Road Brings Zagreb Closer to Rijeka

With the opening of the final two sections that complete the full highway between Zagreb and Rijeka, the Croatian capital is now even closer to Rijeka and the guests of Kvarner. This completed highway is part of the European 5b corridor which leads towards the Goričan border crossing with Hungary and on to Budapest

With the opening of the final two, 14.5 km long  sections of the highway, , the construction of the  highway between Zagreb and Rijeka has been  completed. The 145 km long highway is of paramount importance for tourism because you can now get from one city to the other in less than 1 hour and 15 minutes of pleasant driving. The construction of the highway was a demanding project as it contains a total of 13 tunnels, 24 viaducts, 6 bridges and 10 junctions. Apart from this, there are traffic control centers in Lučko, Delnice, Čavli and Rupa, while the entire length of the highway is under camera surveillance for improved traffic safety. The highway between Zagreb and Rijeka is also part of the European 5b corridor that leads towards the Goričan border crossing with Hungary, and then on to Budapest. On the day of the opening of the final two sections of the Zagreb-Rijeka highway, the section between the border crossings of Goričan on the Croatian side and Letenye on the Hungarian side, as well as the bridge across the Mura River were also opened, thus connecting Budapest and Rijeka with a full highway. In the territory of Croatia the highway stretches 263.7 kilometers, while on the Hungarian side, the highway measures 232.5 kilometers in length.