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Minister of the Sea Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butkovi presented the Decision on Amendments no. 6 of the Concession Agreement for financing construction management and maintenance of the Adriatic Highway - section Dragonja - Pula and Kanfanar - Pazin - Matulji.According to that Decision the Republic of Croatia as the concession grantor and Bina - Istra as the concessionaire will conclude a contract for the construction of another lane another lane in each direction from the Vranje junction to the Uka tunnel Kvarner Portal an eight-kilometer section on the northeast side of the motorway which includes the construction of a 5.63-kilometer-long second pipe of the Uka tunnel with equipment and transverse connections and the construction of a new rest area on the Kvarner side of the Uka tunnel the minister said.The works will include the construction of a new Vranje junction a new underpass two new overpasses the construction of a traffic link above the portal of both pipes of the Uka tunnel on the Istrian side three new toll gates and new fire brigade buildings on the existing platform on the Istrian side of the Uka tunnel.It is also planned to extend the duration of the existing concession agreement ie the concession that expires no later than 18 months after the planned date of debt repayment ie no later than June 15 2039 said Butkovi.He added that the five-year extension period is the same as before approved by the government in 2018. The estimated value of the concessionaires investment in these works is approximately HRK 1.5 billion. The works should last three and a half years during which an average of about 500 workers will be hired. Upon completion of the concession the investment remains the property of the Republic of Croatia and it is expected that this investment will affect GDP growth by 0.5 percent.It is also expected that the state budget revenues from tax payments will increase by HRK 680.6 million.After the expiration of the concession ie in the middle of the exploitation life the state will remain in addition to the existing shares of the Istrian Y built so far in which the concessionaire has invested 5.7 billion kuna and a new share of 1.5 billion kuna which represents the total cost construction of shares of the Istrian Y of 7.2 billion kuna concluded Minister Butkovi.The Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovi assessed this Decision as important especially with regard to the construction of the second pipe of the Uka Tunnel.
