A new expressway was inaugurated in Romania. DEx16 is 19 kilometers long and was built in 30 months

DEx16, the express road that connects the Oradea Ring Road (Sântandrei roundabout) and the A3 Motorway, was inaugurated today.

The road is almost 19 kilometers long. The project has a value of 545.9 million lei (without VAT). The design and execution contract was signed in July 2021, with the builder Strabag having 30 months of which 6 for design and 24 for execution.

According to the Pro Infrastructure Association, approximately 13 kilometers (section DN1-A3) of the total 18.96 km of the new connection are express roads, the rest being DN 2×2 profile with median separator.

With the inauguration of DEx16, Romania reaches 1003 kilometers of highway and 84.6 kilometers of express road.

3 road junctions, 3 bridges, 6 passages and 2 underpasses were built on the DEx16 route.

What express roads are being built in Romania

Currently, in Romania, two sections of Expressway 12 (Craiova-Pitesti) are under construction – the other two in the project being inaugurated, the Brăila-Galați Expressway (10.7 km) – with a deadline of May 2024 and the Turda-Dej expressway ( connecting road to ensure the connection between the A3 and the DN1 near the town of Tureni), with a length of almost 5 kilometers and deadline in February 2025.

Publisher: VM

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