The Remetinec Roundabout ( hr, Remetinečki rotor, or simply ) is a large roundabout in the

Novi Zagreb – zapad Novi Zagreb – zapad (, "Novi Zagreb – west") has the status of a city district ( hr, gradska četvrt) in Zagreb, Croatia and as such has an elected council. According to the 2011 Croatian census, Novi Zagreb – zapad had 58,103 residents. ...

part of

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slov ...

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. Having three lanes, with an outer radius of , it connects Adriatic Bridge,

Jadranska Avenue Jadranska Avenue ( hr, Jadranska avenija, literally: ''Adriatic Avenue'') is a mostly six-lane controlled-access avenue in the Novi Zagreb – zapad city district of southwestern Zagreb, Croatia. Legally designated as a part of County road ...

Dubrovnik Avenue Dubrovnik Avenue ( hr, Avenija Dubrovnik) is an avenue located in the Novi Zagreb part of Zagreb, Croatia. It is mostly six or eight lanes wide. Built in the mid 1950s, it runs for 4 kilometers between the roundabout beneath the southward extension ...

, and Remetinec Road. Inside traffic has the right of way, but the rightmost approaching lanes from the north, east and southwest are separated from the exiting traffic, reducing congestion for those three immediate right turns. The roundabout itself is elevated from the ground level and two

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lines and several pedestrian tracks pass underneath it. More than 100,000 vehicles per day pass through the roundabout, which is twice its normal capacity. Congestion is particularly severe during the rush hour. Due to the volume of traffic,

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are almost an everyday occurrence. More than 2,700 accidents with 216 injuries were registered in the roundabout between 1997 and 2006, making it one of the city's most dangerous intersections. A traffic study commissioned by the City of Zagreb in 2007 proposed five reconstruction options. The option proposed in 2009 and ultimately accepted is based on construction of two east–west-bound tunnels, reducing the load on the roundabout to 38,000 vehicles per day. The reconstruction began in the summer of 2018 and is expected to be open for traffic on 9 January 2020.

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