Zagreb’s public transport system, ZET, is operating at full tilt for the first time since the summer of 2022 when renovations began on Jadranski Bridge, the six-lane road and tram crossing over the Sava towards the Zagreb Arena.
During maintenance works, those going to parts of Novi Zagreb over the river had to use replacement buses and alternative routes. As of December 31, lines 7 and 14 are once again crossing the bridge and providing a regular service.
Tram 14 was also affected when the terminus at Mihaljevac was closed for revamping in May 2024. Now reopened on January 7, it is once again travelling all the way to its end stop. The same goes for line 8, while line 15 – the picturesque journey from Mihaljevac to the cable car at the foot of Medvednica mountain – is back after being off the tracks entirely.
These improvements come amid a period of investment and changes in Zagreb’s public infrastructure. Aside from making tram journeys free for under-18s and those 65+, Zagreb is also in the process of laying its first new tram tracks in some 20 years, and is building new vehicles to carry passengers more conveniently through the city.