The A11 motorway ( ro, Autostrada A11) is a partially built
motorway in north-western part of
Romania, planned to connect the cities of
Arad and
Oradea
Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...
. As of January 2022, the only operational segment is a section from Arad West Interchange (
A1) to
DN7
DN7 ( ro, Drumul Național 7) is a national road in Romania which links Bucharest with the Banat region, in western Romania, and further to the eastern European capitals Budapest and Belgrade via the border with Hungary at Nădlac. It is a high- ...
(Arad North), known as the Arad Bypass ( ro, Centura Arad).
History
The current segment in service was built as part of the Arad Bypass section of the A1 motorway, that was opened in December 2011 (on a single carriageway) and June 2012 (on both carriageways). In July 2015, when the Arad – Nădlac section of the A1 motorway became operational, it changed its route number from A1 to A11.
Part of the proposed route of
Via Carpathia
Via Carpathia (also Via Carpatia) is a planned transnational highway network connecting Klaipėda in Lithuania with Thessaloniki in Greece. It is currently planned to open in 2025.
The Polish part of Via Carpatia has been named in 2021 after late ...
, the motorway is planned to be extended towards
Oradea
Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...
and connected to the
A3 motorway This is a list of roads designated A3. Roads entries are sorted in the countries alphabetical order.
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, having 2x2 lanes on 43 km and 3x3 lanes on 14 km. The other 76 km are planned to be built under the expressway (DX) standards.
In early 2022,
Hungary expressed its interest for an eventual connection of the A11 near
Salonta to its
M44 motorway, towards
Kecskemét.
Ungaria vrea să se „înţepe” în viitorul drum expres Arad-Oradea. Prima mişcare a maghiarilor în acest sens
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As of December 2022, the northern segment is under construction. This segment will connect A3 motorway with Oradea south bypass road.
Exit list
The entire route is in Arad.
References
{{Roads in Romania
Motorways in Romania