Editing Transport in Slovenia (section)

===Highways===
{{main|Highways in Slovenia}}
The first [[highway]] in [[Slovenia]], the [[A1 motorway (Slovenia)|A1]], was opened in 1958 as part of the major Yugoslav project of the [[Brotherhood and Unity Highway]]. The section between Ljubljana and Zagreb was built by 54,000 volunteers in less than eight months in 1958.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.park.si/2008/11/nova-razstav-v-dolenjskem-muzeju-cesta-ki-je-spremenila-dolenjsko/ |title=Nova razstava v Dolenjskem muzeju: Cesta, ki je spremenila Dolenjsko |language=sl |trans-title=The New Exhibition in the Lower Carniolan Museum: The Road that Transformed the Lower Carniola |date=28 November 2008 |first=Uroš |last=Lubej |newspaper=Park.si |access-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615111642/http://www.park.si/2008/11/nova-razstav-v-dolenjskem-muzeju-cesta-ki-je-spremenila-dolenjsko/ |archive-date=15 June 2018 }}</ref> It connects [[Vrhnika]] and [[Postojna]]. Constructed under the liberal minded government of [[Stane Kavčič]] their development plan envisioned a modern highway network spanning Slovenia and connecting the republic to [[transport in Italy|Italy]] and [[transport in Austria|Austria]]. After the liberal fraction of the [[Communist Party of Slovenia]] was deposed, expansion of the Slovenian highway network came to a halt. In the 1990s the new country started the 'National Programme of Highway Construction', effectively re-using the old communist plans. Since then about 400&nbsp;km of [[motorway]]s, [[limited-access road|expressway]]s and similar roads have been completed, easing automotive transport across the country and providing a strong road service between eastern and western Europe. This has provided a boost to the national economy, encouraging the development of transportation and export industries.

There are two types of highways in Slovenia. ''Avtocesta'' (abbr. AC) are dual carriage way motorways with a [[speed limit]] of 130&nbsp;km/h. They have green road signs as in Italy, Croatia and other countries. A ''hitra cesta'' (HC) is a secondary road also a dual carriageway but without a hard shoulder for emergencies. They have a speed limit of 110&nbsp;km/h and have blue road signs.

Since 1 June 2008 highway users in Slovenia have been required to buy a [[vignette (road tax)|toll sticker]] ({{langx|sl|vinjeta}}). This system was investigated by the [[European Commission]] that it was unfair upon holiday makers and other non Slovenian users of the highway system. On 28 January 2010, after short-term stickers were introduced by Slovenia and some other changes were made to the Slovenian toll sticker system, the European Commission concluded that the toll sticker system is in accordance with [[Law of the European Union|European law]].<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://www.sta.si/en/vest.php?id=1474765 |title=Brussels Stops Proceedings over Vignettes |publisher=[[Slovenian Press Agency|STA]]  |date=29 January 2010}}</ref>

According to the Slovenian Motorway Company Act valid since December 2010, the construction and building of highways in Slovenia is carried out and financed by private companies, primarily the [[Motorway Company in the Republic of Slovenia]] (Slovene: {{lang|sl|Družba za avtoceste v Republiki Sloveniji}}, acronym ''DARS''), while the strategic planning and the acquisition of land for their course is carried out and financed by the [[Government of Slovenia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sta.si/vest.php?s=a&t=1&id=1578334 |title=Parliament Passes Motorway Company Act |date=23 November 2010 |access-date=19 January 2011 |publisher=Slovene Press Agency |archive-date=4 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104062425/http://www.sta.si/vest.php?s=a&t=1&id=1578334 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.finance.si/295626/DZ-pri%BEgal-zeleno-lu%E8-300-milijonskemu-poro%B9tvu-za-Dars |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801052655/http://www.finance.si/295626/DZ-pri%BEgal-zeleno-lu%E8-300-milijonskemu-poro%B9tvu-za-Dars |archive-date=1 August 2012 |title=Državni zbor prižgal zeleno luč 300-milijonskemu poroštvu za Dars |trans-title=The National Assembly Has Given Free Way to the 300-Million Guarantee for DARS |language=sl |date=23 November 2010 |access-date=19 January 2011 }}</ref> The highways are owned by DARS.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=101016 |title=Zakon o Družbi za avtoceste v Republiki Sloveniji |language=sl |trans-title=Motorway Company in the Republic of Slovenia Act |date=3 December 2010 |access-date=19 January 2011 |publisher=Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia}}</ref>