| A12 motorway | |
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| Podravski ipsilon | |
in use under construction planned other motorways |
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 23 km (14 mi) planned 86 km (53 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From: | A4 in Sveta Helena interchange |
| D41 near Vrbovec D26 near Vrbovec |
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| To: | D28 near Vrbovec |
| Location | |
| Counties: | Zagreb County |
| Major cities: | Vrbovec |
| Highway system | |
The A12 motorway (Croatian: Autocesta A12) is a partially built motorway in the central Croatia northeast from Zagreb extending towards the city of Vrbovec. It is currently executed as a 23 km (14 mi) long expressway between the A4 motorway Sveta Helena interchange south and east of Vrbovec. It is planned to be upgraded to a full motorway and extended northward to Križevci, Koprivnica and Gola border crossing[1] to Hungary.[2][3]
The A12 motorway represents the western arm of the so called Podravina Y, as the eastern arm is planned to be the A13 motorway. The latter is planned to branch off from the A12 at the Vrbovec 2 interchange, which is generally completed at this time, although it may not be used by motorists driving on the A12 at the moment as that exit is currently blocked.[4]
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At the moment, the A12 motorway is physically marked as the D28 state road, as the designation was moved from a route running through Vrbovec to the newly completed four lane expressway, in keeping with practice maintained by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the entire D28 at the time. Since its completion, the route has been detailed by legislation as the A12 motorway, while Hrvatske ceste and Hrvatske autoceste, operator of most of the motorways in Croatia signed an agreement transferring the expressway to the latter for maintenance and further development.[3] It may therefore be expected that the expressway shall be renamed B12, in compliance with applicable legislation.[2][5] Strictly speaking, if legislation regulating classification of motorways and state roads[6] is to be interpreted strictly, it would follow that the A12 motorway and the D28 state road are concurrent
The remainder of the D28 road, which has not been upgraded to the four lane expressway, connecting the expressway at Cugovec to Bjelovar and Daruvar remains under jurisdiction of Hrvatske ceste.
The A12 motorway is scheduled to be extended towards Koprivnica and Gola border crossing to Hungary, while the existing 23 km (14 mi) long section is planned to be widened to include emergency lanes thus upgrading it to motorway standards.
The next section to be built shall be 20 km (12 mi) long section between Gradec interchange (inclusive) and Kloštar Vojakovački, where the motorway shall default to the D41 state road. Four motorway exits are planned on that section: Gradec to the D28 state road towards Bjelovar and Vrbovec (eastern approach), Križevci to the D22 state road and Križevci, and Lemeš to a business park near Križevci.[7] The works related to the section have been officially announced in 2009,[8] however no construction took place for more than a year. In May 2010, the construction works were announced once again and scheduled to start by autumn.[9] Currently, the motorway is not expected to be completed before 2013.[10]
Further works are also planned, however no start of construction has been scheduled yet. The subsequent A12 sections are planned to bypass Koprivnica to the east of the city and reach Gola border crossing[1] to Hungary. Those sections are not described by publications in such great detail as the previous one, although Sokolovac motorway exit is defined by means of its chainage and slip road. Also a motorway exit north of Koprivnica is mentioned by Croatian Motoways Ltd and Croatian Motorway Concessionaires Association publications.[3][7]
The A12 had been formally announced in May 2009, but actual project planning, licensing and construction has all been delayed and postponed to a yet undetermined date, causing it to be criticized as a pre-election stunt for the Croatian local elections, 2009,[11][12][13] not unlike the nearby A11 and A13.
Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, former operator of the expressway.[14] The publication represents the data as information pertaining to Vrbovec bypass on the D28 state road.
| A12 traffic volume details | ||||
| Road | Counting site | AADT | ASDT | Notes |
| A12 | 2030 Vrbovec bypass | 7,008 | 7,272 | Between the D41 (Vrbovec 1 IC) and Ž3079 (Prilesje IC) junctions. |
| County | km | Exit | Name[5] | Destination[6] | Notes |
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| Zagreb County | 0.0 | 1 | Sveta Helena | A4 E65 E71 Ž3016 |
Connection to Zagreb and Varaždin (via the A4 and to Rakovec, Sveta Helena and Donja Zelina (D3) (via the Ž3016). The southern terminus of the expressway. |
| 8.0 | 2 | Vrbovec 1 | D41 Ž3034 |
Connection to Vrbovec (via Luka), Križevci and Koprivnica (via the (D41) and to Dugo Selo (via the Ž3034. | |
| Luka rest area | |||||
| 3 | Prilesje | Ž3079 | Connection to Vrbovec via Savska Cesta. | ||
| 4 | Dubrava | D26 Ž3288 |
Connection to Vrbovec (via the Ž3288) and to Čazma and Garešnica via the (D26). | ||
| 5 | Vrbovec 2 | A13 | The interchange is completed but the exit shall remain unused until the westernmost section of the A13 is completed. | ||
| 23.0 | - | Cugovec | D28 Ž3052 |
Connection to Vrbovec via the Ž3052 and to Bjelovar via the D28 state road. Currently the northern terminus of the expressway. The level intersection shall be replaced by Gradec interchange. |
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| 23.0 | 6 | Gradec | D28 Ž3052 |
Connection to Vrbovec via the Ž3052 and to Bjelovar via the D28 state road. Planned interchange, designed to replace Cugovec intersection. |
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| Koprivnica‑Križevci | 7 | Križevci | D22 | Connection to Križevci. | |
| 8 | Lemeš | - | Connection to Lemeš business zone north of Križevci. | ||
| 52.9 | 9 | Sokolovac | Ž2181 | Connection to the D41 state road south of Koprivnica. The northernmost extent of the route designed in detail. |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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