Monthly Road Infrastructure Digest (EN)

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June 2016 * A7 Ploiești - Bacău - Siret

06/02  Today, during the Transport Subcommittee meeting (part of the LIOP Monitoring Committee), the API representative requested that the tender book for the feasibility study for the A7 motorway (section Ploiești - Bacău) should include the request to conduct a CBA to analyze the opportunity of constructing this section as a motorway instead of an expressway (as currently specified in the General Transport Masterplan).
06/07  Link to pictures showing progress in the errection of the construction camp for the Bacău bypass.
06/11  It appears that the contractor's Facebook page will be a good source to track the progress of the Bacău bypass construction project.
06/20  According to an article in the local press, a contractor's representative estimates that the demining and archaelogical clearance activities will take approximately two months, with the actual construction activities to start immediately after that. The article comments also on problems related to land acquisition (specifically regarding fair compensation) connected to this project.
06/28  Brief discussion about the fact that the plan to construct only one carriageway of the Bacău motorway bypass is probably out-of-date in terms of projected traffic volumes.

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June 2016 * A10 Sebeș - Turda

06/01  Construction pics from section 2.
06/01  Construction pics from sections 3 and 4.
06/08  Disappointment rises regarding the inability of the authorities to provide construction permits for the entire motorway (ironically, according to the contracts, sections 3 and 4 should have been completed by May 31, 2016!) and the apparent lack of interest to expedite the construction progress.
06/08  Construction pics from section 2.
06/09  Many construction pictures from section 4, emphasizing segments where works cannot progress due to the lack of a construction permit, as well as transmission towers on the motorway alignment that still need to be relocated.
06/21  Data from the official RNCMNR June report regarding the status of the Sebeș - Turda motorway. Construction progress from May to June: Section 1: remains at 12.55%; Section 2: 8.58% to 9.28%; Section 3: remains at 48.68%; Section 4: 47.00% to 47.50%.
06/28  Construction permits finally in force for Section 1 (14 of 17 km) and Section 3 (entire section). Section 2 already has CP for its entire length, CP for remaining parts of Section 4 to be issued "within days".
06/28  showing the alignment / construction progress for the entire motorway.

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June 2016 * National roads

06/08  Technical details from the feasibility study of the future A1 - DN 69 expressway connector north of Timișoara (link to alignment). It will be a 2x2 road with a 1.5 m median (probably equipped with Jersey barriers) and 2.5 m shoulders (probably soft), with a total platform width of 20.5 m.
06/08  The EC approves retroactive financing for one more Roads 6 project: contract 6R8 for the modernisation of DN 1C/19 Baia Mare - Satu Mare and Livada - Halmeu (RO/UA border). EU contribution is around 31 million euro.
06/08  Three simultaneous protests on DN 76 (the project to modernize DN 76 Deva - Oradea, started over 10 years ago). The road (an E-road, E79) was blocked for some time.
06/09  According to a press release from the RNCMNR, the design&build contract for the rehabilitation of the Cârlibaba – Iacobeni (km 199+400 - km 220+088) segment of the DN 18 Moisei - Iacobeni section (formerly contract 6R13) was signed today. The contractor is SC Autotehnorom SRL - SC OPR Asfalt SRL - SC Procad SRL, and the contract value is 59,840,261.94 RON (VAT excluded). The D&B contract period is 24 months (of which the first 4 months reserved for design).
06/13  Construction pics from the modernisation of DN 76 section 5 (contractor is Azvi).
06/15  Selina has taken over the contract (former contractor: Construct Mod) regarding the modernisation of DN 76, section Vârfurile – Ştei (km 69+350 – km 102+660).
06/15  The Ministry of European Funds green-lights the submission of requests for EU funds contribution (from ERDF from SOP-T 2007 - 2013) for the following road rehabilitation projects part of the Roads 6 programme:

• Contract 6R8: DN 1H Zalău - Răstoci; EU contribution = 129,189,106.93 RON
• Contract 6R9: DN 1C/19 Baia Mare - Satu Mare and Livada - Halmeu; EU contribution = 140,310,380.60 RON
• Contract 6R10: DN 1C Dej - Baia Mare; EU contribution =  252,015,616.19 RON

Thus, these three Roads 6 projects in northwestern Romania are to increase the absorption of EU funds through the SOP-T 2007 - 2013 by roughly 117 MEUR.
06/15  Construction pics from the modernisation of DN 18 between Baia Mare and Sighetu Marmației (contract 6R11).
06/28  Progress regarding the rehabilitation of DN 76, according to a press release from RNCMNR:

• Şoimuș – Brad, km 0+000 – km 30+436: 60.15% (56.72% as of 05/19);
• Brad - Ionești, km 35+432 – km 55+425: 95% (90% as of 05/19);
• Ionești – Vârfurile, km 55+425 – km 69+350: contract terminated on September 24, 2015; design is being updated; to be retendered in 10/2016; contract for remaining works expected to be signed in 02/2017(!);
• Vârfurile – Ştei, km 69+350 – km 102+660: 47.20% (47% as of 05/19);
• Ştei – Beiuş, km 102+660 – km 133+660: 51.19% (apparently no progress from 05/19);
• Beiuş – Oradea, km 133+660 - km 184+390: contract terminated on May 25, 2015; RNCMNR's regional office in Cluj-Napoca is currently preparing (in house) the updated design and tender documents.

06/28  Construction permit is issued for the remaining works on the DN 76 section Șoimuș - Brad (see above).
06/30  Pictures from a road safety improvement contract on DN 1 between Turda and Cluj-Napoca. There are many views on the forum that these works actually reduce the safety in the respective areas.

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June 2016 * Bypasses

06/08  Pics and disappointment regarding the lack of progress on the 4-lane widening of the traffic-choked Bucharest ringroad (section between DN 7 and A1).
06/08  Pictures show that there are no significant works ongoing on the Carei bypass construction site.
06/10  No progress on the construction site of the Tecuci bypass (second section, DN 24 - DN 25).
06/11  Additional pictures from the Carei bypass construction site, focused on the structure over the railway Carei - Tășnad.
06/23  The Târgu Mureș City Hall has prepared feasibility studies for a 2x2 southern bypass that is to connect the A3 motorway connector west of Târgu Mureș to the western end of the Târgu Mureș (DN 13 - DN 15) eastern bypass, currently under construction.
06/25  Construction progress according to the official RNCMNR June report for bypasses. Listed below (in order of progress evolution) are only the projects for which some progress was recorded :

• Târgu Jiu: works advance from 12.5% (May) to 16.5%
• Bucharest (widening of sector A1 - DN 7): works advance from 47% (May) to 50%
• Brașov section 1 (DN 1 south - DN 11): works advance from 75.31 (May) to 77.67%
• Tecuci (DN 24 - DN25): works advance from 3.72% (May) to 5.36%
• Brașov section 2 (widening, DN 11 - DN 13): works advance from 63% (May) to 64%
• Carei: works advance from 87.40% (May) to 88%

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Câteva idei, prima pornind de la o postare a lui @TibiV:

06/13  Impressive video showing extreme construction mobilization for the km 9 cut section of the Gilău - Nădășel motorway.

Nu stiu daca nu eforturile colegilor nu ar merita ceva de genul:
06/13  Impressive video showing extreme construction mobilization for the km 9 cut section of the Gilău - Nădășel motorway.

1. În elaborarea acestor sinteze mi-am impus să evit emiterea de judecăți / evaluări a conținutului postărilor, urmărind doar sintetizarea acestora într-un mod (vreau să cred eu) obiectiv. În mod specific, am evitat formule de genul "great pictures" / "great videos".
Privind ceea ce ai propus tu să fie subliniat (cu caractere roșii) mai sus, știu că este vorba de un videoclip cu totul deosebit pentru construcția de autostrăzi în România, pe care majoritatea dintre noi l-am văzut și poate răs-revăzut... Dar pentru motivul expus mai sus nu consider că ar trebui să fie scos în evidență.
Am folosit caractere aldine pentru demararea de licitații / atribuiri de contracte / semnări de contracte / emiterea de ordine de începere (și când o fi cazul deschideri pentru trafic). Dar aș evita să scoatem în evidență un anume video / set de poze / postare analitică în detrimentul altora. Și așa poate unii vor considera că am greșit omițând anumite seturi (scurte) de poze sau anumite postări de analiză / sinteză etc.

2. Apreciez orice mesaje prin PM privind greșeli de ortografie / redactare, eventual omiterea unor idei prezentate în orice thread sintetizat. Cu siguranță că sintezele pot fi îmbunătățite, dar a nu se uita că ele necesită alocarea unei resurse de timp semnificative (de exemplu pentru sintezele pe iunie: cam 6 ore).

3. Rapoartele lunare ale CNADNR privind progresul proiectelor sunt șterse în fiecare lună și înlocuite cu cel mai nou. Ca atare deja legăturile din postările de sinteză din mai sunt perimate. Ar trebui să salvăm rapoartele pe forum.

4. Mă gândesc că, parte din această sinteză, am putea realiza un fel de "tablou de bord" pentru toate proiectele în derulare, prezentând progresul și scoțând în evidență problemele încă nerezolvate de administrație. Ar însemna probabil încă vreo 2 ore de muncă în fiecare lună, dar ar putea fi util pentru comunicarea API - autorități...

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July 2016 * Motorways: plans and projects

07/10  List of major road projects included in the Territorial Development Strategy of Romania (SDTR) up to 2035 (link to the strategy itself here). There appears to be a slight incongruence between the SDTR and the GTMP regarding motorway construction priorities.
07/13  Legitimate disappointment is expressed about the lack of progress regarding the preparation of studies for other motorway/expressway projects, especially about the delay in retendering the preparation of the priority sections of A7/DX7 that is to connect Moldova (northeastern Romania) to Bucharest.
07/30  According to prediction of forum users, no motorway sections are expected to be open to traffic this calendar year.

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July 2016 * A1 Bucharest - Nădlac

07/03  (and continued here and then here) Many construction pics from Lugoj - Deva motorway, followed by description of ongoing works - still hampered in many locations by the lack of environmental and construction permits, as well as land acquisition issues.
07/08  The chronicle of an unbelievable "bureaucratic saga" (2010 - 2016) regarding the "Tunel" cave populated by (protected) bats, and its impact on the construction of the Lugoj - Deva motorway section 4 – apparently a major waste of time and money.
07/08  Offers submitted for the tender regarding the acquisition of construction materials / rental services related to the reconstruction of the Orăștie - Sibiu motorway section 3 (km 60+545 - km 60+770), managed in-house by the RNCMNR.
07/14  Aerial pictures show no reconstruction works on the closed-to-traffic section of the Orăștie - Sibiu motorway.
07/17  Pictures taken from DN 68A showing construction progress for Lugoj - Deva motorway section 3. Followed by picture set showing progress on the Ilia railway overpass, as well as many other locations on the motorway alignment (sections 3 and 4).
07/18  Works advance on Lugoj - Deva motorway section 4, according to a set of pics posted by the RNCMNR...
07/18  ... same appears to be true for section 2 of the motorway.
07/19  Data from the official RNCMNR July report regarding the status of Lugoj - Deva sections 2, 3 and 4 (currently the only sections under construction part of A1): construction status is at 42.64% for Section 2 (40.95% in the previous month); 55.54% for Section 3 (51.48% in the previous month) and 47.28% for Section 4 (47.12% in the previous month).
07/19  An overview of project progress rates shows a rather disappointing evolution during the last 4 months (March to July 2016): 5.04% for Section 2, 16.42% for Section 3 and 3.05%(!) for Section 4 for the Lugoj – Deva motorway.
07/20  Few construction pictures from Lugoj - Deva motorway Section 3.
07/20  Final acceptance upon completion of works for the Arad - Timișoara motorway. Opened to traffic in 2011, there is controversy regarding the quality of this motorway section (see press article linked in post as well as following posts)...
07/26  ... dash-cam videos of this section (for each carriageway) have been recorded and posted this month, to confirm or infirm the statement above.
07/28  Pictures showing some progress regarding the construction of the Lugoj - Deva motorway section 4.
07/30  Link to aerial video showing sliding on hill adjacent to the Aciliu cut, on the Orăștie - Sibiu motorway section 3 (currently closed to traffic).

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July 2016 * A3 Bucharest - Borș

07/01  The General Director of the RNCMNR states that he expects that construction of section 5 of the Comarnic - Brașov motorway is to be awarded within ~1 month [did not happen!] and that sections 1 through 4 are to be built by using Red FIDIC contracts.
07/04  No environmental / construction permits issued yet for the Bucharest sector of the A3. Commencement of works in Septemeber 2016 appears to be an optimistic assumption.
07/04  Digression regarding the risks and disadvantages of pushing for the start of construction works without an advance payment.
07/13  Construction permit is out for the remaining sector of the Gilău - Nădășel motorway, namely regarding the Nădășel interchange.
07/14  Link to four pictures showing progress on the Gilău - Nădășel motorway.
07/14  Report (followed by pics) regarding preparation of construction works for one section of the Câmpia Turzii - Târgu Mureș motorway.
07/14  Advance payment confirmed for contractor of the Suplacu de Barcău - Borș A3 motorway section.
07/19  Press release implies that checks and requirements of the State Construction Inspectorate are to delay the start of construction for the (partially constructed / abandoned) Suplacu de Barcău - Borș motorway.
07/19  Aerial construction video shows quite some progress on the construction of the Gilău - Nădășel A3 motorway section, however to be unusable unless the Someș bridge near Gilău is to be finalised (and tender not yet started).
07/19  Construction progress for the Gilău - Nădășel section advanced significantly during the last month, from 74.34% to 77.4%.
07/19  All permits have been provided for the construction of the Gilău - Nădășel motorway, and there is nothing holding back this project; motorway expected to be fully functional by December, some adjacent works to extend up to March 2017.
07/20  Aerial video showing future alignment of A3 motorway between the Bucharest bypass and Bucharest. No actual construction works are taking place.
07/20  Pictures showing preparatory works on some sections of the Câmpia Turzii - Târgu Mureș A3 motorway.
07/24  An interchange at the northern end of the Gilău - Mihăiești A3 motorway section (construction contract awarded, some preparatory works started) could provide (assuming the rehabilitation / modernisation of some existing county / communal roads) a rather direct link to DN 1C between Cluj-Napoca and Gherla / Dej / Bistrița.
07/25  Although 3.5 months have passed since the termination of the contract regarding the design&build of the Ungheni - Târgu Mureș motorway section, the RNCMNR has not yet retendered this section (the easternmost part of the Câmpia Turzii - Târgu Mureș motorway) - despite the fact that there appear to be no reasons to further delay this project.
07/27  A Government Decision regarding land acquisition for the alignment of the Nădășel - Mihăiești motorway section (Red FIDIC construction contract signed, no notice to commence works issued yet) has been subjected to public debate.

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July 2016 * A7 Ploiești - Bacău - Siret

07/14  All major bureaucratic stages have been successfully completed for the Bacău motorway bypass (mainly environmental and construction permit), however no significant (pre)construction activities appear to be taking place yet.
07/17  Archaeological clearance has been started for the Bacău bypass.

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July 2016 * A10 Sebeș - Turda

07/02  (and subsequent posts) [Re]mobilisation for works on sections 1, 2 and 3.
07/05  Construction permit for section 4 has been issued...
07/05  ...however excluding minor sectors with additional land acquisition required: km 53+700 - km 53+900 (Unirea interchange), DC 85 motorway bridge and sector near Stejeriș lake.
07/07  (also subsequent posts) Construction site report and pics from section 2, showing mainly work at structures.
07/08  Remobilisation noticed (earthwork pics) on section 3.
07/11  Press article (includes pictures from the forum) showing progress of works after construction permits were issued.
07/12  An additional construction permit is issued for section 4.
07/13  Critical analysis regarding construction status of the Turda - Sebeș motorway sections, outlining critical construction points for sections 3 and 4.
07/14  Photo report showing that [re]mobilisation is still ongoing for all sections, works still far from advancing at full throttle.
07/17  Construction site pics from section 2.
07/20  Official construction progress from June to July: Section 1: 12.55% to 12.69%; Section 2: 9.28% to 9.43%; Section 3: remains at 48.68%; Section 4: remains at 47.50%.
07/21  Rather disappointing construction update report, especially regarding lack of progress on sections 1 and 4.
07/22  Construction pics from section 2.
07/23  Pictures showing that apparently no significant works are taking place on section 1.
07/26  Pics showing progress regarding installation of beams on structure at km 51+450 of Section 3.
07/28  It appears that additional archaeological sites of major importance have been identified on the motorway alignment.
07/29  Pics showing (mostly) alignment + some works on Section 1. Also see additional posts on the same topic.
07/30  Construction pics showing progress on Section 4.
07/31 (also see 07/30)  Comparison of changes regarding alignment and interchange placement / configuration between the feasibility studies for the Turda - Sebeș expressway (2007 - 2008) and the Sebeș - Turda motorway (update 2013).

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July 2016 * National roads

07/01  Site pics from DN 18 Moisei - Iacobeni: still to be modernised under the (only failed) Roads 6 contract, 6R16.
07/06  DN 14A between Mediaș and county limit SB/MS receives a much-awaited wearing asphalt layer.
07/08  Dash-cam video of DN 66 Târgu Jiu - Petroșani, showing progress on the Roads V rehabilitation contract 5R3 Bumbești Jiu - Petroșani.
07/15  Table showing AADT 2015/2010 change for all national in Romania (however not section-based, but only road number-based).
07/19  Road recycling technology used in the northern part of the country for rehabilitating 13.5 km of DN 17C and 21.5 km of DN 17D - construction permits have just been issued.
07/20  Road safety improvement projects (such as this one on DN 1 Turda - Cluj-Napoca) are criticised for actually increasing risk of accidents.
07/23  Pictures showing progress regarding the modernisation of DN 76 between Vârfurile and Ștei.
07/24  Map showing graphical representation of 2015/2010 AADT variation data from 07/15 post above...
07/26  ...followed by same for heavy traffic + discussion.
07/30  Many pictures showing progress of road modernisation of DN 5 Bucharest - Adunații Copăceni, a project that has been lagging for over a decade.

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July 2016 * Bypasses

07/01  Construction permit issued for widening of Bucharest bypass between A1 and DN 7 regarding change of a technical solution on this sector.
07/06  Acquisition of additional plots for the widening of the Brașov bypass (sector DN 11 - DN 13) as well as for the Carei bypass.
07/06  Aerial video of the works for the widening of the Bucharest bypass between A1 and DN 7. Much still needs to be done to finalise this highly important project.
07/08  Few pictures from the Caracal bypass construction site.
07/13  Limited progress regarding the preparation of three much-awaited improvements on the 4-lane section of the Bucharest north bypass (i.e. the construction of a roundabout at its intersection with DJ 200B Pipera - Tunari; the provision of pedestrian overpasses on the sector between DN 1A and DN 1; increasing the capacity of the DN 1 (northbound) -> Bucharest bypass ramp at the DN 1 / bypass interchange).
07/17  Pictures showing start of works for the construction of the Târgu Mureș bypass.
07/20  Construction progress according to the official RNCMNR July report for bypasses. Listed below (in order of progress evolution) are only the four projects for which some progress was recorded :

• Caracal: works advance from 77% (June) to 87% (July) (!)
• Brașov section 1 (DN 1 south - DN 11): works advance from 77.67% (June) to 81.57% (July)
• Târgu Mureș: works advance from 10.6% (June) to 12.93% (July)
• Târgu Jiu: works advance from 16.5% (June) to 17.5% (July)

07/25  Construction pictures from two grade-separation projects on the Oradea bypass, at the Ciheiului and Nojoridului streets (see map here)...
07/26  ...officially to be finished in November 2016.

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August 2016 * Motorways: plans and projects

08/24  Except for the preparation of the FS for the Sibiu – Pitești motorway, no other major road projects are being prepared at this moment*) - and no other FS studies are even under tender; as per posting user: "Have we all went crazy?" It is thus unlikely that up until 2020 we will see any other new projects started...
08/24  ...however, a FS contract for the Sibiu - Făgăraș motorway has been signed but then suspended for one year in 11/2015.

*) Except the A3 sections between Mihăiești and Suplacu de Barcău.

[Also a relevant and somewhat connected post from the EU funds absorption thread quoted below]
08/04  A rather salient point is made: given the disastrous EU funds absorption rate for the 2007 - 2013 period, we should not wait for the approval of the GTMP, but rather seek to start as many projects as possible (with financing from the state budget, EIB/EBRD loans etc.) and then seeking approval for retroactive co-financing from EU funds.

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August 2016 * A1 Bucharest - Nădlac

08/02  RNCMNR staff from the Cluj regional office have been mobilised in order to start reconstructing the Orăștie - Sibiu motorway section 3 (km 60+545 - km 60+770), currently closed to traffic for almost one year.
08/05  [and subsequent posts] Many, many pics showing somewhat limited progress on Lugoj - Deva motorway section 4, however much better progress on section 3.
09/08  RNCMNR technical committee decided on the technical solution to be implemented for the reconstruction of the Orăștie - Sibiu motorway section 3 (km 60+545 - km 60+770).
08/11  First report about the commencement of works for the reconstruction of the above-mentioned motorway section (later followed by pics, also see subsequent posts).
08/14  Pictures from the Margina interchange on Lugoj - Deva motorway section 2 (and other sites from the same section in the subsequent post)...
08/15  ...however, despite this being the section with the earliest expected opening (this is valid only for the Dumbrava - Margina subsection), there are still permitting issued to be solved (renewed Environmental Permit + Construction Permit for additional sites).
08/15  An underpass on the Lugoj - Deva motorway section 3 (serving national road 68A), which was supposed to have an overhead clearance of 5 m, was built with a clearance of only 4.81 m at one of its ends, which lead to an excavator becoming stuck in the underpass. Picture shows corrective reconstruction undertaken: depressing the national road.
08/17  Works on the reconstruction of the Orăștie - Sibiu motorway section 3 (km 60+545 - km 60+770) have finally begun!...
08/18  ...to be finalised by mid/end September.
08/19  A (long) list of client-side problems regarding the construction of the Lugoj - Deva motorway section 4. It includes missing environmental permit, construction permits, land acquistion and problems with utilities relocation.
08/21  (and subsequent posts) Avalanche of pics from all three Lugoj - Deva motorway sections under construction.
08/23  Video showing reconstruction works for the Orăștie - Sibiu motorway section 3 (km 60+545 - km 60+770).
08/25  RNCMNR informs about progress regarding geotechnical investigations on the Sibiu - Pitești motorway. Progress for geotechnical boring stands at 75% (Section 1 Sibiu – Boița), 35% (Section 4 Văleni – Curtea de Argeș) and 80% (Section 5 Curtea de Argeș – Pitești); pictures included.
08/26  Data from the official RNCMNR July report regarding the status of Lugoj - Deva sections 2, 3 and 4 (currently the only sections under construction part of A1): construction status is at 45.22% for Section 2 (42.64% in July); 60.86% for Section 3 (55.54% in July) and 47.92% for Section 4 (47.28% in July). It is to be noted that Section 2 has advanced during the last month (5.32%) more than it has advanced during the previous four months (March - July) (5.04%).
08/30  Pictures showing the critical points on the Lugoj - Deva motorway section 3...
08/30  ...followed by brief analysis about the feasibility of opening to traffic this year of the section Ilia - Grind.
08/30  Aerial video of the Lugoj - Deva sections 4 and 3, followed by the following two comments:

• Although 3 years have passed since signing the construction contract, the environmental and construction permits have still not been issued for 11 km of the 22 km-long Section 4. Every day of delay reduces the chance of opening this section to traffic before the end of 2017.
• Section 3 will also be unusuable in its western part without a solution for a (temporary) access point at Holdea.

08/31  Aerial video of the Lugoj - Deva section 2, subsection Dumbrava - Margina. This is the only motorway section with a reasonable probability of opening this year.
08/31  Progress achieved on Section 2 during the last two months is shown by comparing corresponding stills from videos.
08/31  Video showing reconstruction works for Orăștie - Sibiu motorway section 3 (km 60+545 - km 60+770).

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August 2016 * A3 Bucharest - Borș

08/01  Pictures showing the alignment of the southernmost section of the A3 motorway, near Bucharest. No works taking place yet.
08/05  Major earthworks taking place at the site of the massive cut in the forest area near Nădășel.
08/06  Pictures proving that clearing and grubbing, as well as other construction activities have started on the Ungheni - Ogra section of the Târgu Mureș - Câmpia Turzii motorway.
08/12  Pictures: works advancing quickly on the northern part of the Gilău - Nădășel motorway.
08/14  According to a forum user, the general director of the RNCMNR has declared on national TV that in September we will have contractors assigned for the construction of sections 1 and 5 of the Predeal - Brașov motorway, as well as for the Bușteni and Comarnic bypasses.
08/15  The very first aerial video showing the site as well as some incipient construction works on the Târgu Mureș - Câmpia Turzii motorway, subsections between Ungheni and Iernut!
08/15  Dissatisfaction is mounting towards RNCMNR's impotence in retendering the terminated Târgu Mureș - Ungheni motorway contract, as well as the tendering of the remaining works for the Gilău Someș river bridge / viaduct.
08/16  Amazing aerial video of the ongoing works on the entire Gilău - Nădășel motorway (dated 08/13).
08/18  An ongoing dispute between the RNCMNR and the national authority for overseeing public tenders regarding the feasibility study for the Comarnic - Brașov motorway (except sections 1 and 5) appears to be pushing towards the contracting of the feasibility study,
08/19  User documents the start of archaeological clearance works for the Nădășel - Mihăiești A3 motorway section.
08/21  Pictures showing preparatory works for major structures on the Iernut - Chețani motorway section.
08/22  User reports restart of works for the southernmost section of the A3 motorway, near Bucharest...
08/23  ...with confirmation from local press article.
08/26  The local EPA's have decided for a full environmental assessment for the Ogra - Borș A3 motorway sector. Thus, it will take quite some time for the environmental permit to be issued.
08/27  Drone-recorded video showing some preparatory works for the largest structure on the future Târgu Mureș - Câmpia Turzii motorway: the Bogata viaduct/bridge.
08/27  Aerial video showing construction activities (mostly access roads, clearing & grubbing, as well as excavation and some drilling for structures) from the Ungheni - Ogra motorway.
08/29  User points out that still no notice to commence has been issued for the Nădășel - Mihăiești motorway section (D&B contract signed on 05/26 this year). From that point on, six months of design activities are to follow.
08/30  Impressive start of construction activities on the Ungheni - Ogra motorway section (consortium lead by Strabag) is reported. Few pictures showing clearing and grubbing + excavation.
08/31  A government decision should be soon issued regarding land acquisition for the Nădășel - Mihăiești motorway section. This does not include "additional plots" as needed according to the detailed design (to be realised at some point in the future). This was indeed adopted by the government during the cabinet meeting on 08/31.