Konjsko Tunnel
Encyclopedia
The Konjsko Tunnel is located between Vučevica
and Dugopolje
interchanges of the A1 motorway
, in the central Dalmatia
region of Croatia
.
The tunnel tubes vary in length, and are 1262 metres (4,140.4 ft) and 1122 metres (3,681.1 ft) long respectively. The tunnel tubes were completed simultaneously. Its construction has been completed in 2004. The northern portal of the tunnel is at elevation of 343.7 m.a.s.l., while the southern one is found at 338.7 m.a.s.l. The maximum permitted driving speed in the tunnel is 100 km/h.
The tunnel is operated and maintained by Hrvatske autoceste.
. Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the motorway carries substantial tourist traffic to the Dalmatia
n Adriatic resorts. The traffic count is performed using analysis of toll ticket sales.
Vučevica
Vučevica is a village in the Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The settlement is administered as a part of Klis municipality.According to national census of 2001, population of the settlement is 64....
and Dugopolje
Dugopolje
Dugopolje is a highly developed municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of over 3500, 99.5% which are Croats. Noted in Dugopolje is a vranjaca, or cave. The city of Split, where considerable early history is centred, is located 15 km from Dugopolje...
interchanges of the A1 motorway
A1 (Croatia)
The A1 motorway is the longest motorway in Croatia spanning . As it connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to Split, the second largest city in the country and the largest city in Dalmatia, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the...
, in the central Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
region of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
.
The tunnel tubes vary in length, and are 1262 metres (4,140.4 ft) and 1122 metres (3,681.1 ft) long respectively. The tunnel tubes were completed simultaneously. Its construction has been completed in 2004. The northern portal of the tunnel is at elevation of 343.7 m.a.s.l., while the southern one is found at 338.7 m.a.s.l. The maximum permitted driving speed in the tunnel is 100 km/h.
The tunnel is operated and maintained by Hrvatske autoceste.
Traffic volume
Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske autoceste, operator of the motorway, and published by Hrvatske cesteHrvatske ceste
Hrvatske ceste is a Croatian state-owned company pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act , the county and local roads are managed by county authorities, while the motorways are managed by Croatian Motorways Ltd and other concessionaires.The company is currently administered by a...
. Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the motorway carries substantial tourist traffic to the Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
n Adriatic resorts. The traffic count is performed using analysis of toll ticket sales.
| Konjsko Tunnel traffic volume | ||||
| Road | Counting site | AADT | ASDT | Notes |
| A1 | 5417 Vučevica south | 7,583 | 16,139 | Between Vučevica and Dugopolje interchanges. |