Motorways
Motorways are identified by A followed by a number. Currently Romania has one of the least developed motorway networks among all the European Union members, with only 511 km in use as of October 2012. However, in recent years, a master plan for the national motorway network has been developed and many works have begun around the country, which will result in significant changes by 2015.
There are few tolls for using roads in Romania. There is one at the Giurgeni – Vadu Oii Bridge over the river Danube on highway DN2A at Vadu Oii and one at the Cernavodă Bridge, on the A2 motorway, a 17 km long section between Feteşti and Cernavodă which consists of two road/railway bridges. Nevertheless every owner of a car that uses a motorway (A) or a national road (DN) in Romania must purchase a vignette (rovinietă) from any of the main petrol stations or at any post office throughout the country.
| Trunk Motorway | Route | Planned (km) / Built (km) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 motorway | Bucharest – Piteşti – Râmnicu Vâlcea – Sibiu – Deva – Timişoara – Arad – Nădlac –> Hungary | 576 / 181 | Estimated completion date: 2020. Bucharest – Piteşti (96 km), Piteşti bypass (13.6 km), Sibiu bypass (17.5 km), Timişoara bypass (9.5 km), Arad – Timişoara (32.25 km) and Arad bypass (12.25 km) sections are operational; works ongoing on 181 km more between Nădlac and Sibiu. |
| A2 motorway | Bucharest – Feteşti – Cernavodă – Constanţa | 203 | Operational on the entire length; first fully completed Romanian motorway |
| A3 motorway | Bucharest – Ploieşti – Braşov – Sighişoara – Târgu Mureş – Cluj-Napoca – Zalău – Oradea – Borş –> Hungary | 584 / 108 | Estimated completion date: 2020; sections under construction: Suplacu de Barcău – Borş (64 km) and Bucharest Ring Road – Bucharest (6.5 km); Bucharest Ring Road – Ploieşti (55 km) and Câmpia Turzii – Gilǎu sector (52 km) operational. Comarnic – Braşov (55 km), Gilău – Nădăşel (8.5 km) and Câmpia Turzii – Târgu Mureş (36 km), to be tendered in 2012 or 2013. |
| A4 motorway | Ovidiu – Agigea – Mangalia – Vama Veche –> Bulgaria | ~60 / 19.7 | Constanţa bypass complete, with the exception of the Port of Constanţa – Agigea segment (1.5 km, u/c). Agigea – Vama Veche section planned. |
| Ploieşti–Albiţa motorway | Splitting from A3 near Ploieşti – Buzău – Focşani – Albiţa –> Moldova | 288 / 0 | Planned; estimated completion date: 2020. |
| East–West motorway | Moldova –> Iaşi – Târgu Frumos – Săbăoani – Târgu Neamţ – Poiana Largului – Ditrău – Târgu Mureş – Junction with A3 | 307 / 0 | Planned; estimated completion date: 2018. |
| South motorway | Junction with A1 near Lugoj – Drobeta-Turnu Severin – Craiova – Alexandria – Bucharest | n/a / 0 | Planned. |
| Bypass Motorway | Route | Planned (km) / Built (km) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sibiu North Motorway Bypass | part of A1 | 17.5 / 17.5 | Operational. |
| Constanţa Motorway Bypass | part of A4, Ovidiu – Agigea | 21.7 / 19.7 | Operational with the exception of Constanta Port – Agigea (1.5 km, u/c). |
| Bucharest North Motorway Bypass | part of ACB | 52.0 / 0 | Construction delayed due to lack of funding. |
| Bucharest South Motorway Bypass | part of ACB | 48.0 / 0 | Construction delayed due to lack of funding. |
| Piteşti Motorway Bypass | part of A1 | 13.6 / 13.6 | Operational. |
| Arad Motorway Bypass | part of A1 | 12.3 / 12.3 | Operational. |
| Bacău Motorway Bypass | – | ~20 / 0 | Planned. |
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