Company type | State-owned limited company |
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Industry | Road transport |
Founded | 2001 |
Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
Key people | Josip Škorić |
Revenue | 267,571,000 HRK (2021) [1] |
Website | www |
Hrvatske ceste (lit. Croatian roads) is a Croatian state-owned company pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act (Croatian : Zakon o javnim cestama enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia. [2] The tasks of the company are defined by the Public Roads Act and its Founding Declaration, and the principal task of the company is management, construction and maintenance of public roads. In practice, Hrvatske ceste are responsible for the state roads in Croatia (designated with D), while county (Ž) and local (L) roads are managed by county authorities and the motorways (A) are managed by Hrvatske autoceste and other concessionaires.
The company is currently administered by a four-person managing board including chairman Josip Škorić and a three-member supervisory board. [3]
The company was first established on 6 April 2001, under the law promulgated on 5 April 2001, [2] with the share capital of the company worth 128,898,200.00 Croatian kuna.
Hrvatske ceste are organized in six business sectors: [4]
All profits generated by Hrvatske ceste are used for construction and maintenance of the roads the company manages.
The A1 motorway 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 A3 motorway is a major motorway in Croatia spanning 306.5 kilometres (190.5 mi). The motorway connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to the Slavonia region and a number of cities along the Sava River. It represents a major east–west transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the Pan-European Corridor X, serving as a transit route between the European Union states and the Balkans. Apart from Zagreb, where the A3 motorway comprises a considerable part of the Zagreb bypass, the motorway runs near a number of significant Croatian cities.
The A4 motorway is a motorway in Croatia spanning 97.0 kilometres (60.3 mi). It connects the nation's capital, Zagreb, to the city of Varaždin and to Budapest, Hungary via the Goričan border crossing. The motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and is a part of European routes E65 and E71. The A4 motorway route also follows Pan-European corridor Vb.
The A5 motorway is a motorway in Croatia spanning 83.6 kilometres (51.9 mi). It connects Osijek, the largest city in Slavonia region, to the Croatian motorway network at the Sredanci interchange of the A3 motorway. The A5 represents a significant north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and is a part of the European route E73. The A5 motorway route also follows Pan-European corridor Vc. In addition to Osijek, the A5 motorway also passes near Đakovo and Beli Manastir.
The European route E751, or E751, as defined by the Declaration on the Construction of Main International Traffic Arteries of 1975, and subsequent documents which amended the treaty, is an east–west Class-B branching European road route. Originating in Rijeka, Croatia, where it diverges from European route E61 before passing through the Kanfanar interchange, the route connects Pula, Rovinj, Poreč and Umag in Croatia with Koper in Slovenia. The route provides a high-performance road link in Istria and Slovenian Littoral. Unlike most routes, the E751 centers on the Kanfanar interchange and has three arms, each extending to Rijeka, Pula and Koper. The total length of the route, including all the route arms, is 160 km (99 mi).
D28 is a state road in central Croatia connecting the D5 and D45 in Veliki Zdenci to the D10 in Gradec interchange. The road is 70.7 km (43.9 mi) The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.
Highways in Croatia are the main transport network in Croatia. The Croatian classification includes several classes of highways:
D41 is a state road in the central Croatia connecting Križevci to Koprivnica and Gola border crossing to Hungary. The road is 57.9 km (36.0 mi) long.
D39 is a state road connecting the Aržano and nearby border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina D8 state road north of Brela.
D44 is a state road connecting A9 motorway Nova Vas interchange to A8 expressway Lupoglav interchange via Buzet. The road is 50.5 km (31.4 mi) long.
D513 was a state road in Croatia that had connected Ploče and the D62 state road near Mali Prolog.
D38 is a state road in the Slavonia region of Croatia that connects the cities of Pakrac, Požega, Pleternica and Đakovo. The road is 120.7 km (75.0 mi) long.
D413 branches off to the north from D425 in Ploče towards Port of Ploče - providing ferry access to Trpanj on Pelješac peninsula. The road is 1.37 km (0.85 mi) long.
D507 is a state road in Hrvatsko Zagorje region of Croatia connecting the D205 state road near Gubaševo to the D206 state road near Pregrada and Krapinske Toplice. The road is 15.6 km (9.7 mi) long.
D425 is a state road in Croatia, connecting the outskirts of Ploče with the A1 motorway connector at the Karamatići toll station. Its main purpose is a connection from the motorway to the Port of Ploče. The road is 9.87 km (6.13 mi) long.
D26 is a state road in central Croatia connecting the D5 in Daruvar and the D10 expressway near Vrbovec, comprising a connection to the planned but cancelled A12 motorway route. The road is 88.5 km (55.0 mi) long.
D22 is a state road in the central Croatia connecting Novi Marof via Križevci, to the Sveti Ivan Žabno. The road is 42.7 km (26.5 mi) long.
Hrvatske autoceste (HAC) or Croatian Motorways Ltd is a Croatian state-owned limited liability company tasked with management, construction and maintenance of motorways in Croatia pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act enacted by the Croatian Parliament. Tasks of the company are defined by Public Roads Act and its Founding Declaration, and the principal task of the company is management, construction and maintenance of the motorways. In practice, Hrvatske autoceste is responsible for management or development the following motorway sections:
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The D10 expressway is a partially built expressway in the central Croatia northeast from Zagreb extending towards the city of Križevci. It is currently executed as a 35 km (14 mi) long expressway that spans from the A4 motorway Sveta Helena interchange via Vrbovec, to the city of Križevci. The D10 expressway represents the western arm of the so-called Podravina Y, as the eastern arm is planned to be the D12 expressway.