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Post by balacleigh on Mar 31, 2005 22:52:22 GMT 1
Does anyone know the progess of the motorway ? Last time I was there, they were working by Zbandaj. What is the progress ? Any info on when it will be finished ?
Thanks in advance.
Balacleigh
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Post by Peter Ellis on Apr 1, 2005 11:05:31 GMT 1
It seems to be on schedule for June 22nd. The stretch from Medaki, where the Eastern arm joins, up to the big bridge over the Mirna is virtually complete. Asphalt is finished, road markings are done, barriers and emergency telephones are in. Signs are all up. They were seeding the sides this week.
Some locals are already using it unofficially.
The Mirna bridge still needed asphalting when I checked last week. North of the bridge I think is virtually complete, too, although when I looked at the Novigrad exit at Nova Vas yesterday, it still needed some signage.
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Post by Balacleigh on Apr 1, 2005 15:22:49 GMT 1
Peter - many thanks for the info.
Regards
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Post by Peter Ellis on May 19, 2005 23:47:11 GMT 1
Latest is that it will open this Saturday, a month ahead of schedule. The stretch down from the border down to Visnjan is a vast improvement on the road down from Buje!
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Post by Peter Ellis on May 23, 2005 14:47:59 GMT 1
Belay that! It didn't open on Saturday as the papers had said it would. I'm told there is a wrangle about the need for bilingual signage, but it is more likely an excuse because the date didn't fit whoever was supposed to open it's diary.
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Post by Rovinjisthebest on Jun 1, 2005 16:54:15 GMT 1
And.....what happened to the motorway....is it open now or not?  |
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Post by Peter Ellis on Jun 1, 2005 21:40:36 GMT 1
Well, I was told this week it will now be this Saturday. I hope so, as it saves an awful lot of time and stress getting from here to Buje and will also save a lot of time getting in to Porec while the Visnjan Porec road is closed for rebuilding.
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Post by Peter Ellis on Jun 3, 2005 21:48:12 GMT 1
Ivo Sanader actually opened it today!
A word of warning! There are no petrol stations anywhere along it. If you are running low, be sure to fill up before you cross the border. Petrol stations are not as frequent in Istria as in the UK. The old road only has them at Buje, Baderna and then down near Pula. The new road has none until you are nearly at Pula. Otherwise, bigger towns have them. Don't expect to find any in villages, even bigger ones like Visnjan. The other arm of the Ypsilon, from Rijeka, has one at Ucka, but again none until almost Pula.
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Post by balacleigh on Jun 4, 2005 14:40:34 GMT 1
Peter - that is great news. Thanks for the update. Does that mean you can now go the whole way from the border down to Pula and is it all connected up ? Any idea on expected journey times ? Do you know what the expected connection from the north is to Porec ? Is it via Baderna turnoff or further north ?
Many thanks in the update.
Regards
Balacleigh
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Post by Peter Ellis on Jun 5, 2005 18:21:44 GMT 1
The bit from the border to the Savudrija turnoff still seems to be closed but from Buje down to Pula is clear all the way. I can do Visnjan to Savudrija now in under 30mins and only about 20mins to Buje.
At the moment they are completely rebuilding the Visnjan- Kufci road and it is totally blocked. Use the Baderna turnoff for Porec for the next week or two.
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Post by Peter Ellis on Jun 5, 2005 18:22:44 GMT 1
I should also have mentioned that the toll booths are also open! It will cost you Kn14 or 2 euro for a car.
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Post by balacleigh on Jun 21, 2005 20:04:25 GMT 1
Peter,
Thank you for all the updates on this topic. Much appreciated.
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Post by Peter Ellis on Jun 22, 2005 9:28:41 GMT 1
I see the services area at Bacva has had its sign replaced with one indicating a fuel availability, although crossed out, as there is none there yet, and apart from an area of cleared land at the back, no sign of one being built yet either.
The rebuilding of the Visnjan-Kufci stretch of the road from Visnjan to Porec is well advanced. The bit through Nova Vas village still needs surfacing, but from Visnjan to there, and from there to Kufci, have both been widened, straightened out and have a brand new asphalt surface, which is a big improvement on the previous road.
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Post by Peter Ellis on Jun 25, 2005 14:25:27 GMT 1
The rebuilt road from the Ypsilon junction at Visnjan down towards Porec opened today. They still have a bit to rebuild from Kufci in to Porec, but they will do that later this year. There will then be a good road all the way from the border with Slovenia all the way to Porec.
The Visnjan junction is now the best one to take for Porec.
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Post by Peter Ellis on Apr 6, 2006 12:59:29 GMT 1
The part of the Visnjan and Vizinada to Porec road between Porec and Kufci is currently being rebuilt and will be closed for the next couple of weeks while they completely rebuild it.
You can get from the Ypsilon at Visnjan to Kufci but not up to Porec. The locals are using a partly unsurfaced road through the back of Kufci across to the Porec Novigrad road as a diversion.
Otherwise, for anyone coming from Vizinada, take the right hand turn at Labinci Kastelir and cut over to Tar on the Porec Novigrad road. For anyone coming down the Ypsilon from Buje or Slovenija, stay on the Ypsilon and come off at the Baderna junction if you want to get to Porec, Vsar or Funtana.
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