The M2 highway ( ro, Drumul național M2) is a road in

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connecting

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 ...

Soroca Soroca (russian: link=no, Сороки, Soroki, uk, Сороки, Soroky, pl, Soroki, yi, סאָראָקע ''Soroke'') is a city and municipality in Moldova, situated on the Dniester River about north of Chișinău. It is the administrative ...

via

Orhei Orhei (; Yiddish ''Uriv'' – אוריװ), also formerly known as Orgeev (russian: Орге́ев), is a city, municipality and the administrative centre of Orhei District in the Moldova, Republic of Moldova, with a population of 21,065. Orhei ...

, then to the border with Ukraine at

Cosăuți Cosăuți is a commune in Soroca District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Cosăuți and Iorjnița.European route E584 European route E 584 is a European B class road in Romania, Moldova and Ukraine, connecting the cities Poltava and Slobozia, Romania. This route was previously numbered as E577. Route * ** : Poltava (E85) - Oleksandriia ** : Oleksandri ...

of the

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, north of Chișinău. Near the border with Ukraine, the road has a ramification designated the M2.1, designed to serve as the access road to Cosăuți (3.5 km).

Route description

Starting in

, it begins to head north until reaching the junction with the M14 and M21 highways, as well as with the republican road R4. This is Moldova's largest, busiest and most complex interchange, handling over 77K vehicles per day as of 2021. Moreover, this is the northern terminus of the interference with the E584; its southern terminus is inside Chișinău. From Chișinău, the road continues to head north to

, which it bypasses in the west. There, the road meets the republican road R20, which links it to the M14 highway in the west and to the

unrecognized state A number of polities have declared independence and sought diplomatic recognition from the international community as sovereign states, but have not been universally recognised as such. These entities often have ''de facto'' control of their ...

Transnistria Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...

in the east. The road then heads north-west toward a trumpet junction with the R14, towards

Bălți Bălți (; russian: Бельцы, , uk, Бєльці, , yi, בעלץ ) is a city in Moldova. It is the second largest city in terms of population, area and economic importance, after Chișinău. The city is one of the five Moldovan municipalit ...

. As the road continues to head towards

, it meets the republican road R13, linking the M2 highway to Florești. Near Soroca, the road meets with the republican road R7, towards

Drochia Drochia () is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located north of the national capital, Chișinău, and north-east of the Romanian city of Iaşi. The average elevat ...

. The M2 highway bypasses Soroca in the west. The M2 highway's northern terminus is at

Cosăuți Cosăuți is a commune in Soroca District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Cosăuți and Iorjnița.Dniester The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ...

. There is no bridge on the M2 across the river; crossing to the other side of the Dniester requires using a ferry line. The

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city of Yampil is located on the said other side of the river, immediately after the ferry landing. In Ukraine, the road continues on as the P08 to

Nemyriv Nemyriv ( uk, Немирів, russian: Немирoв, pl, Niemirów) is a historic town in Vinnytsia Oblast (Oblast, province) in Ukraine, located in the historical region of Podolia. It was the Capital city, administrative center of former Nemy ...

. Construction of the bridge over the Dniester on the M2 highway is however planned as of 2022; they will be funded by the Ukrainian side, and will significantly reduce time spent on the road between Chișinău and the Ukrainian capital of

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

to five hours.

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M2,_Moldova_-_panoramio_(12).jpg, M2 highway near

Telenești_District,_Moldova_-_panoramio_(34).jpg, M2 highway at the junction with R14 В_ту_сторону_-_к_г.Сорока,_самое_начало_пути_после_развязки_дорог_"Сэрэте_-_panoramio.jpg, M2 highway entering the village of Codrul Nou {{Roads in Moldova, state=expanded Roads in Moldova

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