Grič Tunnel
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The Grič Tunnel is a four-lane tunnel
Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...

 in Lika
Lika
Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass...

 region of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

, an integral part of the A1 motorway
A1 (Croatia)
The A1 motorway is the longest motorway in Croatia spanning . As it connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to Split, the second largest city in the country and the largest city in Dalmatia, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the...

 located between Otočac
Otocac
Otočac is a town in Lika, Croatia. It lies in the northwestern part of Lika, in the Gacka river valley. The population of the town is 4,354 as of 2001, with a total of 10,411 people within the municipality at large, the majority of whom are Croats ....

 and Ličko Lešće
Ličko Lešće
Ličko Lešće is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D50 highway....

 interchanges. The Grič Tunnel is located to the south of Plasina Tunnel
Plasina Tunnel
The Plasina Tunnel is located between Žuta Lokva and Ličko Lešće. It is located between Otočac and Perušić interchanges of the Croatian A1 motorway....

. The tunnel is tolled
Toll tunnel
A toll tunnel is a special road tunnel whose construction and/or maintenance costs are in part recouped through a toll charged for passing through it. In some instances, tolls have been removed after retirement of the toll revenue bonds issued to raise funds for construction and/or operation of the...

 within the A1 motorway
A1 (Croatia)
The A1 motorway is the longest motorway in Croatia spanning . As it connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to Split, the second largest city in the country and the largest city in Dalmatia, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the...

 closed toll collection system
Ticket system
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, and there are no separate toll plazas related to the tunnel use.

The tunnel consists of two tubes, excavated in 2003 and opened for traffic in 2004. Length of the northbound tunnel tube is 1214 metres (3,982.9 ft), while the southbound one is 1231 metres (4,038.7 ft) long. The tunnel carriageways consist of two 3.5 metres (11.5 ft) wide driving lanes and two 0.35 metres (1.1 ft) wide marginal strips. 0.9 metres (3 ft) wide inspection sidewalks are present in both of the tunnel tubes. Electronic equipment of the tunnel facilitates use of two UHF frequencies (HR1 102.3 MHz and HR2 97.5 MHz) and use of cell phones. Speed limit applied in the tunnel is 100 km/h. In 2006 the Grič Tunnel was declared to be the second safest tunnel in Europe by the EuroTAP survey run by FIA and the German motoring club ADAC
ADAC
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.

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske autoceste, operator of the A1 motorway, and published by Hrvatske ceste
Hrvatske ceste
Hrvatske ceste is a Croatian state-owned company pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act , the county and local roads are managed by county authorities, while the motorways are managed by Croatian Motorways Ltd and other concessionaires.The company is currently administered by a...

. Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the motorway carries substantial tourist traffic to the Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....

n Adriatic resorts. The traffic count is performed using analysis of toll ticket sales.
Grič Tunnel traffic volume
Road Counting site AADT ASDT Notes
A1 4216 Otočac south 11,856 28,953 Between Otočac and Perušić interchanges.

See also

  • A1 motorway
    A1 (Croatia)
    The A1 motorway is the longest motorway in Croatia spanning . As it connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to Split, the second largest city in the country and the largest city in Dalmatia, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the...

  • Mala Kapela Tunnel
    Mala Kapela Tunnel
    Mala Kapela Tunnel is the most significant structure on the Croatian A1 motorway route. As it is long , Mala Kapela Tunnel is the longest tunnel in Croatia. The tunnel is geographically located between villages of Jezerane and Modruš , and between Ogulin and Brinje motorway interchanges...

  • Sveti Rok Tunnel
    Sveti Rok Tunnel
    The Sveti Rok Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Lika, Croatia. It is long and it passes through the Velebit mountain. Sveti Rok Tunnel is located on a part of the between highway exits Sveti Rok and Maslenica on the A1 highway...

  • List of tunnels by length

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