The A10 motorway ( ro, Autostrada A10), also known as the Sebeș–Turda Motorway ( ro, Autostrada Sebeș–Turda), is a

motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...

in the central-western part of

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

, connecting the A1 and A3 motorways, between the cities of

Sebeș Sebeș (; German: ''Mühlbach''; Hungarian: ''Szászsebes''; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: ''Melnbach'') is a city in Alba County, central Romania, southern Transylvania. Geography The city lies in the Mureș River valley and straddles the rive ...

and

Turda Turda (; hu, Torda, ; german: link=no, Thorenburg; la, Potaissa) is a city in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, to which it is connected by the Europ ...

, also providing access to

Alba Iulia Alba Iulia (; german: Karlsburg or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; hu, Gyulafehérvár; la, Apulum) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the Mureș River in the historica ...

and

Aiud Aiud (; la, Brucla, hu, Nagyenyed, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Straßburg am Mieresch) is a city located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. The city's population is 22,876. It has the status of municipality and is the 2nd-largest c ...

. It is 70 km long, with a total cost of 420 million euro, which is financed in proportion of 85% from the European Union funds, the rest of 15% being insured from the state budget. The motorway's construction was divided into four lots: works for lots 3 and 4 began on 20 May 2014, whereas for the other two lots began in 2015. Since 2021, it has been operational on its entire length. Near Oiejdea, however, it is only operational on two lanes, due to a landslide that occurred in the area that was still not resolved. The motorway became fully operational on 19 November 2022.

Sections

The construction was split into the following four segments, the contracts for which have been awarded in December 2013: * Lot 1: 17.0 km, from the highway entrance near the interchange with the A1 motorway at

to Alba Iulia North interchange, awarded to the building consortium of Impresa Pizzarotti & Pomponio Construcții SRL, for a cost of 541,739,137 lei. Includes a complex node with A1. * Lot 2: 24.3 km, from Alba Iulia North interchange to

, awarded to building consortium of Aktor SA & Euroconstruct Trading '98 SRL for a cost of 549,332,493 lei. * Lot 3: 12.5 km, from

to the Decea interchange, awarded to the building consortium of Tirrena Scavi SpA and Società Italiana per Condotte d'Acqua, for a cost of 420,511,921 lei. * Lot 4: 16.3 km, from the Decea interchange to the interchange with the A3 motorway near

, awarded to Porr Construct SRL and Porr Bau GmbH, for a cost of 470,004,894 lei.

Openings timeline

*The Aiud – Turda segment (26.4 km) opened to traffic on 30 July 2018. *The Sebeș – Alba Iulia North segment (14.8 km) opened to traffic on 3 December 2020. *The Alba Iulia North – Aiud segment (28.8 km) opened to traffic on 30 November 2021.VIDEO, Se CIRCULĂ pe TOATĂ autostrada A10 Sebeș-Turda: Alba Iulia, legată de Cluj, Sibiu și Deva prin drumuri de mare viteză
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Exit list

References

External links

Collection of news articles about the motorway

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20131224111852/http://www.cnadnr.ro/sebes-turda/ Detailed planning documentation {{DEFAULTSORT:Sebes-Turda motorway Motorways in Romania

Sections

Openings timeline

Exit list

See also

References

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