A1 (Croatia)

The A1 motorway (Croatian: Autocesta A1) is the longest motorway in Croatia, spanning 476.3 kilometers (296.0 mi). As it connects the nation's capital Zagreb to the second largest city Split, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the Adriatic–Ionian motorway. Apart from Zagreb and Split, the A1 motorway runs near a number of major Croatian cities, provides access to several national parks or nature parks, world heritage sites, and numerous resorts, especially along the Adriatic Coast. National significance of the motorway is reflected through its positive economic impact on the cities and towns it connects as well as its importance to tourism in Croatia.

The A1 motorway near Trogir, variable traffic signs

Not to be confused with A1 Hrvatska.

A1 motorway
Autocesta A1
Dalmatina
in use under construction planned other motorways
Route information
Part of E65 E71
Length	476.3 km (296.0 mi) 550.0 km (341.8 mi) planned[1]
Major junctions
North end	A3 in Lučko interchange
Major intersections	D1 in Karlovac interchange A6 in Bosiljevo 2 interchange D8 in Zadar 1 interchange D1 in Dugopolje interchange
South end	A10 at Ploče interchange D425 at Karamatići toll station
Location
Country	Croatia
Counties	City of Zagreb, Zagreb, Karlovac, Lika-Senj, Zadar, Šibenik-Knin, Split-Dalmatia, Dubrovnik-Neretva
Major cities	Zagreb, Karlovac, Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Ploče, Dubrovnik
Highway system
Highways in Croatia

The motorway consists of two traffic lanes and an emergency lane in each driving direction separated by a central reservation. All intersections of the A1 motorway are grade separated. As the route traverses rugged mountainous and coastal terrain, it has required 376 bridges, viaducts, tunnels and other similar structures in sections completed as of 2014^[update], including the two longest tunnels in Croatia and two bridges comprising spans of 200 meters (660 ft) or more. There are 33 exits and 26 rest areas operating along the route. As the motorway is tolled using a ticket system and vehicle classification in Croatia, each exit includes a toll plaza.

A motorway connecting Zagreb and Split was designed in the early 1970s, and a public loan was started in order to collect sufficient funds for its construction. However, due to political upheavals in Croatia and Yugoslavia, construction of the motorway was labeled a "nationalist project" and cancelled in 1971. After Croatian independence and the conclusion of the Croatian War of Independence, efforts to build the motorway were renewed and construction started in 2000. The Zagreb–Split section of the route was completed by 2005, while the first sections between Split and Dubrovnik opened in 2007 and 2008. Construction costs incurred so far amount to 3 billion euro. The figure includes funds approved for construction work scheduled to be completed by 2013.^{[needs update]} On the other hand, the amount does not include construction cost related to Lučko–Bosiljevo 2 section since that section was funded as a part of Rijeka–Zagreb motorway construction project through Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, current operator of that sector. The remainder of the A1 motorway, i.e., the sections south of the Bosiljevo 2 interchange are operated by Hrvatske autoceste.

Route description

The A6 motorway branching off in Bosiljevo 2 interchange

The A1 motorway (Croatian: Autocesta A1) is a major north–south motorway in Croatia connecting the capital of the country, Zagreb, to the Dalmatia region, where the motorway follows a route parallel to the Adriatic coast. As a part of the road network of Croatia, it is a part of two major European routes: E65 Prague–Bratislava–Zagreb–Rijeka–Split–Dubrovnik and E71 Budapest–Zagreb–Karlovac–Bihać–Knin–Split.^[2][3] The motorway is of major importance to Croatia in terms of development of the economy; especially tourism and as a transit transport route. This has been reflected by an accelerated development of regions connected by the A1 motorway.^[4] A part of the motorway is considered to be a segment of the Adriatic–Ionian motorway.^[5] Once the latter motorway's connecting sections are completed, those currently spanned just by the Adriatic Highway as well as two-lane roads in Slovenia and Albania, the A1 will achieve genuine importance as a transit route.^[6]

The motorway spans 476.3 kilometers (296.0 mi) between Zagreb (Lučko interchange) and Ploče via Split. The route serves Karlovac via D1, Gospić via D534, Zadar via D8 and D424 and Šibenik via D533. The A1 motorway consists of two traffic lanes and an emergency lane in each driving direction along its entire length. The sole exception is Drežnik Viaduct where there are no emergency lanes.^[7] Almost all of the existing interchanges are trumpet interchanges, except for Lučko which is a stack. There are numerous rest areas along the motorway, providing various types of services ranging from simple parking spaces and restrooms to petrol stations, restaurants and hotels.^[8][9][10] As of 2011^[update], the motorway has 33 interchanges, providing access to numerous towns and cities and the Croatian state road network.^[1] The ultimate southern terminus of the motorway has been established to be near Dubrovnik.^[11]

Approach to Drežnik Viaduct

Between the Lučko and Bosiljevo 2 interchanges, the motorway follows Pan-European corridor Vb, and is concurrent with the Zagreb–Rijeka motorway.^[12] The Bosiljevo 2 interchange distributes southbound A1 traffic flowing to Rijeka (via the A6 motorway) and to Split. That 67-kilometer (42 mi) segment of the motorway is operated by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb,^[13] while the remainder of the motorway is operated by Hrvatske autoceste.^[14][15][16]

An automatic traffic monitoring and guidance system is in place along the motorway. It consists of measuring, control and signaling 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.^[17]

It serves, either directly or via connecting roads, a large number of tourist destinations such as Bjelolasica in Gorski Kotar,^[18] a large number of Adriatic Sea resorts and several national parks and nature parks. In Lika region those are Plitvice Lakes National Park, Sjeverni Velebit National Park and Velebit Nature Park, while in Dalmatia the motorway serves Paklenica National Park, Telašćica Nature Park, Kornati National Park, Lake Vrana Nature Park, Krka National Park and Biokovo Nature Park. The route also provides links to a number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as Plitvice Lakes, Šibenik Cathedral of St James, Palace of Diocletian in Split and the Historic City of Trogir.^[19][20]

Toll

Ravča toll plaza

The A1 is a tolled motorway based on the vehicle classification in Croatia using a closed toll system integrated with the A6 motorway as the two connect in the Bosiljevo 2 interchange forming a unified toll system. Since the two motorways are operated by Autocesta Rijeka — Zagreb and Hrvatske autoceste, the toll collection system is operated jointly by the two operators.^[21] The toll is payable in Croatian kuna, euro, major credit and debit cards and using a number of prepaid toll collection systems including various types of smart cards issued by the motorway operators and ENC – an electronic toll collection (ETC) which is shared at all motorways in Croatia (except the A2 motorway) and provides drivers use of dedicated lanes at toll plazas and a discounted toll rates.^[22]

The A1 north of the Bosiljevo 2 interchange is operated by Autocesta Rijeka — Zagreb and the rest is operated by Hrvatske autoceste, both of which do not report company toll income separately for individual sections of various motorways. Total toll income reported by Hrvatske autoceste in the first half of 2011 was 508.1 million kuna (68.3 million euro). This figure pertains to the A1 south of the Bosiljevo 2 interchange as well as all other motorways operated by Hrvatske autoceste, however the A1 represents the longest and the busiest tolled motorway operated by Hrvatske autoceste. Toll income reported by Autocesta Rijeka — Zagreb for the first half of 2011 is 191.2 million kuna (25.7 million euro). This sum includes company toll income generated elsewhere, however the A1 section represents the busiest section of the motorway network operated by Autocesta Rijeka — Zagreb. Hrvatske autoceste and Autocesta Rijeka — Zagreb reported increase of the toll income compared to the same period of 2010 of 2.2% and 5% respectively.^[23][24][25]

Summertime and holiday queues at Lučko mainline toll plaza can be considerable, a problem exacerbated during the usual weekend-to-weekend tourist stays at Croatia's coastal resorts.^[26] In 2009, in an effort to address the problem, the Lučko mainline toll plaza was expanded to 15 lanes, and a single additional 10-lane toll plaza was built for fast cashless toll collection in Demerje.^[27] The Demerje toll plaza is available via a motorway fork accessible to the A1 northbound traffic only. Vehicles using the Demerje toll plaza default to the original motorway route immediately past the Lučko mainline toll plaza, between the plaza and the Lučko interchange. The faster cashless system has raised the nominal capacity of the road from 2,325 to 11,150 vehicles per hour.^[28] As of September 2010 northbound traffic leaving the A1 must exit the tolled motorway network, since the existing Zagreb bypass is not tolled, and then re-enter another tolled motorway. There are plans for the outer Zagreb bypass to be integrated into the tolled motorway network, as the ultimate solution for congestion at the Lučko toll plaza. That will require construction of a Horvati interchange south of the Lučko toll plaza.^[29]

Notable structures

Jezerane Viaduct

A total of 361 structures—bridges, viaducts, flyovers, underpasses, passages, wildlife crossings, and tunnels—have been completed on the motorway between Zagreb and Vrgorac, and calculations indicate that 18.6 percent of the route between Zagreb and Split is located on those structures, which is a quite considerable percentage for a motorway of this length.^[19][30] By June 2011, Ravča-Vrgorac section was completed, including 5 viaducts, 4 flyovers and a tunnel.^[31][32] An additional 15 structures were built on the section between Vrgorac and Ploče, plus on the connection towards the city of Ploče.^[33][34]

Completed structures summary by sector[19][30][34]
Sector	Total	Bridges	Viaducts	Flyovers	Underpasses	Passages	Tunnels	Wildlife crossings
Lučko (Zagreb) — Bosiljevo	55	3	9	13	13	16	1	-
Bosiljevo 2 — Sveti Rok	116	16	17	38	29	3	5	4
Sveti Rok — Dugopolje (Split)	121	7	24	40	36	6	8	1
Dugopolje — Vrgorac	69	1	16	13	29	-	8*	2
Vrgorac — Karamatići**	15	-	7	2	2	-	4	-
Total**	376	27	73	167	109	25	26*	7
*including 3 cut-and-cover tunnels.
**Because of a common construction project and a common toll system, the totals also include the 5 km connector to the D425, from the Ploče interchange to the Karamatići toll plaza.[34]

Plasina Tunnel portal

As of September 2010, there are seven tunnels longer than 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) on the A1 motorway. The most notable among them are: the 5,821-meter (19,098 ft) long Mala Kapela Tunnel between Ogulin and Brinje interchanges and the 5,768-meter (18,924 ft) long Sveti Rok Tunnel between Sveti Rok and Maslenica interchanges. The Mala Kapela and Sveti Rok tunnels are not only the largest individual structures on the motorway but they are also the longest tunnels in Croatia. The tunnels separate three distinct climate zones. The Mala Kapela Tunnel spans between the continental climate of the central Croatia and the mountain climate of Lika, while the Sveti Rok Tunnel provides a link between Lika and its mountain climate and the Mediterranean climate of Dalmatia.^[35] Both of the Mala Kapela and Sveti Rok tunnels were originally operated as single tubes when they were opened for traffic in June 2005 until 30 May 2009, when the second tubes of the tunnels were also opened for traffic.^[36] The other major tunnels on the A1 motorway are the 2,300-meter (7,500 ft) long Plasina Tunnel situated between Otočac and Perušić interchanges and the Grič, Brinje and Konjsko tunnels. Lengths of the latter three range between 1,122 meters (3,681 ft) and 1,542 meters (5,059 ft).

Krka Bridge

The longest bridge on the A1 motorway is the 546-meter (1,791 ft) long Dobra Bridge spanning Dobra River near Karlovac. Other major bridges on the route are the Gacka, Miljanica and Dabar bridges—all of them longer than 350 meters (1,150 ft).^[8] Also, the A1 motorway comprises the 391-meter (1,283 ft) long Krka Bridge spanning Krka River and the 378-meter (1,240 ft) long Maslenica Bridge spanning Novsko Ždrilo strait. The Maslenica and Krka bridges are particularly significant as their respective main spans are 200 m (660 ft) long.^[37][38]

The A1 motorway also comprises the longest viaduct in Croatia — the 2,485-meter (8,153 ft) long Drežnik Viaduct situated between the Karlovac and Bosiljevo 1 interchanges.^[39] As of 2011^[update], there are six other major viaducts completed on the route–— the Kotezi Viaduct, Modruš 1, Mokro Polje, Jezerane, Srijane and Rašćane viaducts. All of them are longer than 500 meters (1,600 ft).^{[8][needs update]} The latest significant viaduct completed as a part of the Ravča–Vrgorac section is the Kotezi Viaduct at 1,214 meters (3,983 ft), surpassing all other viaducts on the route except for Drežnik Viaduct.^[32] A dispute concerning naming of the Viaduct arose one month prior to opening of the motorway section containing the viaduct, and the structure was even signposted as the Bunina Viaduct for several days in June 2011, only to revert the name to the Kotezi Viaduct days prior to the opening ceremony itself.^{[40][41][42][43]} The section also comprises the 402-meter (1,319 ft) long Šare Viaduct.^[40]

History

Lučko interchange

The A1 motorway was originally designed in the early 1970s, albeit along a different route than the present Zagreb–Split motorway route. After suppression of the Croatian Spring and removal of the Croatian leadership that proposed and adopted the construction plan in 1971, all the work related to the Zagreb–Split motorway was cancelled. The plans were revived in the 1990s and new designs were developed to include a motorway section built between Zagreb and Karlovac into the design so that the section could be shared between Zagreb–Split and Zagreb–Rijeka motorways. Construction work started in 2000 and the motorway reached Split by 2005 and was extended towards Dubrovnik later on. Both in the 1970s and in the 2000s, construction of the Zagreb–Split motorway was perceived to symbolize rebuilding of national unity.^[44][45]

King Tomislav Motorway

The oldest section of the A1 motorway, near Karlovac

The Zagreb–Split motorway, now the A1 motorway, was one of three routes defined by the Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Croatia on 5 March 1971, as priority transport routes of Croatia that were to be developed as motorways. Originally the motorway was designed to follow a route from Zagreb to Bihać (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and then to Split via Knin. The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued its approval for the route in Bihać region in the same year. Construction of the motorway was initiated by a fundraising effort — a public loan. The funds gathered initially through the public loan were sufficient for construction of 20 kilometers (12 mi) of the motorway.^[44]

The 39.3-kilometer (24.4 mi) long Zagreb–Karlovac section of the Zagreb–Rijeka motorway, now part of the A1 motorway, was completed in 1972. Further construction of motorways from Zagreb to Rijeka and Split was suspended for the next 28 years following a political decision of the Croatian leadership, newly installed during Yugoslav suppression of the Croatian Spring, to "stop megalomaniac projects".^[44] It is considered that the true reason for the cancellation of the works was that the motorway was considered to be a "nationalist" project.^[46] The conclusion is supported by the fact the road was spontaneously nicknamed King Tomislav Motorway (Croatian: Autocesta kralja Tomislava) by citizens investing their money through the public loan after the first king of medieval Croatia, who united Croatia as a single kingdom in 925. The funds raised through the public loan were left unused for several months, then spent for construction of a road between Vrlika and Strmica via Knin, now a part of the D1 and D30 state roads.^[44][1] However, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe recognized the route as the southernmost part of the Pyhrn route, giving it the designation E59 in 1975.^[47] Subsequent reorganizations of the E-road network, including the latest one in 2008, transferred the route south of Zagreb to the E71.^[2]

Dalmatina

Maslenica Bridge carrying the A1 motorway

In the beginning of the 1990s, construction of the motorway was further postponed because of onset of the Croatian War of Independence. The decade saw renewed discussion regarding construction of the motorway, including renewed considerations of its route. Soon, the originally devised route running through Bihać was set aside and two new routes were considered: One of them was a modified version of the original route, bypassing Bihać and running through the Plitvice Lakes region while the other was a completely new route further to the west via Gospić and Zadar, which was eventually accepted for construction. Both of the alternative routes proposed that the Zagreb–Karlovac motorway already completed in 1972 were to be used as the northernmost section of the Zagreb–Split and Zagreb–Rijeka motorways.^[48][49][50]

The A1 was a showpiece project of the Croatian government and a symbol of uniting the country.^[45] The first attempt to revive the project in earnest occurred in the 1993, when the excavation of Sveti Rok Tunnel began.^[51] More comprehensive construction work started in 2000 and Karlovac–Vukova Gorica section opened in 2001.^[39] In 2003, the first sections not shared with the Zagreb–Rijeka Motorway were completed: Vukova Gorica–Mala Kapela Tunnel and Gornja Ploča–Zadar 2.^[19] Mala Kapela Tunnel–Gornja Ploča, Zadar 2–Pirovac and Vrpolje–Dugopolje sections opened in 2004 and Mala Kapela Tunnel itself and Pirovac–Vrpolje section opened in 2005 marking completion of the Zagreb–Split Motorway, culminating with the grand opening of Karlovac — Split section on 26 June 2005.^{[46][52][53][54]}

Mala Kapela Tunnel, prior to opening of the 2nd tunnel tube

Construction of the motorway along its Split–Dubrovnik sector started once the motorway sectors north of Split were complete, and the section between Split (Dugopolje interchange) and Šestanovac interchange opened on 27 June 2007.^[55] The last sections to be completed to date are Šestanovac–Ravča, opened on 22 December 2008,^[56][57] Ravča-Vrgorac section opened on 30 June 2011,^[32] and the Vrgorac-Ploče section opened on 20 December 2013.^[33] In the 2000s, as the motorway construction works were gradually progressing further south, the motorway earned its unofficial, yet widely used name—Dalmatina in Croatian press because it connected Zagreb to Dalmatia.^[58] In 2010, Donja Zdenčina interchange was opened between Lučko and Jastrebarsko interchanges,^[59][60][61] and in June 2012, Novigrad interchange opened bringing number of motorway exits to 33.^[62]

Construction cost

Motorway construction works near Vrgorac in 2010.

The construction cost for the Bosiljevo 2–Split (Dugopolje interchange) sector of the motorway was originally estimated by the government in 2001 and presented as "3 × 3 x 3" – that is, the 300 kilometers (190 mi) of the motorway was to be completed in 3 years at a cost of 3 billion marks (approximately 12.65 billion kuna at the time, or approximately 1.533 billion euros).^[63] In 2010, Hrvatske autoceste reported that the average cost of one kilometer of Bosiljevo–Split motorway was 7.1 million euro, which would mean that the total construction cost was 2.21 billion euro for that 311.4 kilometers (193.5 mi) long segment.^[64]

Construction cost incurred on the Dugopolje–Ploče sector of the motorway between 2005 and 2008 was reported at 4.1 billion kuna and additional 1.8 billion kuna of construction expenses are planned until the end of 2012 (representing approximately 560 and 245 million euro, respectively). The latter figure includes construction of the D425 state road but it does not include full completion of the Vrgorac–Ploče section.^[29]

Further construction

The ultimate southern terminus of the motorway was defined to be near Dubrovnik by a 2003 legislation by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure.^[11] In 2022 the same ministry updated the document with a definition of the A1 ending with "Opuzen – Zavala (border of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Imotica (ditto border) – Dubrovnik".^[65]

Hrvatske autoceste, operator of the southern portion of the A1 motorway, ordered the execution of design documents, feasibility and environmental impact studies for the Doli – Osojnik section of the motorway that is to be constructed near Dubrovnik. Commencement of construction on this section was originally scheduled for 2009.^[66] Despite an official ceremony to mark commencement of construction works on the section,^[67] no works beyond design and study development has been carried out there.^[68]

Area around the city of Neum (marked red) separates Dubrovnik and Pelješac from the rest of Croatia

The A1 motorway route between Ploče and Doli^{[note 1]} has not been fixed yet, as several options exist, all of which require the route to cross either an embayment of the Adriatic Sea or a part of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[69] While the construction of the Pelješac Bridge, spanning the coast south of Ploče and the Pelješac peninsula, had been associated with A1, its design includes only one traffic lane in each direction unlike the A1 motorway standard of two.^[70]

Pelješac bridge and new link roads

In April 2012, government of Bosnia-Herzegovina proposed a route in Neum area to connect Ploče and Dubrovnik while serving Neum.^[71] That entails branching of the A1 motorway 7 to 8 kilometres (4.3 to 5.0 miles) west of Neum, one branch serving Neum and the other Dubrovnik.^[72] As of July 2012^[update] no decision was reached on the section of the A1 route.^[73][74]

A planned modification of the existing route encompasses construction of a directional T interchange to replace the existing trumpet interchange built at Žuta Lokva. The new interchange is only planned to be built once the A7 motorway is completed between the Rijeka bypass and Žuta Lokva. It shall not feature any weaving, similar to the Bosiljevo 2 interchange of the A1 and A6 motorways.^[11]

The tendering of two segments began in January 2024, 20.5 kilometers between Rudine - Mravinjac. The design started three stages 7.5 kilometers between Mravinjac - Osojnik.

Traffic volume

Traffic volume measured on the A1 motorway (2009)

Traffic is regularly counted by means of traffic census at toll stations and reported by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb and Hrvatske autoceste—the operators of the northern and the southern portions of the motorway respectively. The reported traffic volume gradually decreases as the motorway chainage increases and as it passes by various major destinations and the interchanges that serve them. Thus the greatest volume of traffic is registered between Jastrebarsko and Lučko interchanges – with 31,432 vehicle annual average daily traffic (AADT), and 53,216 vehicle average summer daily traffic (ASDT) figures as that is the section closest to Zagreb. South of the Bosiljevo 2 interchange the first major drop of traffic volume is recorded on the A1 motorway, due to traffic transferring to the A6 motorway towards Rijeka. Other similar changes of the traffic volume are registered near Zadar (served by Zadar 1 and Zadar 2 interchanges) and Split served by Dugopolje interchange. Substantial variations observed between AADT and ASDT are normally attributed to the fact that the motorway carries significant tourist traffic. The seasonal increase traffic volume variations ranges 69% on the busiest, Lučko–Jastrebarsko section to 160% as measured on Sveti Rok–Maslenica section. The summer season traffic volume increase on the motorway is 120%.^[20][25]

A1 traffic volume details in 2016[75]

Road Counting site AADT ASDT Section A1 1916 Lučko south 34,133 60,402 Lučko–Zdenčina A1 1931Zdenčina south 33,558 60,695 Zdenčina-Jastrebarsko A1 1920 Jastrebarsko south 31,242 59,058 Jastrebarsko–Karlovac A1 1804 Karlovac south 24,956 51,393 Karlovac–Novigrad A1 3027 Novigrad 24,549 52,045 Karlovac–Bosiljevo 1 A1 3021 Bosiljevo 1 west 25,081 53,749 Bosiljevo 1–Bosiljevo 2 A1 3009 Bosiljevo 2 south 16,009 40,764 Bosiljevo 2–Ogulin A1 3025 Ogulin south 15,103 39,352 Ogulin–Brinje A1 4214 Brinje south 14,971 39,238 Brinje–Žuta Lokva A1 4215 Žuta Lokva south 14,634 37,669 Žuta Lokva–Otočac A1 4216 Otočac south 14,332 37,106 Otočac–Perušić A1 4217 Perušić south 14,162 36,908 Perušić–Gospić A1 4919 Gospić south 13,969 36,577 Gospić–Gornja Ploča A1 4903 Gornja Ploča south 15,565 40,707 Gornja Ploča–Sveti Rok A1 4909 Sveti Rok south 15,150 40,066 Sveti Rok–Rovanjska A1 4805 Maslenica south 15,209 40,053 Rovanjska–Posedarje A1 4806 Posedarje south 14,531 37,995 Posedarje–Zadar 1 A1 4809 Zadar 1 south 11,757 31,153 Zadar 1–Zadar 2 A1 4921 Zadar 2 12,301 31,120 Zadar 2–Benkovac A1 5313 Benkovac south 11,472 28,920 Benkovac–Pirovac A1 5314 Pirovac south 10,707 26,201 Pirovac–Skradin A1 5315 Skradin south 11,098 26,454 Skradin–Šibenik A1 5316 Šibenik south 10,125 24,090 Šibenik–Vrpolje A1 5410 Vrpolje south 10,235 24,090 Vrpolje–Prgomet A1 5411 Prgomet south 9,221 21,340 Prgomet–Vučevica A1 5417 Vučevica south 9,273 21,391 Vučevica–Dugopolje A1 5517 Dugopolje south 9,963 20,110 Dugopolje–Bisko A1 5911 Bisko south 7,820 17,346 Bisko–Blato na Cetini A1 5912 Blato na Cetini south 8,061 17,488 Blato na Cetini–Šestanovac A1 6015 Šestanovac south 7,499 15,875 Šestanovac–Zagvozd A1 6017 Zagvozd south 4,875 10,413 Zagvozd–Ravča A1 6021 Ravča south 4,717 10,173 Ravča-Vrgorac A1 6028 Vrgorac south 4,424 9,633 Vrgorac-Ploče A1 6030 Ploče south 3,502 7,892 Ploče

Rest areas

Janjče rest area

As of September 2010, there are 26 rest areas operating along the A1 motorway,^[9] and additional rest areas are planned along the existing sections of the route and those sections under construction. Legislation provides for four types of rest areas designated as types A through D—A-type rest areas comprise a full range of amenities including a filling station, a restaurant and a hotel or a motel; B-type rest areas have no lodging; C-type rest areas are very common and include a filling station and a café, but no restaurants or accommodation; D-type rest areas offer parking spaces only, possibly some picnicking tables and benches and restrooms.^[76] Even though the rest areas found along the A1 motorway generally follow this ranking system, there are considerable variations as some of them offer extra services. The most notable example is Krka rest area—even though it has no filling station, there is, for instance, a restaurant available. The filling stations regularly have small convenience stores and some of them offer LPG fuel. EuroTest, an international association of 18 European automobile clubs spearheaded by German automobile club ADAC, surveyed three of the A1 motorway rest areas in 2009: Krka, Lički Osik and Modruš (in case of the latter, both eastbound and westbound). All of the rest areas were rated as very good, especially in terms of facilities offered.^[77][78]

The primary motorway operators Hrvatske autoceste (HAC) and Autocesta Rijeka – Zagreb lease the A, B and C type rest areas to various operators through public tenders. As of September 2010, there are five such rest area operators on the A1 motorway: INA, OMV, Tifon, Petrol and Crobenz. The rest area operators are not permitted to sub-lease the fuel operations; Tifon and Petrol operated rest areas have restaurants or hotels operated by Marché, a Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts subsidiary. All of the A1 motorway rest areas, except Stupnik and Jezerane, are accessible to both directions of the motorway traffic. The rest areas normally operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.^[9][10]

List of A1 motorway rest areas

County	km	Name[11]	Operators	Notes
City of Zagreb	1.1	Stupnik	Crodux	Facilities found at Stupnik rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café and restrooms. Accessible to the southbound traffic only[79]
Zagreb County	16.9	Desinec	Petrol Marché	Facilities found at Desinec rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a restaurant, a motel, an ATM and restrooms.[80][81] The motel is operated by Marché.[82]
Karlovac	33.6	Draganić	Tifon Marché	Facilities found at Desinec rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a restaurant, a hotel and restrooms.[83][84] The hotel and the restaurant are operated by Marché and are accessible to the southbound traffic only.[85]
		Vukova Gorica	INA	Facilities found at Vukova Gorica rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a restaurant, a motel and restrooms.[86][87]
	78.4	Dobra	Tifon Marché	Facilities found at Dobra rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a restaurant, an ATM, showers and restrooms.[10][83][84] The hotel and the restaurant are operated by Marché.[88]
	100.6	Modruš	HAC	Facilities found at Modruš rest area comprise picnicking tables and restrooms.[10]
Lika-Senj	109.2	Jezerane	HAC	Facilities found at Jezerane rest area comprise picnicking tables and restrooms. Accessible to the southbound traffic only[10]
	119.0	Brinje	INA	Facilities found at Brinje rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms.[10][87]
	134.1	Brloška Dubrava	HAC	Parking area only[10]
	152.9	Ličko Lešće	HAC	Parking area only[10]
	159.8	Janjče	Crodux	Facilities found at Janjče rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a restaurant, a café and restrooms.[10][89]
	175.0	Lički Osik	HAC	Facilities found at Lički Osik rest area comprise picnicking tables and restrooms.[10]
	191.5	Jadova	HAC	Parking area only[10]
	201.1	Zir	INA Macola	Facilities found at Zir rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café and restrooms.[10][87] The facilities additionally available to the southbound traffic only are a restaurant and a motel.[10][90]
Zadar	227.9	Marune	HAC	Parking area only. Other facilities at Marune rest area like the hotel, café, convenience store, picnicking tables and restrooms are closed.[10]
	239.4	Jasenice	Tifon Marché	Facilities found at Desinec rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a restaurant, showers and restrooms.[10][84] The restaurant is operated by Marché.[91]
	271.0	Nadin	Crodux	Facilities found at Nadin rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a restaurant, a café and restrooms.[10][92]
	292.0	Pristeg	HAC	Parking area only[10]
Šibenik-Knin	306.6	Prokljan	INA	Facilities found at Prokljan rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms.[10][87]
	315.0	Krka	HAC Krka Commerce	Facilities found at Krka rest area comprise an a la carte restaurant, a café, a convenience store, picnicking tables and restrooms.[10][93]
	332.0	Vrpolje	Crobenz	Facilities found at Vrpolje rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a restaurant, a café, an ATM and restrooms.[10][94]
Split-Dalmatia	343.5	Sitno	HAC	Parking area only[10]
	356.3	Radošić	HAC	Parking area only; Accessible to both southbound and northbound traffic[10]
	369.6	Kozjak	INA	Facilities found at Kozjak rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café and restrooms.[10][87]
	392.6	Mosor	Petrol	Facilities found at Mosor rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms.[81]
		Rašćane Gornje	HAC	Facilities found at Rašćane Gornje rest area comprise parking areas and restrooms only.[10]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Exit list

County	km	Exit	Name[11]	Destination[2][1]	Notes
City of Zagreb	0.0	1	Lučko	A3 D1 D3 E65 E70 E71 Ž1040	Access to the A3 motorway – Zagreb bypass (E70),[11] the A2 and A4 motorways and the city of Zagreb itself via Jadranska Avenue (Ž1040); Northbound A1 traffic defaults to six-lane Jadranska Avenue (Ž1040) The northern terminus of European routes E65/E71 concurrency.
	0.6		Lučko toll plaza		Lučko mainline toll plaza, serving both southbound and northbound traffic; The plaza accepts cash only, while drivers using ETC or credit/debit card payment methods must exit the motorway via Demerje toll plaza.
	1.1		Stupnik rest area		Accessible to the southbound traffic only[9]
	3.6		Demerje toll plaza		Demerje mainline toll plaza access fork, accessible to northbound traffic only; The plaza accepts cashless payments only, while drivers using cash payment methods must exit the motorway via Lučko toll plaza. The traffic using this exit proceeds north along a three lane access road parallel to the main A1 route and rejoins it immediately to the north of Lučko toll plaza.
Zagreb County	14.2	2	Donja Zdenčina	Ž3106	Connection to Klinča Sela[61] The D36 state road is planned to be rerouted to this interchange.[60]
	16.9		Desinec rest area
	20.0	3	Jastrebarsko	D310	Trumpet interchange providing access to Jastrebarsko
Karlovac	33.6		Draganić
	38.6	4	Karlovac	D1 D3 D36 E71	Access to Karlovac via the D1/D3 (E71 concurrent at the junction); Access to Plitvice Lakes National Park.[19] An at-grade intersection is located just outside the toll plaza providing access to the D36 state road. The southern terminus of the European route E71 concurrency.
		Drežnik Viaduct
		Dobra Bridge
	50.0	5	Novigrad	D6	Access to Netretić and Jurovski Brod border crossing to Slovenia
			Vukova Gorica rest area
	62.9	6	Bosiljevo 1	D204	Access to Bosiljevo, Bosanci (D3) and Pribanjci border crossing to Slovenia
	66.8	7	Bosiljevo 2	A6 E65	Limited access trumpet interchange, providing access to the A6 motorway (E65) to Rijeka[11] The first intermediate terminus of the European route E65 concurrency—the route north of this interchange is concurrent with the E65.
	78.4		Dobra rest area
	86.8	8	Ogulin	D42	Connection to Ogulin, Oštarije and Josipdol, Klek Mountain and Bjelolasica sports centre[18]
		Miljanica Bridge
		Modruš 1 Viaduct
	100.6		Modruš rest area
Karlovac / Lika-Senj		Mala Kapela Tunnel
Lika-Senj	109.2		Jezerane rest area		Accessible to the southbound traffic only[10]
		Mokro Polje Viaduct
		Jezerane Viaduct
	115.2	9	Brinje	D23	Connection to Brinje and Križpolje
	119.0		Sokolac rest area
		Brinje Tunnel
	124.9	10	Žuta Lokva	A7 D23 E65	A very short stretch of the A7 is in place at this interchange.[11] Motorway exit (and present A7 section) terminates in a junction with the D23 after approximately 1 kilometer (0.62 mi), just 300 meters (980 ft) to the north of junction of the D23 and D50 state roads. Provides connection to Senj, the D8 state road and island of Rab (to the west).
	134.1		Brloška Dubrava rest area
	137.8	11	Otočac	D50	Connection to Otočac, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Sjeverni Velebit National Park and Velebit Nature Park[19]
		Gacka Bridge
		Plasina Tunnel
		Grič Tunnel
	152.9		Ličko Lešće rest area
	159.8		Janjče rest area
	169.7	12	Perušić	Ž5155	Connection to Perušić (D50)
	175.0		Lički Osik rest area
	181.0	13	Gospić	D534	Provides access to Gospić, Lički Osik, Karlobag and Korenica via the D25 and D50 state roads
	191.5		Jadova rest area
	201.1		Zir rest area
	204.0	14	Gornja Ploča	D522	Connection to Udbina (D1) and Plitvice Lakes National Park[19]
	209.6	15	Sveti Rok	D50	Connection to Gračac and Medak
Lika-Senj / Zadar		Sveti Rok Tunnel
Zadar	227.9		Marune rest area
	239.4		Jasenice rest area
	242.4	16	Rovanjska	D8	Connection to Starigrad, Karlobag, Posedarje, Obrovac and Paklenica National Park[19]
		Maslenica Bridge
	249.6	17	Posedarje	D106	Connection to Pag Island and Posedarje (D8)
	253.4	18	Zadar centar	D8	Access to Zadar (north) via Zagrebačka street; also serving Nin, Vir and Pag
	262.4	19	Zadar istok	D424	Connection to Zadar (south), Zadar Airport and Port of Zadar (Gaženica); Also serving Ugljan, Pašman, Žut, Dugi otok, Telašćica Nature Park and Sukošan[19]
	271.0		Nadin rest area
	278.7	20	Benkovac	D27 D503	Connection to Biograd na moru, Benkovac, Kornati National Park, Lake Vrana Nature Park,[19] Sveti Filip i Jakov and Pakoštane; A motorway interchange connector road links both to the D27 and D503 roads.
	292.0		Pristeg rest area
Šibenik-Knin	300.1	21	Vodice	D59	Connection to Vodice, Kornati National Park,[19] Pirovac and Murter Island
	306.6		Prokljan rest area
	310.1	22	Skradin	D56	Connection to Krka National Park,[19] Skradin, Visovac Island and to Piramatovci (D59) to the north
		Krka Bridge
	315.0		Krka rest area
	319.1	23	Šibenik	D33	A connection to Šibenik (D8) to the south and Drniš and Knin to the north; Also serving Prvić, Zlarin, Žirje, Kaprije and Obonjan islands
	326.5	24	Šibenik-podi		Connection to PODI - Industrijska zona; Opened in April 2024
		Dabar Bridge
	332.0		Vrpolje Primošten rest area
	333.7	25	Danilo	D531	Connection to Primošten and Perković, Vrpolje
Split-Dalmatia	343.5		Sitno rest area
	351.0	26	Prgomet	Ž6112	Connection to D8 at Plano (via Ž6091) and D58 near Prapatnice; The former facilitates a western approach to Kaštela.
	356.3		Radošić rest area
	364.7	27	Vučevica	L67061	Serving Vučevica
	369.6		Kozjak rest area
		Konjsko Tunnel
	378.4	28	Split	D1 E71	The main entrance to Dugopolje, via the D1 (E71) executed as an expressway, provides access to Split city centre and the D8 state route
	390.2	29	Bisko	D220	Connection to Imotski (via D60), Trilj and Kamensko border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Srijane Viaduct
	392.6		Mosor rest area
	403.5	30	Blato na Cetini	D70	Connection to Omiš (D8) and Blato na Cetini
	415.3	31	Šestanovac	D39	Connection to Brela (D8) to the south and to Cista Provo (D60) and Aržano to the north
	428.5	32	Zagvozd	D76 Ž6179	Connection to D62 state road and Zagvozd via Ž6179; connection to Baška Voda (D76 state road).
	440.9		Rašćane Gornje rest area
		33	Rašćane		Planned connection to Rašćane
		Rašćane Viaduct
	455.3	34	Ravča	D62	Connection to Ravča (and Makarska via D512); Access to Biokovo Nature Park[95]
		Šare Viaduct
		Kotezi Viaduct
	465.1	35	Vrgorac	Ž6208	Connection to Vrgorac and D62 road via Ž6208[32]
	469.2		Dusina rest area
		Veliki Prolog Viaduct
Dubrovnik-Neretva	476.3	36	Ploče interchange	D425 E65 E73 A10	Connection to Ploče and Port of Ploče to the south via D425; Metković and the Bosnia and Herzegovina border crossing to the east via A10.[96][33] Southern terminus of the E65 concurrency. A further extension of the motorway to Dubrovnik is planned.[97]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

See also

• Croatia portal
• Roads portal

• International E-road network
• Transport in Croatia

Notes

1. Approximate coordinates: 42.824693°N 17.790241°E / 42.824693; 17.790241

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External links

• Hrvatske autoceste Official Website Archived 8 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine

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