Motorway Company in the Republic of Slovenia

The Motorway Company in the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Družba za avtoceste v Republiki Sloveniji, DARS) is a joint-stock company in Slovenia that operates and maintains the Slovenian motorway network and the related infrastructure.^[1] It was established by the Republic of Slovenia as a public enterprise on 11 November 1993,^[2] and was entered in the companies' register on 7 December 1993.^[3] On 1 January 2004, it became a joint-stock company,^[4] 100% owned by the Republic of Slovenia.^[5] Its head office is located in Celje, and a branch office in Ljubljana.^[6] Since 16 October 2009 until 27 June 2012, Mateja Duhovnik was the chairwoman of the management board.^[7] Due to having failed to act with due diligence, she has been dismissed and temporarily replaced by Matjaž Knez.^[8] The company supervises the Slovenian motorways and highways from five centres, located in Ljubljana, Vransko, Kozina, Maribor, and Hrušica