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The first construction works began in 1967, and the first highway segment was opened in 1972. However, extension of the high-speed road network lagged behind until after EU accession in 2007, when improved utilization of the allocated EU funds enabled Romania to speed up the expansion of its highway network.
A tender for a segment of 17.5 km (15.5 km of the South section and 2.5 km of the North section), called lot 3, between the A1 motorway and the DN6 road was launched in July 2017 and awarded in April 2018, to the joint-venture Spedition UMB–Tehnostrade–Artera Proiect, with one year allowed for the design of the motorway and two and a half ...
It will link the cities of Galați and Brăila, be 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and serve as an alternative to the existing two-lane DN22B (Romanian: Drumul Național 22B) road. [1] Under construction as of 2021, the expressway is being built by the Romanian company Spedition UMB with scheduled opening in 2024, costing 371 million lei. [2]
The A7 motorway (Romanian: Autostrada A7), [1] also known as the Ploiești–Siret Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Ploiești–Siret) or the Moldavia Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Moldovei), [2] is a partially built motorway in Romania, that upon completion will link Ploiești to the north-eastern part of the country, partly along the Pan-European Corridor IX.
The A8 motorway (Romanian: Autostrada A8), also known as The Union Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Unirii [2]) or the East-West Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Est-Vest [3]) is a planned motorway in Romania, that will cross the Eastern Carpathians to connect the historical regions of Moldavia and Transylvania.
Motorways are identified by A followed by a number. As of April 2024, Romania has 1,098 km of motorway in use, with another 720 km under construction. [citation needed] In recent years, a master plan for the national motorway network has been developed and many works have begun around the country, [3] which will result in significant changes by 2015, [4] and eventually by 2022.
The DEx12 expressway (Romanian: Drumul expres DEx12), also known as the Pitești–Craiova Expressway (Romanian: Drumul expres Pitești–Craiova), is a partially built expressway in the south-western part of Romania, previously labelled as A12, when it was considered as a future motorway. [1]
From Brașov, the motorway will cross through the plains of the Szekely Land (Ținutul Secuiesc), reaching the cities of Sfântu Gheorghe and Târgu Secuiesc, then cross the Eastern Romanian Carpathians through the Oituz Pass to reach Onești, then the junction with A7 near Răcăciuni towards Bacău (north) and Focșani (south).