A4 motorway (Romania) explained

Country:ROU
Type:A
Route:4
Maint:Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România
Map:Romania Motorway A4 DE.svg
Length Km:21.8
Length Notes:60km (40miles) planned (approx.)
Established:2011
Direction A:North
Terminus A:Ovidiu
Junction: near Constanța
Direction B:South
Terminus B:Vama Veche (border with Bulgaria)
Cities:Constanța, Mangalia
Previous Type:A
Previous Route:3
Next Type:A
Next Route:5

The A4 motorway (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Autostrada A4) is a motorway in Romania that serves as a bypass for the city of Constanța, between Ovidiu and the Port of Constanța, connecting with the A2 motorway via an interchange southwest of the city. It is 22 km long and is planned to be extended to approximately 60 kilometers, stretching further south to the Bulgarian border south of Mangalia, along the western Black Sea coast.[1] The motorway is part of an extension of the Pan-European Corridor IV, that will be connecting with the Bulgarian city of Varna.[2]

Description

The contract for the construction of the stretch of motorway between Ovidiu and Lazu was awarded in September 2008 to the joint venture between the Italian company Astaldi and the Spanish company FCC Construction, and was due to be completed until November 2011.[3]

A new bridge was built over the Danube – Black Sea Canal, downstream of the Agigea lock,[4] in order to allow access to the busier southern terminal of the Port of Constanța directly from the motorway.[5] Works began in July 2010, and were planned to be completed in 2014.[6]

The bypass was initially built with funds from the state budget, but in the end of 2014, the European Commission awarded funds for the construction from the Cohesion Fund.[7]

The northern end is planned to be extended with an expressway through Tulcea and ending in Brăila, including Brăila Bridge over Danube,[8] that would be designated the "DEx8".[9] As for the southern end, it is planned that tender procedures begin in 2023 for the segment between Agigea and 23 August (29 km), also termed the "Techirghiol Alternative", that would bypass Eforie and its surrounding area. This particular project would involve a reconfiguration of the junction with A2 in order to provide access to the new motorway segment, as well as to nearby Cumpăna.[10]

Openings timeline

Exit list

Exits and buildings (Southbound)
Constanța bypass (22 km)
km 0Ovidiu, Constanța Airport / Mamaiaopened July 2012
km 3Parkingopened
km 5Poiana / Palazu Mareopened January 2022
km 10Valu lui Traian / Constanța City Centreopened September 2011
km 12Cernavodă, Bucharestopened July 2011
km 19Constanța South / Eforie, Mangaliaopened July 2011
km 21Port of Constanțaopened July 2013

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harta autostrazilor din Romania . e-Transport.ro . 10 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101216001726/http://www.e-transport.ro/Harta_autostrazilor_din_Romania_situatia_actuala-i9-news57049.html . 16 December 2010 .
  2. Web site: Autostrada București-Constanța, prelungită până la Varna. România Liberă. 30 November 2010. 27 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110805061143/http://www.romanialibera.ro/bani-afaceri/economie/autostrada-bucuresti-constanta-prelungita-pana-la-varna-207839.html. 5 August 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Despre proiect . https://archive.today/20130416144711/http://proiectvariantaocolireconstanta.ro/despre-proiect . dead . 16 April 2013 . Proiect Varianta Ocolire Constanta . 6 September 2012 .
  4. Web site: A început construcția noului pod rutier peste Canalul Dunăre - Marea Neagră.
  5. Web site: Încep despăgubirile pentru noul pod rutier peste Canalul Dunăre – Marea Neagră. Ziua Constanța. 12 July 2012.
  6. Web site: Reporter NTV - Retete, Ingrediente, Preparare, Servire.
  7. Web site: EU funds of EUR 260 M for Romanian highways | the Romania Journal . https://archive.today/20150118001234/http://www.romaniajournal.ro/eu-funds-of-eur-260-m-for-romanian-highways/ . 18 January 2015 . dead.
  8. Web site: Pe unde va trece drumul expres din România care va lega litoralul românesc de Delta Dunării. 20 December 2014.
  9. Web site: Studiu de fezabilitate pentru realizarea drumului expres Ovidiu – Tulcea. 10 May 2019.
  10. Web site: HARTĂ INTERACTIVĂ Autostrada spre sudul Litoralului. Pe unde va trece „Alternativa Techirghiol”, noul drum care va ocoli aglomerația din Eforie / Nod spectaculos cu A4 și A2 . 2022-09-06 . monitorizari.hotnews.ro . ro.
  11. Web site: Autostrada Soarelui, mai lungă cu 21 de kilometri. Adevărul. 30 June 2012. 30 July 2011.
  12. Web site: Infrastructură cu țârâita: Am mai terminat patru kilometri de autostradă. Infrastructura.info. 30 September 2011.
  13. Web site: Varianta de Ocolire a Municipiului Constanta va fi deschisă traficului. CNADNR. 19 July 2012. 2012-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808234710/http://www.cnadnr.ro/docs/comunicate/comunicat%20deschidere%20trafic%20vo%20constanta%2019%20iulie%202012%20rev%20%201.pdf. 2012-08-08. dead.
  14. Web site: Prelungirea autostrăzii București – Constanța s-a deschis circulației. ReporterNTV.ro. 12 July 2013.