Image: Heavy traffic in Croatia today/HAK
Traffic in Croatia is extremely heavy on major routes on Saturday, with long queues reported on motorways, at toll stations, near border crossings and on roads leading towards the coast.
Heavy traffic in Croatia today is in line with forecasts issued for the extended holiday period. The heaviest congestion is expected on 5 August, with more details available in our earlier report, Heavy Traffic Expected Across Croatia During the Holiday Period.
According to the Croatian Automobile Club (HAK), congestion is affecting most important routes in the direction of the Adriatic, particularly around motorway junctions, tunnels, service areas and approaches to popular tourist destinations. Delays are also being reported near ferry ports and at several border crossings.
HAK warned that heavy traffic in Croatia increases the likelihood of accidents and other incidents that can cause additional delays. Drivers are being advised to reduce speed, adapt their driving to road conditions and maintain a safe distance from vehicles ahead.
Long queues on the A1 towards the coast
Traffic is particularly heavy on the A1 Zagreb–Ploče–Karamatići motorway.
Queues have formed ahead of the Lučko toll station in the direction of the coast, reaching around three kilometres from the Zagreb bypass and the Buzin junction and approximately two kilometres from the Zagreb Zapad junction.
Traffic is moving slowly with occasional stops between Lučko and Bosiljevo 2, between Ogulin and Brinje and between Gospić and Rovanjska in the direction of Dubrovnik.
In the opposite direction, towards Zagreb, queues ahead of the Lučko and Demerje toll stations are around two kilometres long.
Drivers are also being warned about an object on the motorway between the Zagvozd and Ravča junctions in the direction of Dubrovnik. A temporary speed limit of 60 km/h is in place on that section.
Nine-kilometre queue towards Bajakovo
One of the longest queues has formed on the A3 Bregana–Lipovac motorway in the direction of the Bajakovo border crossing.
According to HAK, a queue of passenger cars and freight vehicles stretching for around nine kilometres has formed towards Bajakovo.
Traffic approaching the Lučko toll station from the Buzin and Zagreb Zapad junctions is also heavily congested, with queues totalling around six kilometres in the direction of the coast.
Five-kilometre queue near Trakošćan
Heavy traffic is also affecting the A2 Zagreb–Macelj motorway.
In the direction of Zagreb, the queue ahead of the Trakošćan toll station is around five kilometres long and extends into Slovenia.
In the opposite direction, towards Macelj, a queue of approximately one kilometre has formed ahead of the Zaprešić toll station.
Congestion towards Rijeka, Crikvenica and Krk
On the A7 Rupa–Rijeka–Šmrika motorway, traffic density is increased between the Hreljin and Šmrika junctions in the direction of Šmrika.
Vehicles are moving in slow queues with occasional stops. Drivers travelling towards Crikvenica or Novi Vinodolski are being advised to leave the motorway at the Hreljin or Križišće junctions.
Traffic is also heavy in both directions on state road DC102 across the island of Krk, including the Krk Bridge. In the direction of the island, the queue extends from the Šmrika roundabout, while in the direction of the mainland it begins near Njivice.
Delays on the routes towards Dalmatia
Congestion is also affecting state road DC1 between Zagreb, Knin and Split.
In the direction of the south, traffic is moving in slow queues with occasional stops between Klinča Sela and Jastrebarsko, near Slunj and through roadwork zones near Korenica and Otrić.
Delays are also possible on the fast road between Solin and Klis, one of the main approaches to Split and the central Dalmatian coast.
On the Adriatic Highway, traffic is moving under temporary regulation on several sections because of roadworks. A landslide in Kaštel Kambelovac is also affecting traffic, with vehicles passing under temporary controls.
Slow traffic on the Istrian Y
Drivers on the Istrian Y motorway are facing slower traffic near roadwork zones between the Učka junction and the Učka Tunnel, near the Mirna Bridge and towards the Kaštel and Plovanija border crossings.
Construction of the full motorway profile on the A8 remains in progress, with traffic using narrowed lanes and temporary road layouts on several sections.
Ferry ports and tourist centres also affected
Heavy traffic is not limited to motorways.
HAK reports congestion on approaches to tourist destinations along the coast, around ferry terminals and at ports where travellers are waiting to continue towards the islands.
Longer waiting times are also possible at many border crossings for both passenger and freight traffic.
More heavy traffic in Croatia expected on Sunday
Traffic in Croatia is expected to remain heavy on Sunday, 2 August, with congestion forecast on most roads leading towards both the coast and the interior.
HAK expects morning congestion on motorways in the direction of the Adriatic. Later in the day, heavier traffic is also expected towards inland Croatia as some travellers begin their return journeys.
Delays are particularly likely on the Adriatic Highway, the Solin–Klis fast road, the Krk Bridge and other major state roads serving coastal destinations.
Longer waiting times are also possible at border crossings.
No major disruption is currently expected in maritime traffic. Further periods of heavy traffic are expected through 5 August, particularly during the extended holiday weekend and around the central commemorations in Knin. More details
