ZAGREB, 29 July 2022 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković visited the construction site for the second tube of Učka Tunnel on Friday, voicing his satisfaction with the progress in the drilling of this segment of the 5.6-kilometer-long tunnel necessary to complete the dual carriageway of the Istrian Y motorway.
The construction of the second tube is worth €200 million.
Plenković highlighted the importance of this motorway for connectivity between Istria and Zagreb and for the local tourist industry.
The Bina Istra company's CEO Dario Silić said that to date 2.4 kilometres of the second tube had been drilled.
So far 1.3 kilometres of the tunnel have been drilled from the Istria side and an additional 1.1 kilometres from the Kvarner side.
The drilling of the tube is to be completed by September 2023, and the whole project is expected to be finalised in June 2024.
Plenković was also pleased with the fact that a majority of the 500 workers on the construction site are from Croatian companies.
Plenković continued his day-long visit to Istria, accompanied by Transport and Infrastructure Minister Oleg Butković, Economy Minister Davor Filipović, and Health Minister Vili Beroš.
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