Traffic flow and road conditions
Source: HAKažurirano: 21.11.2024. 10:00
Traffic flow and road conditions
Roads are wet throughout the country and due to low temperatures in the interior very slippery. In Lika mountain area there is snow. Fog is possible.
Due to winter driving conditions there is a traffic ban on freight vehicles with trailers and all other vehicles have to use the winter equipment on the following roads of Lika mountain area, in the Karlovačka and Zadarska county:
- DC23 Žuta Lokva-Josipdol;
- DC25 Lički Osik-Karlobag;
- DC42 at Poljanak;
- DC218 Užljebić border crossing-Donji Lapac-Bjelopolje;
- DC429 Selište Drežničko-Prijeboj;
- DC522 Udbina-Gornja Ploča;
- ŽC5217 Bruvno-Mazin-Donji Lapac;
- ŽC5203 Otrić-Dobroselo-Brotnja;
- regional and local roads in the area of Korenica.
Traffic is dense in cities and on their bypass roads.
During the day difficulties may occur in roadwork areas:
- in Istria on the A8 highway between the Učka tunnel and Učka junction in both directions.
Due to a broken-down freight vehicle on the DC8 Adriatic raod between the Prapratno junction and Sparagovići rest area one lane is free only.
Drivers are invited to adjust the way of driving and the speed to road conditions and to keep distance! 1 November-31 March headlights have to be on during the day as well.
Traffic restrictions:
A1 Zagreb-Ploče-Karamatići motorway:- at the Podi junction between the Šibenik and Vrpolje junctions credit card payment and ENC payment are available only;
- due to fire damage the Petrol/Mosor jug petrol station is closed until further notice, all services at the facility are unavailable; however, the parking area at the Mosor jug rest stop is open for use;
- until 30 November 00.30am-6am at the Vučevica junction traffic is occasionally suspended for 15 minutes in both directions;
- until 29 November 33rd-32nd km one lane is free only in direction Macelj;
- until 29 November at the Frukov Krč tunnel 2nd-5th km traffic is flowing in one lane only;
A3 Bregana-Lipovac motorway:
- at the Zagreb zapad junction on the Zagreb bypass road from direction Bregana and Macelj traffic is proceeding in one road lane only until 6 December;
- until 3 December at the Stari Grabovac rest area between the Novska and Okučani junctions the parking surfaces are closed, however the petrol station has been opened;
- at the Zagreb (Plitvice) rest area 17th km-16th km traffic is flowing in reduced lanes until 15 December (driving speed limit of 60 km/h);
- until 29 November one lane is free only between the Nova Gradiška and Lužani junctions 173rd-180th km in both directions;
- until 29 November (except at weekend) traffic is flowing in one lane only between the Nova Gradiška and Lužani junctions 173rd-180th km in both directions, until 15 December between the Lužani and Slavonski Brod zapad junctions 210th-211th km in direction Lipovac;
- until 25 November between the Popovec and Sesvete junctions 92nd-94th km one lane is free only in direction Zagreb, in direction Goričan traffic is proceeding in narrowed lanes;
- traffic is suspended at the exit of Sesvete junction from direction Goričan, detour: Popovec junction;
A6 Rijeka-Zagreb motorway:
- until 19 December at the Orehovica junction traffic is suspended in the exit lane from direction Zagreb towards Trsat (Rijeka centar) detour: Čavle junction-ŽC5205-DC3-Rijeka-Rijeka istok junction (A7)-DC404-Rijeka;
- until 29 November 6pm-6am roadwork is in progress between the Vrata Jadrana rest area and the Škurinje tunnel towards Zagreb, between the Rijeka zapad and Učka junctions towards Rupa;
- until 30 November 10am-3pm traffic is temporarily suspended for up to 15 minutes between the Škurinje and Orehovica junctions (just before entering the Trsat tunnel) in direction Križišće/Zagreb as well as at the Orehovica junction on the off-ramp towards Zagreb;
- until 25 November 11.30pm-4.30am traffic is suspended for 15 minutes at the Kikovica junction towards the DC3 state road;
- until 22 November traffic is closed in the exit lanes of Oštrovica junction from direction Zagreb and Rijeka, detour: DC3/DC501 state roads;
A7 Rupa-Rijeka-Žuta Lokva motorway:
- until 30 November 10am-3pm traffic is temporarily suspended for up to 15 minutes between the Škurinje and Orehovica junctions (just before entering the Trsat tunnel) in direction Križišće/Zagreb, at the Orehovica junction on the off-ramp towards Zagreb as well as between the Rijeka istok and Orehovica junctions towards Zagreb;
- until 29 November 6pm-6am roadwork is in progress between the Vrata Jadrana rest area and the Škurinje tunnel towards Zagreb, between the Rijeka zapad and Učka junctions towards Rupa;
- until 18 December between the Rijeka zapad and Učka junctions at the Vrata Jadrana rest area in direction Rupa traffic is flowing in reduced lanes;
- until 20 December one lane is free only between the Rujevica and Rijeka zapad junctions in direction Rupa due to roadwork at the Lenci and Malonji viaducts;
- 11-30 November (except 16 and 17 November) 9.30pm-5.30am traffic is suspended between the Orehovica and Škurinje junctions in direction Rupa, detour from direction Zagreb/A6: Čavle junction, from direction Križišće/A7: Rijeka istok junction;
- due to roadwork at the Učka tunnel there is a traffic ban on vehicles wider than 3 m between the Veprinac junction and Učka tunnel in both directions;
- due to roadwork between the Lupoglav and Cerovlje junctions there is a traffic ban on vehicles wider than 3 m until 23 December;
- between the Učka tunnel and Matulji (Učka) junction there is a traffic ban on vehicles wider than 3 m in both directions;
DC1 state road:
- until 21 April 2025 on the DC1 Solin-Klis highway one lane is free only in each direction;
- until 24 December on the section Gračac-Knin at the Kravlja Draga viaduct one lane is free only in each direction;
- until 31 May 2025 traffic is closed on the section Gračac-Knin at the Stara Straža viaduct, detour for passenger traffic/vehicles up to 7,5 tonnes: Žagrović;
- until 20 December traffic is suspended between Vrlika, Sinj and Hrvace, detour: Klis Grlo-Muć-Drniš-Knin;
- due to damage on the Ilok bridge (the Ilok-Bačka Palanka border crossing) there is a ban on vehicles a with maximum total weight exceeding 24 tonnes;
- one lane is free only at Crikvenica (until 29 November), at Novi Vinodolski (until 1 June 2025), at Podstrana (until 22 November), at Solin (until 1 May 2026), at Krilo Jesenice (until 2 December), from Omiš to Drvenik (until 30 December).
