Works on the Sibiu-Pitesti motorway, the first to cross the
\nCarpathians and designed to connect the south to the centre of Romania, will
\nbegin soon. In Bucharest, the contract for the first 13-km segment has been
\nsigned, with construction set to complete in 4 years. It is the first concrete
\nstep taken in the last 10 years, said PM Viorica Dancila. The authorities also
\nsigned the contracts for another segment in Bucharest’s south ring road and for
\nthe underground in Drumul Taberei neighbourhood, in western Bucharest.<\/p>\n
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The Sibiu-Pitesti motorway is one of the major road infrastructure
\nprojects, connecting with Pan-European Corridor 4, while the contract for the
\ndesign and construction of the Bucharest ring road segment will help streamline
\ntraffic in Bucharest, the Prime Minister explained. Also, Viorica Dancila
\nadded, the Metro Line 5 is another long-awaited project in Romania. Dancila
\nexplained that the funds required for completing these projects are earmarked
\nin the national budget, but European funds will also be used. <\/p>\n
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Viorica Dancila: Signing the contract for the first section, Sibiu – Boita,
\nis the first concrete step taken in the past 10 years towards launching works
\non the first Romanian motorway to cross the mountains. By signing the design
\nand building project for the 3rd segment of the Bucharest ring road,
\naround 18 km long, we’ve come closer to completing this project which will help
\nstreamline traffic in the capital city.<\/p>\n
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In turn, the Transport Minister Razvan Cuc has urged contractors to
\ncomply with the deadlines set for these projects and to show respect to
\nRomanian sub-contractors, while also warning that delays and apologies will not
\nbe tolerated. <\/p>\n
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Razvan Cuc: Start contracts by beginning the design part already,
\nbecause there are companies that have signed contracts and have managed to
\nshorten the design stage. Stop scorning the Romanian sub-contractors! Pay them
\nin time! I will no longer have people telling me you do not pay the
\nsub-contractors in time, whereas the Romanian government pays all your invoices
\nin due time.<\/p>\n
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The first contract signed amounts to nearly 129 million euros and
\nwill take 48 months to complete, said the Transport Minister, while the second
\nwill be worth 180 million euros and will enhance mobility for both Bucharest
\nand the localities around the capital. As for the Metro Line 5, it will be rendered
\noperational by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
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The road infrastructure is disastrous in Romania. At the end of
\n2018, nearly 3 decades after the fall of the communist dictatorship and over 10
\nyears since the country’s EU accession, Romania only had around 800 kilometres
\nof motorway, out of which 100 km were built in the communist years.<\/p>\n
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