D425 road
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| Route information | |
| Length | 9.87 km (6.13 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From |  A1 connector at Karamatići toll station |
 D8 near Ploče | |
| To |  D413 near Ploče |
| Location | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Counties | Dubrovnik-Neretva |
| Highway system | |
D425 is a state road in Croatia, connecting the outskirts of Ploče with the A1 motorway connector at the Karamatići toll station. Its main purpose is a connection from the motorway to the Port of Ploče.[1][2] The road is 8.8 km (5.5 mi) long.[3]
The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.[4]
History
The road was initially built as a single connector route between the A1 and the Port of Ploče, at the time designated as part of A10.[5] The dual carriageway part of the route was built in two phases, the first between finished in December 2008,[2] and the second in December 2013.[1] The dual carriageway extends from Karamatići to the Radonjić Viaduct.[5]
Under the current official road classification, as of 2016[update], the D425 ends at the toll station, while the continuation of the road to the north, a 6.6 km (4.1 mi) expressway connector from the Karamatići toll plaza to the A1 Ploče interchange,[6] is not classified as part of the D425.[3] It is instead tolled as part of the A1 system, and it includes the Mali Prolog viaduct (278m), the Mali Prolog tunnel (1029/1092m), the Kobiljača tunnel (769m), the Brečići-Struge viaduct (598m), the Puljani tunnel (320m), and the Kula viaduct (448m).[6][7]
Traffic volume
Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, the operator of the road.[8] Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road serves as a connection to the A1 motorway and the D8 state road carrying substantial tourist traffic.
| D425 traffic volume | ||||
| Road | Counting site | AADT | ASDT | Notes |
 D425
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6019 Borovci | 3,346 | 7,701 | As of 2016[update]. Between the Karamatići toll plaza and the D8 junction. |
Road junctions and populated areas
| D425 junctions/populated areas | |
| Type | Slip roads/Notes |
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Karamatići toll plaza to the  A1 connector.[1] The northern terminus of the road.
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Zmijarevići Tunnel Two tube, four-lane tunnel. The tunnel tubes are 200 m (660 ft) and 400 m (1,300 ft) long respectively. |
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Ploče rest area |
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Radonjić Viaduct Four lane viaduct, executed as two parallel structures. The structures are 288 m (945 ft) and 310 m (1,020 ft) long respectively. |
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The southern terminus of the dual carriageway expressway.[5] |
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Dračevac 1 Viaduct Two-lane viaduct, 329 m (1,079 ft) long. |
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Dračevac 2 Viaduct The viaduct is 196 m (643 ft) long. |
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Vrila Viaduct The viaduct is 253 m (830 ft) long. |
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Petrovac Tunnel The tunnel is 497 m (1,631 ft) long. |
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Međak Tunnel The tunnel is 341 m (1,119 ft) long. It has a single tube but is three lanes wide.[5] |
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Čeveljuša interchange with D8 to Baćina (to the west) and to Rogotin and Opuzen (to the east). Interchange incorporates the Crna Rijeka bridge which has three lanes and is 328 m (1,076 ft) long.[5] |
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The Port of Ploče with D413 to Ploče (to the north). The southern terminus of the road. |
Sources
- ^ a b c "U promet su puštene dionice Vrgorac - čvor Ploče - Karamatići A1 i granica BiH - Ploče autoceste A10" [Sections Vrgorac - Ploče interchange - Karamatići of the A1, and Bosnia and Herzegovina border - Ploče of the A10 motorway, open for traffic] (in Croatian). Hrvatske autoceste. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Otvorene dionice Šestanovac-Zagvozd-Ravča Autoceste A1 i Karamatići-Čeveljuša Autoceste A10" [A1 motorway sections Šestanovac – Zagvozd – Ravča and A10 motorway section Karamatići – Čeveljuša opened] (in Croatian). Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (Croatia). 22 December 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Odluka o razvrstavanju javnih cesta" [Decision on categorization of public roads]. Narodne novine (in Croatian). No. NN 103/2018. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "Public Roads Act". Narodne novine (in Croatian). December 14, 2004.
- ^ a b c d e Darija Petrović (ed.). "Spojna cesta ČVOR PLOČE - LUKA PLOČE - Dionica > ČCP Karamatići- Čvor Čeveljuša" (PDF). Hrvatske autoceste. p. 2. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Na autocesti A1 u promet je puštena dionica Vrgorac-Ploče" [Section Vrgorac-Ploče opened for traffic at the A1 motorway] (PDF). HUKA bilten (in Croatian) (28). HUKA: 1. June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Ploče interchange to Karamatići toll plaza" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Brojenje prometa na cestama Republike Hrvatske godine 2016 [Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2016] (PDF). Hrvatske ceste, Prometis. April 2017. p. 46. ISBN 978-953-6534-24-1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
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External links
- "D425 road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 April 2018.