The first phase of the inner ring road in Karlovac is complete. This long-awaited road is intended to relieve traffic in the city, yet despite the completion of works, nothing has happened — the situation remains the same as it was a month ago.
The project is being carried out by Hrvatske ceste (Croatian Roads) with the support of the City of Karlovac. The city resolved property and legal relations regarding eight privately owned properties through which the new road passes. The section runs from Krležina Street to the Dom HV Zrinski, or Držićeva Street, with a total length of 530 metres.
Inquiries were sent to the City of Karlovac and Hrvatske ceste last week, but no replies have been received yet. The portal Bauštela.hr reported three days ago that the contract amount for the works had been changed from the initial €2.1 million to the current €2.28 million. The estimated value was almost a million euros lower, at around €1.3 million.
The final, seventh contract amendment for this job was signed on 3 November and published on 5 November 2026. The latest amendment changed the amount of works, which now stands at €2.28 million. The execution deadline in the public procurement documentation is still listed as four months.
The first contractual deadline for the completion of this section was 31 July 2026. The work was not finished by that date. The section only received asphalt, as well as horizontal and vertical signage, this autumn.
It is not known when the section will be opened or what is being waited for, as no official information has been received from the authorities.
