A10 (Croatia) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The A10 motorway is a planned motorway

Highways in Croatia

Highways in Croatia are the main transport network in Croatia.The Croatian classification includes several classes of highways:* The main motorways are named A accompanied by one or two digits...

, expected to be built in southern 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 ...

between the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

, extending from the Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

A1 motorway

A1 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

thumb|A1's projected routeThe A1 motorway is a motorway in Bosnia and Herzegovina that is part of the Corridor Vc and, together with two Croatian motorways and the Hungarian M6, will provide a modern and fast road connection from Budapest to Ploče, an important seaport on the Adriatic Sea.The...

towards the Croatian 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...

Metković

Metkovic

Metković is a city in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Herzegovina.-Demographics:...

interchange. The motorway is planned to include the Metković border crossing which is yet to be built. The motorway shall be 4.6 km (2.9 mi) long when completed.
When finished, it will be the shortest motorway in Croatia, but still important as a part of the Pan-European Corridor Vc.

Future construction

The first section of the A10 motorway that is expected to be completed shall be between the planned Metković border crossing and the D62 state road

D62 (Croatia)

D62 is a state road running parallel to a section of A1 motorway route, providing a parallel road to the motorway between Šestanovac and Vrgorac, and taking over southbound motorway traffic in Vrgorac interchange...

, where Kula Norinska

Kula Norinska

Kula Norinska is a village and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in southwestern Croatia. It has a population of 1,926 , in which absolute majority are Croats .The list of registered settlements is as follows:...

interchange shall subsequently be constructed. Finally, the section between Kula Norinska and Metković

Metkovic

Metković is a city in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Herzegovina.-Demographics:...

interchanges shall be built, connecting the A10 to the A1 motorway

A1 (Croatia)

. As of June 2011, the motorway is scheduled to be completed in 2013, and contracts regarding required guarantees and funding were concluded between the government of the Republic of Croatia and the European Investment Bank

European Investment Bank

The European Investment Bank is the European Union's long-term lending institution established in 1958 under the Treaty of Rome. A policy-driven bank, the EIB supports the EU’s priority objectives, especially European integration and the development of economically weak regions...

.

The published documents refer to a mainline toll plaza thereby indicating an open toll collection system and no rest areas.

The plans for A10 from 2007 had the motorway continue concurrently with A1 past the Metković interchange southwards toward Ploče

Ploce

Ploče is a town and a notable seaport in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia.The total population of Ploče is 10,102 , in the following settlements:* Baćina, population 564* Banja, population 176* Komin, population 1,222...

, where it would branch off the A1 towards the city and its port

Port of Ploče

The Port of Ploče is a seaport in Ploče, Croatia, near the mouth of the Neretva river on the Adriatic Sea coast. It was formally opened in 1945 after a railway was built as a a supply route to connect the site with industrial facilities in the Sarajevo and Mostar areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina,...

, which is the endpoint of the aforementioned Corridor. However, as of June 2011, that part of the route is now planned to be serviced by state roads D425

D425 (Croatia)

D425 is a state road connecting Ploče and the D513 state road near Mali Prolog.The road serves as a connecting road between the A1 motorway Ravča interchange to the Port of Ploče. A portion of the road is executed as a four-lane expressway, which is planned to be extended in future to the new Ploče...

and D513

D513 (Croatia)

D513 is a state road connecting Ploče and the D62 state road near Mali Prolog., this road serves as one of the connecting roads to the A1 motorway Ravča interchange for Ploče, Rogotin and Drvenik as well as Port of Ploče and resorts and cities further south, via D8 state road...

Exit list

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| rowspan=4 |Dubrovnik‑Neretva

Dubrovnik-Neretva County

The Dubrovnik–Neretva County is the southernmost Croatian county located in south Dalmatia. The county seat is Dubrovnik and other large towns are Korčula, Metković, Opuzen and Ploče...

Metkovic

Metković is a city in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Herzegovina.-Demographics:...

border crossing
| bgcolor=#ffdead | A1

A1 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

| bgcolor=#ffdead |Metković border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

. The road continues into Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

as the A1 motorway

A1 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

towards Mostar

Mostar

Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...

Kula Norinska

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| bgcolor=#ffdead |Connection to Kula Norinska

Kula Norinska

and Metković

Metkovic

Metković is a city in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Herzegovina.-Demographics:...

(D9

D9 (Croatia)

D9 is a state road connecting Metković border crossing to Čapljina and Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and D8 state road south of Opuzen. The road is long....

Metkovic

Metković is a city in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Herzegovina.-Demographics:...

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| bgcolor=#ffdead |Connection to Ploče

Ploce

(via the D425

D425 (Croatia)

) and Split

Split (city)

Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...

.Scheduled to open in 2013.
The southern terminus of the motorway.

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