Romanian Motorways and Expressways Review - Q1 2025
(c) 130km.ro / 05 April 2025
There were no new motorways or expressways routes opened in Romania in the first quarter of 2025, but one new execution contract was signed:
| Signing date | Section | Status | Length (km) |
| Mar 2025 | A8: Ditrau - Grinties | Under construction | 37.9 |
| Total length of contracts signed in Q1 2025 | 37.9KM |
Additionally, two new tenders were launched in Q1 2025:
The status of all Romanian motorways and expressways which are open, are under construction or are tendered is presented below.
A0 MOTORWAY (Bucharest Ringroad)
For the Southern route of the motorway the status is as follows: section 1 A2 - Jilava (16.9km) is open; section 2 Jilava - DN6 (16.3km) is open; works on section 3 DN6 - A1 (18,0km) are delayed, with opening date extended to May 2025.
On the Northern part of the motorway the status is as follows: section 1 (DJ601 – DN1) - works in progress after the delayed signing of the execution contract (opening date in 2026); section 2 DN1/Corbeanca - DN2/Afumati (19.0km) is open; a 2.3km route on section 3 DN2/Afumati – DN3/Cernica (8.6km) is open, with the remainder scheduled for 2025; section 4 DN3 – A2 (4.47km) is under construction with opening scheduled for 2025.
A1 MOTORWAY (Bucharest - Nadlac)
On A1 section Bucharest - Pitesti is opened to traffic (109.6km). On the following route, Pitesti - Sibiu, section 1 Sibiu - Boita (13.2km) is open; all other four sections have contracts signed and works in progress: section 2 Boita - Cornetu (31.3km, opening date in 2027), section 3 (Cornetu - Tigveni, 37.4km, opening date in 2027), section 4 Tigveni - Curtea de Arges (9.9km, opening date in 2026) and section 5 Curtea de Arges - Pitesti (30.4km); a partial route of 15.8km on section 5, between Pitesti and Baiculesti, is opened, with the remainder scheduled for 2025.
Sibiu ringorad (17.6km) is open to traffic, as are the following sections, Sibiu - Orastie (82.2km) and Orastie - Deva (32.5km). The next section, Lugoj - Deva, is open with the exception of 13.5km on segment 2 (Margina - Holdea) for which works are in progress and the opening date is in 2026 (length of Lugoj - Deva segment which is open: 86.3km).
The other sections on A1, Lugoj - Timisoara (35.1km), Timisoara - Arad and Arad ringorad (41.0km) and Arad - Nadlac (38.9km) are also open to traffic.
A2 SUN MOTORWAY (Bucharest - Constanta)
Entire length open to traffic (202.8km).
A3 TRANSYLVANIA MOTORWAY (Bucharest - Bors)
First section, Bucharest - Ploiesti (65.2km), is open to traffic. On the following section, Ploiesti - Brasov, the only open route is Rasnov - Cristian (6.3km). Section Brasov - Targu Mures was dropped from official plans and was replaced with the A10 Sebes - Turda motorway. The following section, Targu Mures - Gilau (103.5km), is open to traffic.
On the last section, Gilau - Bors, the status is as follows: Gilau - Nadaselu (9.5km) is open; Nadaselu - Mihaiesti (16.8km) is under construction with opening date in 2025; two viaducts will be built as a distinct project for which a contractor was selected but the contract hasn’t been signed yet; Mihaiesti - Zimbor (13.3km) is under construction, opening date in 2025; Zimbor - Poarta Salajului (13.3km) is under construction, opening date in 2024 (Romanasi junction for offloading traffic from the Zimbor - Poarta Salajului route is currently tendered as a distinct project); Poarta Salajului - Zalau (15.1km) and Zalau - Nusfalau (25.8km) – tender in progress, contractor selected but contracts not signed yet; Nusfalau - Suplacu de Barcau (13.6km) is open; Suplacu de Barcau - Chiribis (26.4km) - under construction, opening date in 2025; Chiribis - Biharia (28.9km) – under construction, opening date in 2026; Biharia - Bors (5.4km) is open.
A4 MOTORWAY (Constanta Ringroad)
The initial Constanta bypass route of 21.8km is open on its entire length. A tender is in progress for an additional route that starts at the South of Constanta, bypasses some of the Black Sea resorts and ends close to Olimp (30.6km).
A6 SOUTH MOTORWAY (Lugoj - Bucharest)
The only section open to traffic is Balint - Lugoj Ringroad (10.5km). Tenders are in progress for all six section of route Craiova - Targu Jiu; these cover the route Craiova - Filiasi, 51.5km, which is planned as a motorway, followed by route Craiova - Targu Jiu, which is planned as an expressway, and are split as follows: section 1 DEx12/Ghercesti - Craiova North (10.3km), section 2 Craiova North - Beharca (14.4km), section 3 Beharca - Filiasi (21.7km), section 4 Filiasi - Bibesti (22.9km), section 5 Bibesti - Targu Carbunesti (21.5km) and section 6 Targu Carbunesti - Targu Jiu Ringroad (19.3km).
A7 MOTORWAY (Ploiesti - Pascani)
Segment 1 of section Ploiesti - Buzau, between Dumbrava and Mizil (21,0km) is open; works are in progress for segment segment 2 Mizil - Pietroasele (28.4km, scheduled for opening in Spring 2025) and segment 3 Pietroasele - Buzau (13.9km, scheduled for opening in 2025). Section Buzau - Focsani is open to traffic on almost its entire length (79.0km); the remaining 3.4km on segment 1 Buzau - Vadu Pasii is scheduled for opening in August 2025.
On section Focsani - Bacau works are in progress on all three segments: 1 Focsani - Domnesti Targ (35.6km), 2 Domnesti Targ - Racaciuni (38.8km) and 3 Racaciuni - Bacau (21.5km). Opening dates for all three are in 2025. Bacau ringroad motorway is open (16.3km). For section Bacau - Pascani there are works in progress on all three segments: 1 Saucesti - Trifesti Targ (30.3km, opening date in 2025), 2 Trifesti - Gheraiesti (19.0km, opening date in 2025) and 3 Mircesti - Pascani (28.1km, opening date in 2025). Tenders are in progress for the two segments of section Pascani - Suceava: 1 Pascani - Roscani (33.0km), with contractor selected, and 2 Roscani - Suceava Aiport (29.0km). Tenders are planned for route Suceava - Siret.
A8 UNION MOTORWAY (Tg. Mures - Ungheni)
Section I Targu Mures - Miercurea Nirajului (24.4km) is under construction with opening date in 2026. On section II Miercurea Nirajului - Leghin a contract was signed in March 2025 for segment 2a Ditrau - Grinties (37.9km) with opening date in 2029; tenders in progress for the other five segments: segment 1b Miercurea Nirajului - Sarateni (23.4km), segment 1c Sarateni - Joseni (32.4km), with contractor selected, segment 1d Joseni - Ditrau (14.4km), segment 2b Grinties - Pipirig (34.1km) and segment 2c Pipirig - Vanatori Neamt/Leghin (19.3km).
Section III Leghin - Targu Neamt (29.9km) is under construction with opening date in 2026. On route Targu Neamt – Iasi – Ungheni tenders were launched in January 2025 for segment 1 Targu Neamt (Motca) - Targu Frumos (27.0km) and in February 2025 for segment 2 Targu Frumos - Letcani (22.6km), with tenders planned for the other three segments. A bridge over Prut river at Ungheni (1.1km) is under construction with opening date in 2026.
A9 MOTORWAY (Timisoara - Moravita)
There are tenders in progress for the first two sections of this motorway: Remetea Mare - Jebel (35.7km) and Jebel - Moravita (33.5km).
A10 MOTORWAY (Sebes - Turda)
Motorway opened to traffic on its entire length.
A13 MOTORWAY (Sibiu - Bacau)
Contracts signed for all four sections of Sibiu - Fagaras route with opening dates in 2027: section I Boita - Avrig/Marsa (14.3km), section II Avrig/Marsa - Arpasu de Jos (19.9km), section III Arpasu de Jos - Sambata de Sus (17.6km), section IV Sambata de Sus - Fagaras (16.3km).
A14 NORTH MOTORWAY (Oar - Suceava)
Tender in progress for Oar – Satu Mare expressway (10.8km) with contractor selected but contract not signed yet.
DEx4 EXPRESSWAY (Turda - Dej)
Works in progress on section A3 - DN1 (Tureni), 5.0km, opening date in 2025.
DEx5A EXPRESSWAY (Bacau - Piatra Neamt)
Tender in progress for the Bacau - Piatra Neamt Expressway (51.0km).
DEx6 EXPRESSWAY (Focsani - Galati) AND BRAILA BRIDGE
Works in progress for route Braila - Galati (12.3km). Opening is scheduled for Summer 2025. The route connects to a bridge over the Danube between Braila and Smardan in Tulcea County which was opened in July 2023 (the bridge is not part of the Braila - Galati expressway). There is a tender in progress for route Focsani - Braila (73.5km): section 1 Focsani/A7- Maicanesti/DN23 (28.2km), section 2 Maicanesti/DN23 - Silistea/DJ221C (37.6km) and section 3 Silistea/DJ221C - Braila - DEx6 (7.7km).
DEx12 EXPRESSWAY (Craiova - Pitesti)
Status is as follows: the following sections are open - section I Craiova - Robanesti (17.7km), section II Robanesti - Slatina (39.9km) and section III Slatina - Colonesti (31.8km); section IV Colonesti - Pitesti (31.9km) is partially open on 19.0km, between Colonesti and Albota, with the remainder scheduled for opening in Spring 2025.
DEx16 EXPRESSWAY (Arad - Oradea)
A section between Oradea and A3 motorway (at Bors) is open; out of a total of 19.0km for this route, 13.0km are built as an expressway and the remainder as a national road. There are tenders in progress for the three sections of route Arad – Oradea (120.5km): section 1 Oradea - Salonta (33.7km + connecting road), section 2 Salonta - Chisineu Cris (39.7km + connecting road) and section 3 Chisineu Cris - Arad (47.1km + connecting road), the latter having a selected contractor.
A section of 3.5km between A1 motorway at DN7 at Arad, designated A11, is open to traffic.
The map of Romanian motorways and expressways which are open, under construction or are being tendered at the end of Q1 2025 is shown below (click to enlarge):
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