The A8 motorway ( ro, Autostrada A8), also known as The Union Motorway ( ro, Autostrada Unirii) or the East-West Motorway ( ro, Autostrada Est-Vest
) is a planned
motorway in
Romania, that will cross the
Eastern Carpathians to connect the historical regions of
Moldavia and
Transylvania.
Early plans estimated the first opening as early as 2009. With a total length of around , and an estimated cost of 4.07 billion €, the motorway will begin from the junction with the
A3 motorway This is a list of roads designated A3. Roads entries are sorted in the countries alphabetical order.
* A003 road (Argentina), a road connecting the junction with National Route 9 and Camino de Cintura to Tigre
* ''A3 road (Australia)'' may refer ...
near
Târgu Mureș, and will run through
Sovata,
Ditrău,
Târgu Neamț,
Pașcani,
Târgu Frumos and
Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally ...
. At its eastern end, the motorway will cross the
Prut river at
Ungheni to reach
Moldova's R1 highway, which further heads east towards
Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...
.
The A8 motorway is divided into five segments: Târgu Mureș – Ditrău segment of , Ditrău – junction with
DN2 (Pașcani area) segment of , DN2 – Iași segment of , Iași Nord bypass segment of , and Iași – Ungheni border segment (TBD).
Pre-feasibility studies performed in 2007 were followed by feasibility studies in 2009–2011. As of February 2015, the feasibility study revision and update is being conducted by private contractors.
The auction for the execution of the Târgu Mureș - Târgu Neamț segment were expected to be launched in 2021.
The tenders for two sections (Section 1 - 22km:
Târgu Mureș -
Miercurea Nirajului and Section 3 - 29.91km:
Leghin –
Târgu Neamț) are set to be submitted by 27 February 2023 and 28 February 2023 respectively. The duration of the contracts are 30 months long, 6 months for planning and 24 months for the execution.
See also
*
Roads in Romania
*
Transport in Romania
References
External links
CNADNR – Târgu Mureș - Iași - Ungheni
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Proposed roads in Romania
Motorways in Romania
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