Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Minister,
Oleg Butkovic on Friday toured road construction sites in Istria County, saying that at the moment the state-owned HC road operator was building and upgrading roads in Istria in projects worth around HRK 80 million.
"It is good that roads in Istria are being built and renovated. During the coronavirus crisis we did not suspend those projects regardless of the fact that some of HC's revenues were cut, but the most important thing is that the investments in Istria are continuing," he said.
The minister said that currently the biggest local investment was a project to build the full profile of the Istrian Y motorway, noting that the 11-kilometre section from Rogovic to Cerovlje should be completed by the end of June, while the section running to the Ucka tunnel was expected to be completed by the start of the 2021 tourist season.
Asked by reporters if the cancellation of the toll for the Ucka tunnel was likely after the road toll for the Krk bridge was recently cancelled, the minister said that that was not realistic as work on the tunnel's second tube was under way, i.e. the investment was ongoing.
(Hina)
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