sentences:  The construction of the A8 motorway and the Istrian Y can be traced back to 1968 when the Croatian Parliament decided to build a modern road linking Istria with the rest of Croatia.Subsequently, a bond to fund the construction was issued.The construction work started in 1976; in 1981 the Učka Tunnel was finished and a section of the route between Matulji and Lupoglav was completed as a single-carriageway, two-lane expressway.