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Istrian Y full-profile upgrade (A8 and A9)

Second carriageways and the second Učka tube added to the Istrian Y under the BINA-Istra concession: A9 Pula – Umag (2010–2011), A8 Kanfanar – Vranja (2011–2021), the Učka Tunnel second tube (2024), and the works still under way: the Učka Tunnel – Matulji full profile and the second Mirna bridge and Limska Draga viaduct on the A9. Every lot runs on road that the project hr-istarski-ipsilon already measures, so all are marked sharedWith and excluded from network totals. Costs are not recorded per lot: the sources give totals for several sections, some in kuna.

Total length
139 km
Open today
127 km
Under construction
12 km
Sections
9

Includes 139 km whose works another project already measures, either as shared track or as a structure inside one of its sections. Counted in full here, and once in any total that spans projects.

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Sections

Sections of Istrian Y full-profile upgrade (A8 and A9): status, length, dates, cost, funding and contractors
SectionsStatusLengthTimelineCostFundingContractorsContract terms
A8 Kanfanar – Rogovići full profile (second carriageway)
Shared track Shared with Istrian Y (A8 Kanfanar – Matulji, A9 Umag – Pula)

Second carriageway added to the two-lane road. Wikipedia: the upgrade of the route started in 2008 and the expansion of the first section, Kanfanar–Rogovići, was completed in October 2011. This section is still tolled separately. Upgrade of an existing road: the original road stays in the network as its own lot, so this lot is excluded from network totals (sharedWith). Length measured from OpenStreetMap geometry.

Opened16 km
  1. 2008Construction start
  2. Oct 2011Opened
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A8 Rogovići – Cerovlje full profile (second carriageway)
Shared track Shared with Istrian Y (A8 Kanfanar – Matulji, A9 Umag – Pula)

Second carriageway, 12 km, opened to traffic in November 2020. Wikipedia gives the whole 28 km Rogovići – Učka Tunnel full-profile works as HRK 1.2 billion excluding VAT (kuna, not converted); started 15 November 2018 and built in three sub-phases. The drawn length is 10.4 km, 13% below the sourced figure. Upgrade of an existing road: the original road stays in the network as its own lot, so this lot is excluded from network totals (sharedWith).

Opened12 km
  1. Nov 15, 2018Construction start
  2. Nov 2020Opened
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A8 Cerovlje – Lupoglav – Vranja full profile (second carriageway)
Shared track Shared with Istrian Y (A8 Kanfanar – Matulji, A9 Umag – Pula)

Cerovlje–Lupoglav and Lupoglav–Vranja, 13 km as stated by Wikipedia, opened to traffic in July 2021. Wikipedia gives the whole 28 km Rogovići – Učka Tunnel full-profile works as HRK 1.2 billion excluding VAT (kuna, not converted); started 15 November 2018 and built in three sub-phases. The road mapped in OpenStreetMap between Cerovlje and Vranja measures 16.8 km, 29% above the sourced figure, and the whole Rogovići–Vranja stretch about 27 km, close to the 28 km total for Rogovići – Učka Tunnel; the 13 km figure was left as sourced. Upgrade of an existing road: the original road stays in the network as its own lot, so this lot is excluded from network totals (sharedWith).

Opened13 km
  1. Nov 15, 2018Construction start
  2. Jul 2021Opened
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Učka Tunnel second tube
Shared track Shared with Istrian Y (A8 Kanfanar – Matulji, A9 Umag – Pula)

Second tube, 5,634 m. Excavation started on 17 December 2020, breakthrough was completed on 18 September 2023, and the tube opened to traffic on 13 September 2024, slightly later than planned. Wikipedia notes that the 2011 plan was a 2015 completion. Upgrade of an existing road: the original road stays in the network as its own lot, so this lot is excluded from network totals (sharedWith).

Opened6 km
  1. Dec 17, 2020Construction start
  2. Sep 13, 2024Opened
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A8 Učka Tunnel – Matulji full profile (second carriageway)
Shared track Shared with Istrian Y (A8 Kanfanar – Matulji, A9 Umag – Pula)

10.5 km from the Kvarner portal of the Učka Tunnel to the Matulji interchange, including the interchange; the 2023 amendment gives the second-lane stretch as almost 10.3 km. Wikipedia dates the start of the additional lanes to September 2023; the official start-of-works ceremony was held on 16 February 2024. On 17 July 2026 the minister said the first four kilometres would open within about ten days and the whole section in the first quarter of 2027; no opening is confirmed here. Value of the three projects together (Učka–Matulji full profile, Mirna bridge, Limska Draga viaduct) is about EUR 214 million per the concessionaire and press; the cited sources give no per-lot figure. Contract Amendment No. 7 of 10 May 2023 covered the same works at about EUR 200 million, with a 38-month duration from July 2023. The Matulji interchange rebuild is a EUR 17.7 million project per the minister. Upgrade of an existing road: the original road stays in the network as its own lot, so this lot is excluded from network totals (sharedWith).

Under construction11 km
  1. Sep 2023Construction start
  2. Mar 2027Expected opening
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  • LoanBina-Istra, the concessionaire, secured the funds for this works package and the two A9 structures through commercial bank loans.
  • BouyguesBuilder
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A9 Pula – Kanfanar full profile (second carriageway)
Shared track Shared with Istrian Y (A8 Kanfanar – Matulji, A9 Umag – Pula)

Wikipedia: upgrade to four lanes started on 6 October 2008; the Pula–Kanfanar section, approximately 30 km, was completed on 20 June 2010, and the ticket toll system was introduced on it. The mapped road measures 27.2 km. Source: total cost of the A9 upgrade was EUR 228 million (Wikipedia), for all the 2A-stage works, not for this section alone. Upgrade of an existing road: the original road stays in the network as its own lot, so this lot is excluded from network totals (sharedWith).

Opened30 km
  1. Oct 6, 2008Construction start
  2. Jun 20, 2010Opened
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A9 Kanfanar – Umag full profile (second carriageway)
Shared track Shared with Istrian Y (A8 Kanfanar – Matulji, A9 Umag – Pula)

Wikipedia: the 50 km section between the Kanfanar interchange and Umag was upgraded to four lanes by 14 June 2011, eight months ahead of schedule. The Mirna Bridge and the Limska Draga viaduct kept a single carriageway each; their second structures are separate lots. No start date is recorded: the 2008 start in the source refers to the whole upgrade. The mapped road measures 47.7 km. Source: total cost of the A9 upgrade was EUR 228 million (Wikipedia), for all the 2A-stage works, not for this section alone. Upgrade of an existing road: the original road stays in the network as its own lot, so this lot is excluded from network totals (sharedWith).

Opened50 km
  1. Jun 14, 2011Opened
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A9 Mirna Bridge second carriageway
Shared track Shared with Istrian Y (A8 Kanfanar – Matulji, A9 Umag – Pula)

Parallel structure beside the existing 1,354 m Mirna Bridge, completing four lanes. Construction started in February 2024. The 2023 contract amendment targeted completion in 2026; the press expected it by the end of 2026. Wikipedia's list of works gives 2.5 km for this item, which probably includes approaches; the bridge length is used. Value of the three projects together (Učka–Matulji full profile, Mirna bridge, Limska Draga viaduct) is about EUR 214 million per the concessionaire and press; the cited sources give no per-lot figure. Contract Amendment No. 7 of 10 May 2023 covered the same works at about EUR 200 million, with a 38-month duration from July 2023. Upgrade of an existing road: the original road stays in the network as its own lot, so this lot is excluded from network totals (sharedWith).

Under construction1 km
  1. Feb 2024Construction start
  2. 2026Expected opening
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  • LoanBina-Istra, the concessionaire, secured the funds for this works package and the two A9 structures through commercial bank loans.
  • BouyguesBuilder
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A9 Limska Draga viaduct second carriageway
Shared track Shared with Istrian Y (A8 Kanfanar – Matulji, A9 Umag – Pula)

Parallel 552 m viaduct, largest span 160 m. One lane was opened to traffic on 26 September 2026 under temporary regulation, with full opening expected within about ten days; that has not been confirmed, so the lot stays under construction. Value of the three projects together (Učka–Matulji full profile, Mirna bridge, Limska Draga viaduct) is about EUR 214 million per the concessionaire and press; the cited sources give no per-lot figure. Contract Amendment No. 7 of 10 May 2023 covered the same works at about EUR 200 million, with a 38-month duration from July 2023. Upgrade of an existing road: the original road stays in the network as its own lot, so this lot is excluded from network totals (sharedWith).

Under construction0.6 km
  1. Feb 2024Construction start
  2. 2026Expected opening
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  • LoanBina-Istra, the concessionaire, secured the funds for this works package and the two A9 structures through commercial bank loans.
  • BouyguesBuilder
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This section runs on track another line already owns. It counts in this line's length and is left out of every total that spans projects, so the kilometres are counted once.

Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.

Funding

  • Loan12 km
    3 sections
    • Bina-Istra, the concessionaire, secured the funds for this works package and the two A9 structures through commercial bank loans.

A section that lists two sources counts its full length under each: the data records which sources paid, not what share each one carried.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: A8 (Croatia)read Oct 5, 2026
  2. Wikipedia: A9 (Croatia)read Oct 5, 2026
  3. Wikipedia: Učka Tunnelread Oct 5, 2026
  4. Wikipedia: Highways in Croatia (works under construction)read Oct 5, 2026
  5. Novi list: Počela izgradnja punog profila autoceste od tunela Učka prema Matuljima (16 Feb 2024; 10.5 km, about EUR 214 million for three projects, Bouygues, bank loans)read Oct 5, 2026
  6. Novi list: Butković, prva četiri kilometra od tunela Učka prema Matuljima u prometu za desetak dana (17 Jul 2026; section due Q1 2027)read Oct 5, 2026
  7. Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure: Potpisan ugovor vezan uz nastavak projekta izgradnje Istarskog ipsilona (10 May 2023; Amendment No. 7, about EUR 200 million, 38 months)read Oct 5, 2026
  8. IstraIN: Nova traka preko Limske drage puštena u promet (26 Sep 2026; second Mirna bridge expected by end of year)read Oct 5, 2026
  9. BINA-Istra: Počeli radovi na dionici Istarskog ipsilona od tunela Učke do Matuljaread Oct 5, 2026
  10. OpenStreetMap: relation 145021, Autocesta A8 (ref A8)read Oct 5, 2026
  11. OpenStreetMap: relation 145027, Autocesta A9 (ref A9)read Oct 5, 2026
  12. OpenStreetMap contributors: route geometry (ODbL)read Oct 5, 2026