Pitești–Craiova Expressway

The Pitești-Craiova Expressway (Romanian: Drumul expres Pitești–Craiova) is an expressway partially under construction in the south-western part of Romania, previously labelled as A12, when it was considered as a future motorway.[1] It will connect the cities of Pitești (branching off the A1 motorway), Slatina and Craiova (where it is planned to merge with the also planned A6 motorway), being 121 km long, with an estimated total cost of 1.66 billion euro.[2]

Pitești–Craiova Expressway
Drumul expres Pitești–Craiova
Route information
Maintained by Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România
Length121 km (planned) (75 mi)
57 km (in construction)
Major junctions
FromPitești (junction with A1)
ToCraiova (junction with A6, planned)
Highway system
Roads in Romania
← A11A13 →

History

While planned as a motorway, the construction was tendered as a concession contract in March 2013,[3] that should have been awarded until December 2013.[2] It was also yet to be decided whether it would be built as a motorway or an expressway.[4]

In April 2017, it was suggested for the first time that this road will be an express road and not a motorway.[5] Despite receiving criticism in the media for this switch,[6] the road was tendered in November 2017.[7]

It is split into four lots. The tenders for the lots 3 and 4 were canceled in August 2018,[8] while for the lots 1 and 2 the contracts were awarded in October 2018 to the Italian company Tirrena Scavi and the Romanian company Spedition UMB, respectively.[9]

See also

References
  1. http://media.hotnews.ro/media_server1/document-2014-10-1-18214311-0-sinteza-oficiala-masterplanului-general-transport.pdf
  2. "Şova: Tronsoanele de autostradă Comarnic-Braşov, Craiova-Piteşti şi centura de sud a Capitalei, gata până la alegerile din 2016". Mediafax. 12 May 2013.
  3. "Contract de concesiune de lucrari publice privind proiectarea, constructia, finantarea, operarea si întretinerea Drumului Expres / Autostrada Craiova - Pitesti*, km 0+000 - km 121+185". CNADNR. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
  4. "Craiova - Pitești, drum expres sau autostradă?". Gazeta de Sud. 31 March 2013.
  5. (romaniajournal.ro) Pitesti-Craiova will be express road, not highway – Transport Minister says: http://www.romaniajournal.ro/pitesti-craiova-will-be-express-road-not-highway-transport-minister-says/
  6. http://www.gds.ro/Actualitate/2017-04-14/deputat-usr-loc-de-autostrada-craiova-pitesti,-vor-sa-construiasca-un-drum-de-nivelul-anilor-50-60/
  7. http://monitoruldeoltenia.com/au-fost-deschise-ofertele-la-licitatia-pentru-drumul-expres-craiova-pitesti/
  8. https://jurnalul.antena3.ro/bani-afaceri/economia/licitatii-anulate-pentru-soseaua-craiova-pitesti-783626.html
  9. https://monitorizari.hotnews.ro/stiri-infrastructura_articole-22731657-hart-interactiv-fost-desemna-constructorii-pentru-jum-tate-din-drumul-expres-pite-craiova-385-milioane-euro-pentru-circa-60-vezi-cine-sunt-tig-torii-unde-trece-viitoarea-osea.htm


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