of Yugoslavia that were to be developed as motorways.[11] The first section of the A6 motorway, between Orehovica and Kikovica, was 10.5 km (6.5 mi) long and opened on September 9, 1972. The section was also the first six-lane motorway built in Yugoslavia. The 39.3-kilometre (24.4 mi) long Zagreb–Karlovac section, now designated the A1 motorway, was completed on December 29, 1972.[37] Further construction was suspended for the following 25 years, as a political decision had been made by the Yugoslav leadership to withdraw funding for the construction. The funds were instead allocated to the construction of a motorway that would travel between Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, and Skopje, then known as the Brotherhood and Unity Highway. The Croatian section of the highway later became the A3 motorway. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, construction of the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway was still on hold due to the Croatian War of Independence, and no further construction took place until 1996.[11] The sole exception to the 25-year-long hiatus was the 7.25-kilometre (4.50 mi) long Kikovica–Oštrovica section, which was originally executed as an expressway and opened in 1982.[10][38]
In 1996, construction of the A6 motorway resumed, and in 1997, a further 30 km (19 mi) of expressway between Oštrovica and
Traffic volume
Traffic is regularly counted by means of a traffic census at toll stations and reported by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, the operator of the motorway, and published by Hrvatske ceste. The reported traffic volume exhibits no significant variations as the motorway chainage increases, and as it passes by various major destinations and the interchanges that serve them, except at the Vrata interchange, where traffic to and from Krk Island, Crikvenica, and Novi Vinodolski flows. The greatest volume of traffic is registered between Delnice and Vrata interchanges—with a 12,600-vehicle annual average daily traffic (AADT), and a 21,150-vehicle average summer daily traffic (ASDT) figure. Sections south of Kikovica interchange likely carry substantial traffic volume as they serve Rijeka commuter traffic as well as the volume registered between the Oštrovica and Kikovica interchanges. However, no traffic volume figures are published for those sections, since motorway traffic is counted by means of toll ticket sales analyses, and the sections south of Kikovica interchange are not tolled.[44]
Substantial variations observed between AADT and ASDT are normally attributed to the fact that the motorway carries significant tourist traffic to Istria and Kvarner Gulf. The seasonal increase in traffic volume ranges from 41% on the Oštrovica–Kikovica section to 69% as measured on the Bosiljevo 2–Vrbovsko section. The average summer-season traffic volume increase on the motorway is 65%.[4][44]
Rest areas
As of October 2010, there are four rest areas operating along the A6 motorway,
The primary motorway operator, Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, leases the rest areas to various operators through public tenders. As of October 2010, there are three such rest area operators on the A1 motorway:
List of A6 motorway rest areas | ||||
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County | km | Name[2] | Operators | Notes |
Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 28.8 | Ravna Gora | Tifon Marché |
Facilities found at Ravna Gora rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café, a restaurant, a hotel, free wireless network access, showers, and restrooms.[47][48] The hotel and the restaurant are operated by Marché.[49] |
56.3 | Lepenica | INA
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Facilities found at Lepenica rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café, an RV park, and restrooms. Accessible to traffic directed to Rijeka only[50][51] | |
59.0 | Tuhobić | OMV | As of October 2010, facilities found at Tuhobić rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG. A restaurant is expected to open at the rest area in near future.[52] Accessible to traffic directed to Zagreb only.[53] | |
74.5 | Cernik-Čavle | INA | Facilities found at Cernik-Čavle rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel and restrooms. Accessible to traffic directed to Zagreb only[51][54] | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Exit list
This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table.(November 2021) |
County | km | Exit | Name[2] | Destination[16][20] | Notes |
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Karlovac | 0.0 | 1 | Bosiljevo 2 | A1 E65 |
Connection to the A1 motorway in Bosiljevo 2 interchange[2] The northern terminus of European route E65 concurrency The northern terminus of the motorway |
Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 4.4 | Severinske Drage Viaduct | |||
9.0 | Veliki Gložac Tunnel | ||||
11.9 | Zečeve Drage Viaduct | ||||
15.8 | 2 | Vrbovsko | D42 | Connection to Vrbovsko via the D42 state road[20] | |
16.1 | Dobra Bridge | ||||
17.5 | Kamačnik Bridge | ||||
26.5 | Podvugleš Tunnel | ||||
27.7 | Javorova Kosa Tunnel | ||||
28.8 | Kupjak rest area | ||||
30.9 | 3 | Ravna Gora | Ž5034 | Connection to Ravna Gora and Kupjak[20] | |
42.0 | 4 | Delnice | D3 | Connection to Delnice, Mrkopalj, and Risnjak National Park[20] | |
45.2 | Golubinjak Viaduct | ||||
50.6 | 5 | Vrata | Ž5068 | Connection to Vrata, Fužine, and Lake Bajer[20] | |
51.9 | Bajer Bridge | ||||
56.3 | Lepenica rest area | Accessible to southbound traffic only | |||
57.6 | Tuhobić Tunnel | ||||
59.0 | Tuhobić rest area | Accessible to northbound traffic only | |||
59.8 | Hreljin Viaduct | ||||
61.7 | 6 | Oštrovica | D501
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Connection to Crikvenica, Kraljevica, and Krk island via Križišće[20] | |
70.1 | Grobnik toll plaza | ||||
70.4 | 7 | Kikovica
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D3 | Connection to Automotodrom Grobnik[20] | |
74.5 | Cernik-Čavle rest area | Accessible to northbound traffic only | |||
75.6 | 8 | Čavle | D40 | Connection to Čavle, Kukuljanovo, and Bakar[20] | |
80.2 | 9 | Orehovica | A7 E61 E65 Ž5054 |
Connection to the A7 motorway in Orehovica interchange and to Rijeka via Rijeka bypass section of the A7[2] Connection to Rijeka via Ž5054 (exit only)[55] The southern terminus of European route E65 concurrency The southern terminus of the motorway | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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