The D12 () is a partially built

state road A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a state or ...

in central

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that is intended to connect the Vrbovec 2 interchange (with D10) with

Bjelovar Bjelovar (, , Czech language, Czech: ''Bělovar'' or ''Bělovár,'' Kajkavian dialect, Kajkavian: ''Belovar,'' Latin: ''Bellovarium'') is a city in central Croatia. In the Demographics of Croatia, 2021 census, its population was 36,316 . It is ...

Virovitica Virovitica () is a Croatian city near the Hungary, Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,688, with 21,291 people in the municipality (census 2011). I ...

and end at the border crossing

Terezino Polje Terezino Polje is a village in Croatia, on the border with Hungary. It is connected by the D5 highway to Virovitica in the south and the eponymous border crossing over the Drava to Barcs Barcs (; ; or ) is a border town in Somogy County, Hungar ...

(with

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). Its planned length is .

Planned upgrade to motorway

The A13 motorway () was a planned

motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...

, expected to be built in the central

northeast from

Vrbovec Vrbovec () is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia, lying to the northeast of the capital Zagreb. Geography The town of Vrbovec lies to the north-east of Zagreb, either along the A4 motorway and the D10 expressway or by the old Zagreb – ...

, extending towards the cities of

and

. As of May 2012, only the Vrbovec 2 interchange, the starting (western) terminus of the A13 has been completed. The route was planned to be built as a six lane motorway and extended northeast to

and Terezino Polje border crossing to

. The A13 motorway represented the eastern arm of the so-called Podravina Y, as the western arm is the partially constructed A12 motorway. The A13 was planned to branch off from the A12 at the Vrbovec 2 interchange, which is largely completed, although it may not be used by motorists driving on the A12 as that exit is currently blocked. Construction of the motorway was cancelled in June 2012.

Planned construction

The A13 motorway, long overall, was initially planned to comprise four sections: Vrbovec 2 – Bjelovar, Bjelovar – Bedenik, Bedenik – Virovitica and Virovitica – Terezino Polje sections. The first construction stage was scheduled to include the section between the existing Vrbovec 2 interchange and

, where the motorway would default to the D43 state road. Four interchanges, apart from the Vrbovec 2, were planned on that section: Kapela and

Farkaševac Farkaševac is a municipality in Zagreb County, Croatia. Symbols The coat of arms of Farkaševac consists of gold coins on a tree stump, with a sapling and a maroon wolf next to it. The town's flag is green, with the coat of arms in the middle bor ...

interchanges to the Ž3041 (to

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) and Ž2231 (to

Kenđelovec Kenđelovec is a village in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeas ...

and

) county roads respectively,

Gudovac Gudovac is a rural suburb of the city of Bjelovar, it lies approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city centre and about east of the Croatian capital of Zagreb. History Gudovac was first settled during the Middle Ages and had an ethnically ...

to the D28 state road to the western parts of Bjelovar and

interchange to the D43 state road and the northern and the eastern parts of the city. The works related to the first part of the route were officially announced in 2009, however no construction took place for more than a year, causing delay of planned completion of the motorway until 2013. On 16 April 2019 the first part between the Vrbovec 2 interchange and Farkaševac was opened.

Criticism and cancellation

The A13 had been formally announced in May 2009, but actual project planning, issuing of permits and construction works were delayed and postponed to an undetermined date, drawing criticism of the project as a pre-election stunt for the local elections of 2009. On 2 May 2012, management of

Hrvatske autoceste Hrvatske autoceste (HAC) or Croatian Motorways Ltd is a Croatian state-owned limited liability company tasked with management, construction and maintenance of motorways in Croatia pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act () enacted ...

announced cancellation of construction of the motorway, pending approval of its supervisory board. The company reported that funding was never secured for construction of the route, while declining to comment on possible payment of damages to contractors. By May 2012,

Strabag STRABAG SE is an Austrian international technology group for the built environment based in Spittal an der Drau, Austria, with its headquarters in Vienna. It is the largest construction company in Austria and one of the largest construction comp ...

, a motorway contractor, demanded 30 million kuna ( 4 million

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) in damages because of delay of construction, but the request was declined by Hrvatske autoceste citing failure of Strabag to fulfill its contractual obligations. On 20 June 2012, the

Government of Croatia The Government of Croatia (), formally the Government of the Republic of Croatia (), commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government (), is the main executive branch of government in Croatia. It is led by the Prime Minister of Croatia, president o ...

cancelled construction of the motorway.

Exit list

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Bjelovar-Bilogora Bjelovar-Bilogora County (; ) is a county in central Croatia. The central city of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman invasions. The town was prono ...

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Velika Pisanica Velika Pisanica ( Hungarian: ''Nagypisznice'', German: ''Groß-Pisanitz'') is a settlement and municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. Demographics According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 1,313 with 830 livi ...

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