BINA ISTRA, THE REGIONAL ENGINE OF DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM, CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT

The Istrian Motorway Project has seen the investment of 765 million euros to date

Bina Istra, the Istrian Motorway Concessionaire, has developed the first project under the public-private partnership model for motorway construction in Croatia. With the EUR 765 million invested in the Project so far, our main activities are design, financing, construction, as well as the operation and maintenance of the Motorway.

As a strong partner to state and local institutions, Bina Istra aims to improve road connections, thus encouraging economic development through the construction and maintenance of new kilometres of the Motorway.

26 million passengers a year

Istrian Motorway strongly contributes to the socio-economic development of Istria. This valuable infrastructure is not just the lifeblood of goods and services exchange on the main Zagreb - Rijeka – Pula route, but is the key arrival route for 5.5 million tourists who choose Istria for their summer holiday.

The 7.5% annual growth recorded over the last 4 years indicates a high level of utilisation of our Motorway, which is travelled by 26 million passengers a year. 28,000 vehicles a day with summer peaks of 67,000 vehicles have become the main reason for investing great efforts into quality maintenance and certainly into completing the Istrian Motorway Project.

1,000 workers per day engaged during construction

European Commission has confirmed compliance of the Concession Agreement with EU regulations

As a member of the European Union, the Republic of Croatia requested from the EC Directorate General of Competition (DG Competition) to confirm the compliance of the Bina Istra Concession Agreement with EU regulations.

Experts from the Brussels office concluded that the project encourages growth and activates investments with limited impact on motorway users. Risk differentiation mechanisms balancing the overall risk to the benefit of the Republic of Croatia through rules that stipulate that the shareholders also bear the toll collection risk, were recognized. Toll rates, subsidies, construction costs, motorway operation and maintenance costs have been analysed and confirmed as commercially justified by the EU. Bina Istra has the lowest motorway maintenance costs in Croatia.

The Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted a decision approving Amendments Nos. 5 to the Concession Agreement for financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the “Adriatic Motorway” on 13 September 2018, which marked the continuation of the works on the construction of Phase 2B1 (Pazin to Učka Tunnel Section).

141 km length of the Istrian Motorway

5 km length of the Učka Tunnel

135 structures

(viaducts and bridges)

108 toll lanes

Učka Tunnel:

83 CCTV cameras

39 fire hydrants

38 SOS stations

6 km fibre optic sensors