D9 road (Croatia)

D9 state road shield

D9 state road
Route information
Part of European route E73
Length: 10.9 km (6.8 mi)
Major junctions
From: Metković border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina
  D62 in Metković
To: D8 near Opuzen
Location
Counties: Dubrovnik-Neretva
Major cities: Metković, Opuzen
Highway system
State roads in Croatia
Metković, on the D9 route
The southernmost segment of the D9 route switches to the D8 road

D9 is a state road connecting Metković border crossing to Čapljina and Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and D8 state road south of Opuzen.[maps 1] The road is 10.9 km (6.8 mi) long.[1]

The road also provides connection to A1 motorway Ploče interchange and A10 motorway Kula Norinska interchange via the D62 state road and cities of Metković and Opuzen.

The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.[2]

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road.[3] Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road carries substantial tourist traffic.

D9 traffic volume
Road Counting site AADT ASDT Notes
D9 6103 Metković 4,974 6,578 Between the border crossing and D62 junction.
D9 6104 Kula Norinska 9,192 13,498 Adjacent to the L69012 junction.

Road junctions and populated areas

D9 junctions/populated areas
Type Slip roads/Notes
Metković border crossing to Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Metković
D62 to Vrgorac and A1 motorway Ploče interchange.
Ž6220 to Mlinište.
Opuzen
Ž6219 to Podgradina.
D8 to Ploče (to the north) and Klek and Dubrovnik (to the south).

Maps

  1. Overview map of the D9 (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved February 4, 2014.

Sources

  1. Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (Croatia) (June 4, 2013). "Decision on categorization of public roads" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  2. "Public Roads Act". Narodne novine (in Croatian). December 14, 2004.
  3. "Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2013 - digest". Hrvatske ceste. May 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-20.

See also