Editing Zagreb (section)

===Highways===
{{further|Highways in Croatia}}

[[File:Zagrebacki prsten.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Zagreb bypass]] existing and planned routes]]

Zagreb is the hub of five major Croatian highways.

The highway [[A6 (Croatia)|A6]] was upgraded in October 2008 and leads [[w:A7 (Croatia)#Route description|from Zagreb to Rijeka]], forming a part of the Pan-European Corridor Vb. The upgrade coincided with the opening of the [[Zrinski Bridge|bridge over the Mura river]] on the [[A4 (Croatia)|A4]] and the completion of the Hungarian [[M7 motorway (Hungary)|M7]], which marked the opening of the first freeway corridor between [[Rijeka]] and [[Budapest]].<ref name=arz>{{cite web |url=http://www.product-of-croatia.com/vijest.php?broj=1499 |title=From Zagreb to Rijeka in an hour |date=22 October 2008 |access-date=11 November 2008 |work=Product of Croatia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715120400/http://www.product-of-croatia.com/vijest.php?broj=1499 |archive-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> The [[A1 (Croatia)|A1]] starts at the [[Lučko interchange]] and [[Concurrency (road)|concurs]] with the A6 up to the [[Bosiljevo 2 interchange]], connecting Zagreb and [[Split, Croatia|Split]] ({{as of|2008|10}} [[Vrgorac]]). A further extension of the A1 up to [[Dubrovnik]] is under construction{{Update inline|date=July 2020}}. Both highways are tolled by the Croatian highway authorities [[Hrvatske autoceste]] and [[Autocesta Rijeka - Zagreb]].{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

Highway [[A3 (Croatia)|A3]] (formerly named [[Brotherhood and unity|Bratstvo i jedinstvo]]) was the showpiece of Croatia in the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFRY]]. It is the oldest Croatian highway.<ref name="bratstvo-enotnost">{{cite web |publisher=Zbirka.si |url=http://www.zbirka.si/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311035630/http://www.zbirka.si/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 March 2016 |title=PRAZNOVANJE ROJSTNEGA DNE ZA OTROKE – NASVETI! |trans-title=Brotherhood and Unity Motorway |language=sl |access-date=27 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="RTS-vremeplov">{{cite web |publisher=[[Radio Television of Serbia]] |url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/125/Dru%C5%A1tvo/602651/Vremeplov+%281.4.2010%29.html |title=Vremeplov |trans-title=Time machine |language=sr |date=1 April 2010 |access-date=17 August 2015 |archive-date=10 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810140018/http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/125/Dru%C5%A1tvo/602651/Vremeplov+(1.4.2010).html |url-status=live }}</ref>
A3 forms a part of the [[Pan-European Corridor X]]. The highway starts at the [[Bregana]] [[border checkpoint|border crossing]], bypasses Zagreb forming the southern arch of the [[Zagreb bypass]], and ends at [[Lipovac, Vukovar-Srijem County|Lipovac]] near the Bajakovo border crossing. It continues in [[Southeast Europe]] in the direction of [[Near East]]. This highway is tolled except for the stretch between Bobovica and [[Ivanja Reka interchange|Ivanja Reka]] interchanges.<ref name="HAC-A3-prospekt">{{cite web |publisher=Hrvatske autoceste |url=http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/A3_hr.pdf |title=Autocesta A3 – Bregana–Zagreb–Lipovac |trans-title=Motorway A3 – Bregana–Zagreb–Lipovac |date=3 July 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220231220/http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/A3_hr.pdf |archive-date=20 February 2011 |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>

Highway [[A2 (Croatia)|A2]] is a part of the [[Pan-European Corridor Xa|Corridor Xa]].<ref name=corridors>{{cite web |url=http://www.seetoint.org/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=6&format=raw |title=South East Europe Core Regional Transport Network Development Plan |date=May 2006 |access-date=13 November 2008 |work=South-East Europe Transport Observatory |archive-date=5 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005201048/http://www.seetoint.org/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=6&format=raw |url-status=live }}</ref> It connects Zagreb and the frequently congested [[Macelj]] border crossing, forming a near-continuous motorway-level link between Zagreb and [[Western Europe]].<ref name=2000loan>{{cite web |url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCUSTOMPOLICYANDADMIN/Resources/615371-1115072495642/P070088_PAD.pdf |title=Project appraisal document on a proposed loan to the Republic of Croatia |date=27 September 2000 |access-date=13 November 2008 |work=[[World Bank Group|The World Bank]] |archive-date=17 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217230924/http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCUSTOMPOLICYANDADMIN/Resources/615371-1115072495642/P070088_PAD.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Forming a part of the Corridor Vb, highway [[A4 (Croatia)|A4]] starts in Zagreb forming the northeastern wing of the [[Zagreb bypass]] and leads to Hungary until the [[Goričan]] border crossing. It is often used highway around Zagreb.<ref>{{cite web |title=Autocesta koja koči Hrvatsku |url=http://www.ncs.hr/hr/autocesta_koja_koci_hrvatsku/11758/7_2 |access-date=20 June 2017 |archive-date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729095021/http://www.ncs.hr/hr/autocesta_koja_koci_hrvatsku/11758/7_2 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<!-- Currently in dispute: A highway tunnel going through the [[Medvednica]] Mountains is in the planning stages and could become Zagreb's main northern transit connection. This project has generated controversy among locals who oppose it. A northern branch of the [[Zagreb bypass]] (''Sjeverna tangenta'') going through the Medvednica Mountains in the northern parts of Zagreb is in planning stages. Due to steep hills, if constructed, this route would make many overpasses and tunnels a necessity thus being very costly. Because of its high controversy and very strong local [[NIMBY]] opposition the success of the project is doubtful. -->
The railway and the highway [[A3 (Croatia)|A3]] along the [[Sava]] river that extend to [[Slavonia]] (towards [[Slavonski Brod]], [[Vinkovci]], [[Osijek]] and [[Vukovar]]) are some of the busiest traffic corridors in the country.<ref name=zageb_tran>{{cite web |url=http://www.zagreb-life.com/travel/travel.php |title=Zagreb Transportation |access-date=2 July 2006 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928131750/http://www.zagreb-life.com/travel/travel.php |url-status=dead}}</ref> The railway running along the [[Sutla]] river and the [[A2 (Croatia)|A2]] highway (Zagreb-[[Macelj]]) running through [[Zagora (Croatia)|Zagorje]], as well as traffic connections with the Pannonian region and Hungary (the [[Hrvatsko Zagorje|Zagorje]] railroad, the roads and railway to [[Varaždin]] – [[Čakovec]] and [[Koprivnica]]) are linked with truck routes.<ref name="hž">{{cite web |url=http://www.hznet.hr/iSite3/lgs.axd?t=16&id=1713 |title=Izvješće o mreži |page=67 |year=2009 |access-date=13 November 2008 |work=[[Croatian Railways]] |language=hr |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410060315/https://www.udaljenosti.com/vozni-red-vlakova/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The southern railway connection to [[Split, Croatia|Split]] operates on a high-speed [[tilting train]]s line via the [[Lika]] region (renovated in 2004 to allow for a five-hour journey); a faster line along the [[Una (Sava)|Una]] river valley is in use only up to the border between Croatia and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref name="hž"/><ref name=vjesnik_tilting_trains>{{cite web |url=http://ns1.vjesnik.com/html/2004/09/20/Clanak.asp?r=unu&c=1 |title=Nagibni vlakovi više nisu nagibni |date=20 September 2004 |last=Pupačić |first=Tomislav |access-date=13 November 2008 |work=[[Vjesnik]] |language=hr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090108164504/http://ns1.vjesnik.com/html/2004/09/20/Clanak.asp?r=unu&c=1 |archive-date=8 January 2009}}</ref>