East–West Motorway (Romania)

The A8 motorway (Romanian: Autostrada A8), also known as The Union Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Unirii[2]) or the East-West Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Est-Vest[3]) is a planned motorway in Romania, that will cross the Eastern Carpathians to connect the historical regions of Moldavia and Transylvania.

A8 motorway
The Union Motorway
Autostrada Unirii
Route information
Maintained by Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România
Length310 km (190 mi)
(planned length)
Major junctions
East end R1 at Ungheni (border with Moldova)[1]
Major intersections
West end A3 near Târgu Mureș
Location
CountryRomania
Highway system
← A7→ A9

With a total length of around 310 kilometres (190 mi),[4] and an estimated cost of 4.07 billion €, the motorway will begin from the junction with the A3 motorway near Târgu Mureș, and will run through Sovata, Ditrău, Târgu Neamț, Pașcani, Târgu Frumos and Iași.[5] At its eastern end, the motorway will cross the Prut river at Ungheni to reach Moldova's R1 highway, which further heads east towards Chișinău.[1]

The A8 motorway is divided into five segments: Târgu Mureș – Ditrău segment of 92.1 kilometres (57.2 mi), Ditrău – junction with DN2 (Pașcani area) segment of 118.8 kilometres (73.8 mi), DN2 – Iași segment of 61.3 kilometres (38.1 mi), Iași Nord bypass segment of 17 kilometres (11 mi), and Iași – Ungheni border segment (TBD).[6][7]

Pre-feasibility studies performed in 2007 were followed by feasibility studies in 2009–2011. As of February 2015, the feasibility study revision and update is being conducted by private contractors.[3] The auction for the execution of the Târgu Mureș - Târgu Neamț segment is expected to be launched in 2021.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Acord între Guvernul României şi cel al Moldovei pentru un pod rutier peste Prut, la Ungheni". ziaruldeiasi.ro. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. Ovidiu Bărbulescu (31 October 2018). "Utopia continuă în Parlament: Guvernul este obligat prin lege să construiască Autostrada Unirii, de peste 300 kilometri, în 4 ani, plus un pod nou peste Prut". Profit.ro. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. "Autostrada A8 Targu Mures - Iasi: Autostrada care ar urma sa lege Moldova cu Vestul". Hotnews.ro. 9 March 2015.
  4. East–West Motorway plan
  5. Documente Master Plan General de Transport (in Romanian)
  6. Primii pași pentru autostrada A8 Tg. Mureș - Tg. Neamț. „S-au făcut peste 70 de foraje în zona Mureș”
  7. A8 Tg. Mureș - Iași - Ungheni: Ce termene își asumă Transporturile pentru fiecare tronson
  8. "Autostrada Unirii: Se lucrează la documentația tehnică. De la 1 ianuarie, 2021, demarează licitația pentru atribuirea lucrărilor pe tronsonul Târgu Mureș - Târgu Neamț". 9 May 2020.


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