Bucharest, Giurgiu motorway: CNIR narrows seven proposed routes to two

Seven possible routes are under review for the future Bucharest, Giurgiu motorway, a high-speed road intended to link Romania’s capital with Giurgiu and the Bulgarian border.

The National Road Investment Company, known as CNIR, said the designer had submitted the route options. They are being developed to connect with the planned Giurgiu, Ruse 2 bridge and Bulgaria’s Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo motorway, which is under construction. The project would also link to Bucharest’s A1, A0 and A2 motorways, as well as the planned A6 motorway to Alexandria.

CNIR said it would advance the first two options after a multicriteria route assessment covering terrain conditions, traffic connections and technical, economic and environmental factors. Those two routes will undergo the next stage of analysis.

The planned motorway is intended to provide a modern road connection between Bucharest, Giurgiu and the Giurgiu, Ruse border crossing. The project also aims to connect the route to Bucharest’s motorway network, improve road safety and help reduce pollution. The design contract is valued at 33 million lei and will last 18 months. Activ Proiectare Infrastructură leads the consortium carrying out the design, alongside Emay Uluslararasi Mühendislik ve Müşavirlik Anonim Şirketi.

Across the border, work continues on Bulgaria’s Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo motorway. Bulgarian Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Shishkov said on Aug. 31 that the Ruse, Byala section, including the Byala bypass, is scheduled for completion by the end of 2028. The motorway will cover 132.84 kilometers in three sections. The final Byala, Veliko Tarnovo section is 57.2 kilometers long, and a contract estimated at nearly 1.5 billion euros was suspended in August.

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Following the multicriteria route assessment, based on the study of terrain conditions, the traffic connections provided, and the technical, economic and environmental criteria, the National Road Investment Company will select the first two options with the highest scores for analysis in the next stage.