A7 Motorway (Rupa – Rijeka – Žuta Lokva)

English Wikipedia: in 2005 an 11 km section was completed between Jurdani and the Slovenian border, built as a six-lane motorway; Građevinar gives the 2004 and 2005 sections of the Rupa – Rijeka motorway as 14.7 km together. Starts at the Rupa border crossing. The only tolled stretch of the A7 (open toll system, one plaza). The mapped alignment measures 11.26 km.

Građevinar (2008): a 5 km four-lane section without hard shoulders opened in 1991, named Matulji – Jušići; the 16.3 km Rupa – Matulji section on the ARZ page leaves about 5 km after the 11 km to Jurdani, so the lot is taken as Jurdani – Matulji. English Wikipedia adds that the A7 was extended 3.7 km to Jurdani in 2004, the first stretch built as a six-lane motorway; the sources do not place that 3.7 km on the 1991 road, so it is not split out. Ends at the Matulji interchange where the A8 Istrian Y joins; the cut is at the A7 carriageway nearest the end of the A8 lot, so the two projects do not overlap. The mapped alignment measures 4.65 km.

Građevinar (2008): in 1990 the 4 km Diračje – Matulji section was completed and opened as a four-lane road without hard shoulders. Diračje is the Rijeka West interchange. The mapped alignment measures 4.14 km.

Construction of the Rijeka bypass started in 1977 and the north carriageway of the Orehovica – Diračje section, 8.3 km, opened in July 1988 (Građevinar, 2008). The south carriageway was added under Autocesta Rijeka – Zagreb: contract signed 22 January 2008 with a joint venture led by Hidroelektra niskogradnja (spelled Hidrolektra in the PDF text) with Viadukt, Konstruktor-inženjering and STRABAG AG, a little under HRK 628 million excluding VAT, work started at the end of February 2008 with a deadline of 1 June 2009. It opened as full profile on 22 December 2009 (Dnevnik.hr): 8.85 km between the interchanges, 9.6 km with access roads, four tunnels, two viaducts and the Rječina Bridge; more than HRK 1 billion invested. Kuna amounts are not recorded as money fields. The length is the south carriageway figure; the mapped alignment measures 8.48 km. Upgrade of the same road: the road stays in the lot as opened from 1988.

Eastern arm of the Rijeka bypass, four lanes, with the Orehovica, Draga and Sveti Kuzam interchanges. Građevinar (2008): construction began in 2003 and the 6.35 km section opened in 2006; English Wikipedia gives May 2006. The ARZ page gives 6.36 km and 19 structures on the main alignment. The mapped alignment measures 5.55 km, 13% less than the 6.35 km stated; the sources do not say why, and the stated figure is kept.

Novi list, 23 December 2013: the full profile of the section opened that day, the last 800 m of north carriageway at Križišće with the Križišće viaduct and its roundabouts, after a delay of four more months. The section was still to be built in 2008 (8.37 km per Građevinar, with Hrvatske ceste responsible); no source found gives an earlier partial opening, so the opening recorded is the full-profile date. The road ends at the Križišće interchange. The mapped alignment measures 8.31 km.

First subsection of the Križišće – Selce section (17.5 km, estimated EUR 350 million per Novi list, November 2025). HAC announced the contract signing on 30 March 2026: signed on Friday 27 March 2026, EUR 151.48 million excluding VAT, 36 months from the contractor being introduced to the site. No source gives a start of works, so the lot stays tendered. OpenStreetMap already shows construction ways along the alignment. The mapped alignment measures 4.51 km against the 5.2 km stated, 13% less; the sources do not say why, and HAC's stated figure is kept.

Second subsection of the Križišće – Selce section. HAC news dated 31 July 2026: contract signed at Crikvenica on Friday 31 July with a bidder consortium (Kolektor CPG, Kolektor Koling, CGP, Gorenjska Gradbena Družba, EURO-ASFALT), EUR 252 million excluding VAT, 42 months from the contractor being introduced to the site. The 12.3 km length is HAC's. No start of works is recorded, so the lot stays tendered. OpenStreetMap shows construction ways along the alignment, including the Jadranovo and Selce interchanges. The mapped alignment measures 13.76 km, 12% more than the 12.3 km stated; the sources do not say why, and the stated figure is kept.

First phase of the A7 south of Križišće: a 9.8 km bypass of Novi Vinodolski, of which 6.5 km lies on the line of the future A7 and 3.3 km is connecting roads to the D8 at Selce and Povile. Built as a two-lane road in half profile on the line of the future left carriageway. Zagori tunnel 834 m and Ričina viaduct 1,062 m (HAC). Contract signed 13 September 2021, HRK 474,471,626.60 excluding VAT, three years from signing; HAC put it at EUR 63 million in 2024 and total investment at EUR 87 million in 2025. HAC gives completion as spring 2027, weather permitting, moved from the end of 2025 or spring 2026; English Wikipedia gives work as under way since 2022. No start-of-works date is recorded. The second carriageway (Selce – Novi Vinodolski, 7.6 km, estimated EUR 150 million) is a later phase: design contract of October 2023, tender planned after the building permit, by the end of 2026. The mapped alignment measures 6.28 km.

Design stage. A conceptual design exists and spatial plans are being aligned; an environmental impact study and field surveys are under way (Novi list, 20 November 2025). HAC says the start of works cannot yet be set. Estimated construction value EUR 290 million. OpenStreetMap carries the alignment as proposed ways. The Senj end is cut at the proposed interchange ramps near Senj, so the drawn 17.96 km agrees with the stated 17.9 km.

Design stage. Design documentation up to the location permit is under contract, a conceptual design exists, and an environmental impact study and field surveys are under way (Novi list, 20 November 2025). HAC says the start of works cannot yet be set. Estimated construction value EUR 270 million. Ends at the interchange with the A1 at Žuta Lokva, which already exists. OpenStreetMap carries the alignment as proposed ways. The mapped alignment measures 14.99 km, 15% more than the stated 13 km; the stated figure is kept.