TRAFFIC JAMS AND CONVOYS REPORTED ON ROADS TOWARDS DALMATIA

( Editorial: --> 1158 ) PRIZNA, August 1 (Hina) - Traffic congestion on the Lika highway late Saturday morning has caused a build up of 20km-long convoys heading towards Dalmatia, a Croatian region on the central and southern Adriatic. An accident occurred at about 10am on one section of the main road through the central Lika region, resulting in a slow down in traffic. The Senj-Karlobag-Zadar section of the Adriatic tourist road has also experienced long convoys of mostly foreign-registered vehicles, especially from Slovenia and Italy. In order to avoid delays, Croatian traffic police have recommended motorists heading towards central Dalmatia use mainland roads towards Karlobag and Zadar, instead of via the island of Pag, because of long waiting times on car ferry wharves. The vehicle convoy from coastal roads towards the ferry wharf in Prizna is often long and backs up for several kilometres, while the wait for the ferry is several hours long. (Hina) mbr jn 011415 MET aug 98