A2 (Croatia)

A2 motorway
Autocesta A2
Zagorska autocesta
in use other motorways
Route information
Part of E59
Length	60.0 km (37.3 mi)
Major junctions
North end	E59 / A4 at Macelj border crossing
Major intersections	D1 in Krapina interchange D307 in Zabok interchange D225 in Zaprešić interchange
South end	A3 / D1 / Ž1035 near Zagreb
Location
Country	Croatia
Counties	City of Zagreb, Zagreb, Krapina-Zagorje
Major cities	Zagreb, Krapina
Highway system
Highways in Croatia

The A2 motorway (Croatian: Autocesta A2) is a motorway in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region of northern Croatia, connecting Zagreb to the Macelj border crossing and Slovenia.^[1][2] The A2 motorway is part of the European route E59 and the Pan-European Corridor Xa. The motorway spans 59.2 kilometres (36.8 mi) between the Slovenian border and the Jankomir interchange within the Zagreb bypass, providing road connections to a number of cities and towns besides Zagreb, including Krapina, Zabok and Zaprešić. All sections of the motorway, except the northernmost one between the Macelj border crossing and Trakošćan, and the southernmost one near Zagreb, are tolled, using a closed toll collection system.

Construction of the motorway began in 1990, but a decade-long hiatus between the mid-1990s and 2004 caused by funding issues and the setting up of a separate company to develop and operate the motorway meant it was not completed until 2007. As of July 2011, the entire motorway route is completed, consisting of a dual-carriageway and four traffic lanes, except for a relatively short segment which is still a single carriageway road. The motorway is currently operated by Autocesta Zagreb – Macelj.

The motorway carries a considerable volume of traffic throughout the year; however, in the summer, its peak volume is nearly double the average, as traffic intensifies because of tourists travelling to and from Adriatic Sea resorts. Furthermore, the southernmost sections of the motorway serve Zagreb's sizeable suburban traffic.