Romania does not have a highway that crosses the country from east to west. The situation on the Transylvanian Highway between Marosvásárhely and Brasó is completely stuck, where there is no prospect of progress. The situation is similar between Comarnic and Brasó, where there were three unsuccessful applications. The total length of the highway should be more than 540 kilometers. The contract signed with Bechtel in 2004 was terminated in the meantime. Hungary is building a 120 km highway with three lanes. Romania will have a highway from east to west by 2030. A second highway, which would run from Konstanz to Arad, was also blocked in three places. The most optimistic estimate for the complete opening of the Bucharest ring road is 2027. Now, at the end of September 2024, only 42% of the 100.7 kilometers of the A0 highway is operational on the flat rural section, and there is a section where work has not yet started (section 1: Dragomirești - Corbeanca). Also read: It is a shame that the Bucharest highway has no chance of completion before 2027. 100 km on the plain, in 9 years On the Sibiu - Pitești highway, approximately 10 kilometers were completed on the Sibiu side. Realistic date of opening of the entire section 2027 - 31.3 km Section 2 between Boița and Cornetu, opening in 2027 - 37.9 km Section 3 between Cornetu and Tigveni, opening in 2027 - 9.9 km Section 4 between Tigveni and Curtea de Argeș, opening in 2026 - 30.4 km Section 5 between Curtea de Argeș and Pitești, opening in September 2025, partial opening possible in 2024 Read also: Video "The promise is noble..." Not a single km of the A1 Sibiu-Pitești highway will be completed by 2024. The highway between Deva and Lugoj is stuck because of the bears The value of the contract for the 9 km section called "Highway Bears" 1 83 billion lei, excluding VAT. The works must be completed within 2 years.
"The latest deadline is 2026, as it is being built with funding from the recovery and resilience plan," said the transport minister. Also read: "Miracle"! Work begins on the Csöppny section of the A1, which has been named the "Bears' Highway". It should have been ready already in 2016. Hungary switches to the three-lane highway It's sad to say, but the Hungarians are better organized in the field of highways. "The long-awaited extension and development of the M1 motorway between Budapest and Győr will begin this autumn with preparatory works, thus starting a major development project under the management of MKIF Plc. The goal of the project is to transform an 80-kilometer highway into three lanes by 2029, supplemented by smart emergency lanes that can be used in case of traffic demands or necessity, the Hungarian press reports. The company responsible for the maintenance of Hungary's 1,237 km highway since September 2022 has implemented the country's largest highway rehabilitation project, Magyar Építók reports. In two years, a significant part of the national network was modernized, with nearly 4 million square meters of new asphalt installed by the end of 2023. This comprehensive approach eschews simple repairs in favor of extensive, layered resurfacing as the company prepares to modernize 43% of the highways it manages by 2025 to meet stringent state-mandated standards.