The D46 state road in the eastern part of

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connects the cities and towns of

Đakovo Đakovo (; , , sr-Cyrl, Ђаково) is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia. Đakovo is the centre of the fertile and rich Đakovo region ( ). Etymology The etymology of the name is the (diákos) in Slavic form đak (pupil). The Hungar ...

and

Vinkovci Vinkovci () is a city in Slavonia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. The city settlement's population was 28,111 in the 2021 census, while the total population was 30,842, making it the largest town of the county. It is a local tr ...

to the state road network of Croatia, and to the border with

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. The road is long. The route comprises some urban intersections, mostly in the cities Đakovo and Vinkovci, though it bypasses most of the latter city and is planned to bypass it completely. The D46 state road starts in the

Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja County (, , ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranya (region), Baranja which is defined part of the Pannonian Plain. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Val ...

in the region of

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, enters the

Vukovar-Syrmia County Vukovar-Srijem County (), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian Counties of Croatia, county. It includes the eastern parts of the region of ...

and intersects it orthogonally to the D55 state road, ending in the region of

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. Following the Tovarnik border crossing it continues in Serbia as the State Road 120. As with all other state roads in Croatia, the D46 is managed and maintained by

Hrvatske ceste Hrvatske ceste (lit. ''Croatian roads'') is a Croatian state-owned company pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act ( enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia. The tasks of the company are defined by the Public Roads A ...

, state-owned company.

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by

, operator of the road. According to data from the Border Police in Tovarnik, the number of trucks entering Croatia at the border crossing with Serbia was 190,764 in 2020; 272,967 in 2021; 302,218 in 2022; 290,475 in 2023; and 290,048 in 2024. This amounts to an average of approximately 800 trucks per day. Residents and local officials report cracked walls, destroyed curbs, respiratory issues, and serious traffic hazards near schools and playgrounds, with several near-fatal incidents. The Croatian Ministry of the Interior has deployed additional traffic control measures at the section with over 235 violations by truck drivers recorded in the Tovarnik area alone in 2024.

2019 truck traffic volume demonstrations

In early 2019 villages of

Tovarnik Tovarnik (, , , ) is a municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in Croatia next to the border with Serbia with the town of Šid and the village of Ilinci on the other side of the border. According to the 2001 Croatian census, 2001 census, there ...

Ilača Ilača () is a Settlement (Croatia), village in eastern Croatia, southeast of Vinkovci. The village is connected with the rest of the country by the D46 (Croatia), D46 state road connecting it with the town of Vinkovci and continuing into Serbia ...

and Banovci organized joint demonstrations against

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s from countries other than

and

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which are causing heavy

traffic congestion Traffic congestion is a condition in transport that is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. Traffic congestion on urban road networks has increased substantially since the 1950s, resulting in m ...

on the D46 road while waiting to cross the state border between Croatia and Serbia. Citizens requested redirection of all truck transportation, with the exception of Croatian and Serbian trucks traveling to one or the other state, to be removed from the D46 road and redirected to A3 motorway.

Road junctions and populated areas

Maps

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