[HR] Croatian motorways • Autoceste

[Ban.BL]

Originally Posted by x-type

you are wrong. signs with Beograd appeared at 1999 when new signage was introduced, the one at the photo is an example.

and where?

[x-type]

Originally Posted by Ban.BL

and where?

at exit Velika Kopanica. it was first exit with new signage at A3.

[Falusi]

A4 H border - A3

Croatian A4 connects Zagreb with Hungary.
Date of pics: 18/07/2009



1. First exit after the border. You can see the only problem with the border crossing on the croatian side. A cyclist on the hghway! Because there is only one way from the border crossing, the motorway so the pedestrians and cyclists must enter the motorway...


2. Zagreb is still 95km far away.


3. Approaching the first cestarina (toll booth).


4. The cestarina.


5. Price list.


6. After the cestarina.


7. Very empty.


8.


9.


10. Croatian matrix sign.


11. Exit 2, Čakovec.


12. Most Drava II.


13. The Drava from the bridge.


14. Newer style croatian matrix signs.


15. Aproaching exit 4, Varaždin.


16. At the exit. All croatian exits, rest areas are fuly illuminated.


17. Zagreb is still 66km far away.


18.


19. Wingding section from here.


20.


21. Approaching the first tunnel.


22. Speed limit is 100km/h at tunnels.


23. Tunel Vrtlinovec (628m/522m).


24. After the tunnel.


25. Tunel Hrastovec (498m/523m)


26. After the tunnel.


27. A short flat section.


28. At exit 6, Novi Marof.


29. Some wingding bridge.


30.


31. Aproaching exit 7, Breznički Hum.


32. 100km/h from here, because of bad condition. You cannot see it on the surface but it shakes a bit.


33. At the exit 7.


34. Sign says kolona... but where?


35. x-type's home is 60km far away, Zagreb is only the half of it.


36. Kolona... (2km long)


37.


38. A bit later.


39. Only 1km yet... It took 45 minutes to go trough this 2km long jam.


40. Aproaching exit 10, Sveta Helena.


41.


42. Traffic is bigger, the reason: free motorway.


43. Zoomed.


44. Approaching exit 12, Ivanja Reka.


45. At the exit.


46. Interchange with A3.


47. Merging with A3.

[SpicyMcHaggis]

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[RipleyLV]

Good pictures! I like your arrows on overhead signs.

[Verso]

Great pics!

[KHS]

Originally Posted by Falusi

1. First exit after the border. You can see the only problem with the border crossing on the croatian side. A cyclist on the hghway! Because there is only one way from the border crossing, the motorway so the pedestrians and cyclists must enter the motorway...

I had no idea something like this is possible

[x-type]

great report! (un)fortunately, road looks much better at photos than it is in reality.

Originally Posted by Falusi

16. At the exit. All croatian exits, rest areas are fuly illuminated.

actually, there is one unlit - exit 2 at A1, Jastrebarsko

Originally Posted by Falusi

32. 100km/h from here, because of bad condition. You cannot see it on the surface but it shakes a bit.

not a bit, but a lot! that few 100 of meters in exit Komin is disaster. actually, A4 is currently the worst HR motorway considering the quality of asphalt. it is allready old and needs reconstruction, especially between Komin and Kraljevečki Novaki, and some viaducts between Varaždin and Breznički Hum could get a cure of renovation, too.

Originally Posted by Falusi

42. Traffic is bigger, the reason: free motorway.

this section always have much traffic because it carries traffic from Zagreb's satelite cities

Originally Posted by Falusi

44. Approaching exit 11, Kraljevečki Novaki.

this is actually knot Ivanja Reka allready (exit to Zagreb east and merging with A3). exit Kraljevečki Novaki is 3 km before it

Originally Posted by KHS

I had no idea something like this is possible

yeah, it's really weird, but after stupidity which they've made (closing old border crossing for passenger traffic) it is normal. fortunately, they've opened old border crossing for passenger traffic, but only H and HR citizens can use it, and only in summer season. absolutely stupid!

[Falusi]

Thanks all.

Originally Posted by x-type

this is actually knot Ivanja Reka allready (exit to Zagreb east and merging with A3). exit Kraljevečki Novaki is 3 km before it

Oops, really I passed on a row...

Originally Posted by x-type

great report! (un)fortunately, road looks much better at photos than it is in reality.
(...)
not a bit, but a lot! that few 100 of meters in exit Komin is disaster. actually, A4 is currently the worst HR motorway considering the quality of asphalt. it is allready old and needs reconstruction, especially between Komin and Kraljevečki Novaki, and some viaducts between Varaždin and Breznički Hum could get a cure of renovation, too.

But this A4 is much better than the austrian A4

[Verso]

^ But much worse than the Slovenian A4.

Btw, when you come to the border crossing by bicycle, don't they fine you for driving on motorway?

[x-type]

Originally Posted by Verso

Btw, when you come to the border crossing by bicycle, don't they fine you for driving on motorway?

good question. i wonder where did he enter motorway in Hungary! probably at roundabout between Letenya and old border crossing, there he entered M70, passed intersection M70-M7 and approached border crossing. so that would make some 3 km on H motorways and 1,5 on HR, cca 5 km

[ivan_ri]

Rijeka bypass, Rječina bridge almost done

[Falusi]

A3 Ivanja Reka (A4) - Lučko (A1)

I was only on a small section of Zagreb bypass.
Date of pics: 18/07/2009



1. Merging with A3.


2. On the Most Sava (1060m).


3. Still 407km to split...


4. Construction of the A11.


5. Reconstruction on my side. Really narrow, really dangerous.


6. Approaching exit 4, Lučko.


7. Turned to A1.


8. Three levels.


9. Traffic jam...


10. Jam caused by the closure of the inner lane an by the cestarina...

[Verso]

1. Why is there no sign for Maribor at Lučko? I know there are from direction Karlovac.
2. Lidl should translate that in Croatian.
3. Is Jadranska avenija a motorroad? (or what are those signs there?)

[igorlan]

How far down south A1 reaches?

[panda80]

Originally Posted by igorlan

How far down south A1 reaches?

A1 is finnished till Ravca and a new section, to ploce, will be finnished by the end of this year.

[Mateusz]

So A12 near Vrbovec exists right ?

[KHS]

Originally Posted by Verso

1. Why is there no sign for Maribor at Lučko? I know there are from direction Karlovac.

Don't know. I guess Ljubljana is enough.

Originally Posted by Verso

2. Lidl should translate that in Croatian.

There are billboards in foreign language all over Croatia. Looks like they are fighting for every tourist.

Originally Posted by Verso

3. Is Jadranska avenija a motorroad? (or what are those signs there?)

I think that speed limit is 110 km/h but I'm not sure.

[Verso]

^ Ok, thanks. But I really think Maribor should be up there. At Ivanja Reka is a bit early, but Lučko is the main junction by Zagreb, and the joint route with Ljubljana is only for another 5 km, whereas Krapina is too small for intl. traffic.

[Palance]

I haven't seen any billboards in foreign language in Croatia last May. Are those only in German or also on other (and if so: which) languages?