Monthly Road Infrastructure Digest (EN)

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March 2017 * A7 Ploiești - Bacău - Siret

03/15  Contractor of the Bacău bypass shares new construction pics.
03/25  Deadline for the submission of bids for the studies for the preparation of the Ploiești - Pașcani motorway/expressway has been again pushed forward, current deadline is April 12.

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March 2017 * A10 Sebeș - Turda

03/01  User reports 10-hour working programme has restarted on section 1; pics included.
03/05  Pics from the Gâmbaș cut and viaduct, some of the most complex areas on section 3.
03/05  Section 2 includes two bridges over the Mureș river, and only a minor part of the works has been completed for these two structures.
03/05  Pics from the northern half of section 1, east of Alba Iulia...
03/06  ...and some from the southern half.
03/07  More construction pics, this time focusing on section 4, including at the A3xA10 interchange.
03/14  Construction pics from the southern end of section 2, near Alba Iulia. Following posts feature construction on other sections too.
03/19  Panoramic pics from sections 2 and 3 from around Aiud, as well as more pics from neighbouring sectors posted by the same forum member.
03/21  Relocation of a "stubborn" power tower on the motorway right of way (section 4), as well as additional land acquisition (section 1) are finally happening.
03/24  Pics showing beam installation at the Decea interchange on section 3; forum member reports an outstanding mobilisation on this section.
03/24 and 03/24  Heavy works photodocumented also on section 1; however designs for the end sectors (the A1xA10 Sebeș interchange as well as the Alba Iulia north interchange) still need to be agreed and approved.
03/26  More pics from the same section, where from now on Sunday will also be a working day.
03/26  Aerial video of the works at the A3xA10 interchange near Turda.
03/26  Aerial video of the entire section 3, currently 57.5% completed. First minute of the video is in fact from section 2, south of Aiud...
03/27  ...and an aerial video from section 4.
03/28  Construction pics from section 1, showing quite a delay when compared to sections 3 and 4.

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March 2017 * National roads

03/09  The second tender for the design of the DN 7 Bâldana - Titu widening has been canceled.
03/13  Report (includes pics) about restarting of works on the modernisation of DN 18 between Borșa and Iacobeni in the far north.
03/20  Forum member reports that the environmental permit procedure has started for the A1 - DN 69 connector expressroad, a highly important periurban road north of Timișoara.

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March 2017 * Bypasses
03/08  Link to aerial video of the Târgu Mureș bypass works (video section showing current status starts at 1:20). Works are at 25.7% progress.
03/15  It appears that the Satu Mare bypass road project is finally seeing some progress (the D&B contract was signed in November 2015), with the land acquisition government decision issued today.

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April 2017 * Motorways: plans and projects

04/26  According to a press release of the prime minister's office, the following large road infrastructure projects should see tenders launched for construction this year: bridge over Danube at Braila ("soon"), expressway Craiova - Pitesti (June 2017), Bucharest motorway bypass A0 southern half (July - August 2017), Sibiu - Pitesti sections 1 and 5 (June - July 2017), Suplacu de Barcau - Bors motorway (July - August 2017).

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April 2017 * A1 Bucharest - Nădlac

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April 2017 * A3 Bucharest - Borș

04/02 and 04/02  Construction pics from motorway section Ungheni - Ogra...
04/03  ...and a drone aerial video from the same section.
04/06  Aerial video from the northern half of the Gilău - Nădășel motorway, nearing completion.
04/13  Construction pics from the Bucharest periurban section of A3.
04/17  Awaiting for the environmental and construction permits, the contractor from the section Iernut - Chețani has build a temporary technological bridge over the Mures river near Gheja, as seen in the pics in this post.
04/23  According to a statement of the minister of transport, the A3 sections west of Cluj will be co-financed from EU funds under this programming period, as part of the LIOP.
04/23 and 04/25  More pics (not so much activity though) from the southern terminus of A3 in Voluntari/Bucharest.
04/26  Forum member presents brief analysis of the five construction contracts on the motorway Târgu Mureș - Câmpia Turzii, concluding that realistically the motorway could be fully functional by the end of 2019.
04/26  Two new construction permits have been issued for eastern segments of this motorway.

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April 2017 * A7 Ploiești - Bacău - Siret

04/04  Despite strong rumours regarding termination of the construction contract for the Bacău bypass, pictures show that works are still ongoing.
04/10  Official confirmation from NCARI of having received an intention letter regarding termination of the contract for the construction of the Bacău bypass from the contractor Eko Insaat Ve Tic AS. Contract was signed two years ago (on April 1, 2015), but the project has seen a progress of only 2% during this interval.
04/13  Notice of termination of the contract for the construction of the 30.7 km Bacău bypass has been formally submitted by NCARI.
04/16  NCARI states that the new tender will include a full motorway profile for the Bacău bypass subsection that is to become a part of the future north-south motorway/expressway in Moldova.

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April 2017 * A10 Sebeș - Turda

04/02  Construction pics from sections 1 and 2; mobilisation is rated as disappointing for section 2.
04/05  Article linked in this post contains collection of pics showing the extremely close proximity of the future motorway to some houses in Oarda, close to Alba Iulia.
04/07  April construction pics from section 4.
04/08 04/08 04/09 04/09 04/14 04/29  April construction pics from section 3.
04/08 04/09 04/14 04/26 04/29 04/29  April construction pics from section 2.
04/09 04/09 04/22 04/26 04/28 04/29  April construction pics from section 1.
04/09  Aerial video from section 2 confirms rather anemic mobilisation.
04/29  Aerial pictures covering all four motorway sections.
04/30  Aerial video from section 2 shows that the forecast opening date (September 2017) appears to be realistic.

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April 2017 * National roads

04/06  It appears that works are finally ramping up on DN 18 between Moisei and Iacobeni, that connects Maramureș and Bucovina in the far north. Article reports that at least for the western half of this road we should have all works finalised this year with the exception of the wearing course.
04/11  According to statements of the minister of transport, it also appears that works will continue this year on modernising two north-south roads connecting to the above-mentioned sector of DN 18, namely DN 17C and DN 17D. The article further quotes the minister saying that the GTMP project Turda - Dej - Baia Mare - Halmeu expressway (as well as the branch Dej - Bistrița) will see preparation studies in 2018.
04/26  Retender of the modernisation of DN 6 Alexandria - Craiova, section 2 (km 132+435 - km 185+230) has been started today, submission of bids by June 14. This is in fact the second retender of this contract (first retender, unsuccessful, started in December 2013). The initial works contract had been signed in January 2011, and terminated in December 2012.
04/29  Dashcam video of DN 1H between Aleșd and Zalău, modernised with ERDF cofinancing under SOP-T 2007 - 2013.

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April 2017 * Bypasses

04/10  Pics showing ongoing works on the construction of the second segment of the Tecuci bypass, connecting DN 24 (west) to DN 25 (south) - see map.
04/14  Forum member rightfully points out that there is no news from the Ministry of Transport / NCARI regarding the abandoned construction sites of the Suceava, Săcuinei and Carei bypasses.
04/19  Forum member reports (pics included) that almost nothing has changed on the Târgu Jiu bypass construction site (at least in three critical locations he surveyed) as compared to one year ago.
04/20  Forum member reports that works are ongoing at a satisfactory rate at the construction of the Târgu Mureș bypass.
04/23  The tender for the design and construction of the Timișoara bypass (from DN 6 east to DJ 591 southwest) was launched today. This will be a 25.6 km 2x1 road (see red alignment of map here) with mostly grade separated interchanges.
04/27  Forum member heavily criticises the government's decision to cancel the tender for the revision of the FS for the Timișoara bypass (that had been launched in January 2017, and which intended to study the preparation of a 2x2 design) and instead tender the D&B on a 2011 FS with 2x1 design. He argues that construction will not in any way finalise before 2020, and that by that time the bypass will already have a poor LOS, most likely seeing congestion from the first days of being open to traffic.
04/24  Works are ramping up on the construction of the Mihăilești bypass, a commune on DN 6 some 10 km southwest of Bucharest.
04/26  The much-needed widening of the Bucharest bypass in its eastern part, sector DN 2 (km 12+300) - A2 (km 23+750), was retendered today.