Highway Hell: 7-Kilometer Queue Near Sveti Rok
On Saturday, the Croatian Automobile Club reported increased traffic on nearly all routes toward the coast, with multi-kilometer queues on highways and breakdowns further slowing traffic.
On Saturday, the Croatian Automobile Club reported increased traffic on nearly all routes toward the coast, with multi-kilometer queues on highways and breakdowns further slowing traffic.
Drivers heading to the Croatian coast on Saturday, August 8, 2026, faced extremely heavy traffic and long waits. According to a report from the Croatian Automobile Club (HAK) issued at 12:43 PM, the biggest congestion was recorded on the A1 motorway, where a queue stretching as long as seven kilometers formed before the Sveti Rok tunnel in the direction of Dubrovnik.
For safety reasons, to prevent vehicles from stopping inside the tunnel, traffic on this section is being intermittently halted. A similar situation is occurring between the Brezik and Plasina tunnels, also in the direction of Dubrovnik, where temporary stops are in effect.
Increased traffic is being recorded along the entire A1 between the Lučko toll plaza and the Zadar East interchange, where traffic is moving in slow-moving queues with occasional short stops. At the Demerje toll plaza, the queue toward Zagreb is about one kilometer long.
The A2 Zagreb-Macelj motorway is not spared either. Near the Trakošćan toll plaza in the direction of the capital, the queue stretches for about three kilometers. Due to the increased influx of vehicles, a ban on heavy vehicles and buses is in effect between the Krapina and Đurmanec interchanges in both directions. Increased traffic density is also noticeable on the A7, on the stretch between the Rijeka West and Orehovica interchanges.
There are also problems on the Solin-Klis expressway. In the Mačkovac tunnel, due to a vehicle breakdown, traffic is moving in one lane, with a maximum speed limit of 40 kilometers per hour. Behind the Klis Kosa tunnel, in the direction of Sinj, there is another vehicle that is not operational, so the speed limit there is also 40 km/h.
Traffic is also heavy on the Krk Bridge (DC102) in both directions. Between the Hreljin and Šmrike interchanges, the queue is about one kilometer long, and the congestion continues all the way to the roundabout in Omišalj in the direction of the island. In the direction of the mainland, increased traffic is recorded from Njivice.
HAK advises drivers to adjust their speed and driving style to the current road conditions and notes that special restrictions are in place for certain types of vehicles due to strong winds in the coastal area.
