Ahead of the start of the new winter season, a routine inspection and review of vehicles for winter road maintenance were held at Cestarica Virovitica. The review was organised for the 2026/2027 season, and representatives of all competent services attended.
Cestarica Virovitica operates within the structure of Ceste d.d. Bjelovar. Its area of responsibility covers the region from Kladar to Cabuna, that is, from the state border with Hungary to the border with Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska County. In this area, the largest part of the road network is located within the city of Virovitica.
25 trucks equipped with ploughs and spreaders, along with other machinery for cleaning and loading materials, have been prepared for winter maintenance. Combination vehicles for interventions and road inspections have also been prepared. The machinery is distributed across Virovitica, Slatina and Orahovica.
There is already approximately 700 tonnes of salt and 500 cubic metres of stone aggregate in the warehouses, and the stores will be replenished as materials are used.
In the Virovitičko-Podravska County area, 200 kilometres of state roads and 672 kilometres of county and local roads are maintained. Approximately 130 kilometres of roads are maintained within the city of Virovitica.
A statement was given by Krunoslav Knezić, head of the Winter Service and Routine Maintenance Crisis Staff of Ceste d.d. Bjelovar.
Virovitica mayor Ivica Kirin called on all road users to exercise caution during the winter months. He urged drivers to ease off the accelerator, replace summer tyres with winter ones, reduce speed and follow the recommendations of traffic experts and the police.
