A2 motorway (Romania) explained

Country:ROU
Type:A
Route:2
Maint:Compania Națională de Administrare a Infrastructurii Rutiere
Map:Romania Motorway A2 DE.svg
Map Notes:Map of the A2 motorway, as of November 2012
Length Km:225
Established:1987
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Bucharest
Junction: near Cernica (planned)
Direction B:East
Terminus B: at Constanța
Counties:Ilfov, Călărași, Ialomița, Constanța
Cities:Fetești, Cernavodă, Medgidia
Previous Type:A
Previous Route:1
Next Type:A
Next Route:3

The A2 motorway (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Autostrada A2), also known as The Motorway of the Sun (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Autostrada Soarelui), is a motorway in Romania which links Bucharest with Constanța, a city-port on the shore of the Black Sea, where it merges after an interchange into the A4 motorway.[1] It is 206 km long, and has been operational on its entire length since November 2012.

History

The construction of the motorway between Bucharest and Constanța began in the communist era during Nicolae Ceaușescu's regime. The first section, from Fetești to Cernavodă (about 18 km), was opened on 21 November 1987, simultaneous to the new railway bridge and underwent a major rehabilitation in 2003. It crosses the Balta Ialomiței island and includes the Cernavodă Bridge complex system of motorway and railway bridges and viaducts over the Danube and one of its branches at Cernavodă. The motorway bridge passes under the historical railway bridge built by Anghel Saligny in 1895, while the new railway in use today separates the motorway roadways.

After the fall of the communism in 1989, construction continued for a short period, but it was finally stopped in 1993 due to lack of financial resources. When it was completed, it differed from the original plans from the 70s. The original plan of the A2 motorway envisaged a route running northwards through Urziceni and Slobozia, while the current route of the motorway runs eastwards in a straight line towards Fetești. Construction continued after 1998, the motorway being completed in late 2012.

The sector from Bucharest to Fetești crosses the Bărăgan Plain and was built between 2001 and 2007. It was split into four sections. The first section from Bucharest to Fundulea (26.5 km) was built by the Romanian company Romis and is surfaced with concrete slabs. The second section from Fundulea to Lehliu (29.2 km) was built by a Turkish joint venture between Yuksel, Makimsar and Ener, while the third section from Lehliu to Drajna (41.6 km) was built by the French company Colas. The three sections were completed in 2004.[2] The fourth, from Drajna to Fetești (36.8 km), was built by a joint venture between Astaldi, Max Bögl and CCCF, and was completed in 2007, receiving financial support from the ISPA funds.[3]

The sector from Cernavodă to Constanța (51.3 km) runs across the Dobruja Plateau and was built between 2009 and 2012, receiving financial resources from the European Union's Cohesion Fund and from the European Investment Bank. It was built by a joint venture between Astaldi and Max Bögl, and was completed in late 2012.[4] The section from Cernavodă to Medgidia was initially awarded to the French company Colas, but the contract was terminated in April 2011, because of delays in the construction process.[5] It was subsequently awarded to the new constructor in September 2011.[6] The total distance between Bucharest and Constanța on the motorway is approximately 206 km.[7] [8] It includes a 3.8 km link segment at the eastern end,[9] [10] that was part of the construction contract for the A4 motorway,[11] which serves as the Constanța bypass. It has seven exits and ten rest areas on each carriageway, six being served by filling stations. There is one toll gate along the route, at Fetești (km 144), where a tax is charged for crossing the Danube bridges.[12] [13]

During summer, heavy traffic (maximum permissible weight over 7.5 t) is forbidden to drive on the motorway on weekends (including Friday) at daylight hours (from 6 A.M. to 12 A.M.).[14]

Openings timeline

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descriere proiect . https://web.archive.org/web/20130812162225/http://a2cernavodamedgidia.ro/descriere-proiect . dead . 12 August 2013 . Proiectarea şi Construcţia Autostrăzii Cernavodă – Medgidia . 15 July 2012 .
  2. Web site: Constructie autostrazi – Coridorul IV Nădlac – Constanţa – Autostrada București – Constanţa. CNADNR. 18 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130313121802/http://cnadnr.ro/proiecte.php?tip=103. 13 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Construcţia şi reabilitarea secţiunilor 4 şi 5 din autostrada București-Constanţa. CNADNR. 18 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130815123054/http://cnadnr.ro/pagina.php?idg=107. 15 August 2013.
  4. Web site: Constructia autostrazii Cernavoda – Constanta. CNADNR. 18 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130822094321/http://cnadnr.ro/pagina.php?idg=118. 22 August 2013.
  5. Web site: CNADNR a lăsat tronsonul de autostradă Cernavodă-Medgidia fără constructor. Claudia Pîrvoiu. Hotnews.ro. dmy-all. 2011-04-11. Romanian. https://web.archive.org/web/20110412202319/https://economie.hotnews.ro/stiri-companii-8492324-cnadnr-reziliat-contractul-firma-colas-care-ocupa-constructia-tronsonului-cernavoda-medgidia.htm. 2011-04-12. 2018-04-14. live.
  6. Web site: CNADNR a semnat cu Astaldi contractul pentru realizarea tronsonului Cernavodă- Medgidia. Claudia Pîrvoiu. Hotnews.ro. dmy-all. 2011-09-21. Romanian. https://web.archive.org/web/20110924040125/https://economie.hotnews.ro/stiri-companii-10191251-cnadnr-semnat-astaldi-contractul-pentru-realizarea-tronsonului-cernavoda-megidia.htm. 2011-09-24. 2018-04-14. live.
  7. Web site: Licitatie deschisa servicii pentru asigurarea pazei patrimoniului Autostrazii A2 Bucuresti – Cernavoda. CNADNR. 13 September 2007. Bucuresti – Cernavoda: km 9+500 – km 160+980. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091442/http://cnadnr.ro/docs/proceduri_derulare/22a-documentatie-de-atribuire.pdf. 5 March 2016.
  8. Web site: Asigurare paza patrimoniu prin patrulare si posturi fixe pe autostrada A2 Cernavoda – Constanta. CNADNR. 28 December 2012. Cernavoda – Constanta: km 160+980 – km 215+950. 2013-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041320/http://www.cnadnr.ro/docs/proceduri_derulare/A2+A4.PDF. 2016-03-04. dead.
  9. Web site: Notă de fundamentare . CNADNR . 10 July 2012 .
  10. Web site: Notă de fundamentare . https://web.archive.org/web/20210831201121/http://www.dpiis.ro/uploads/files/NF%2022%2005%202013.pdf . dead . August 31, 2021 . CNADNR . 29 May 2013 .
  11. Web site: Incadrare in zona a obiectivului . Constructia variantei de ocolire a Municipiului Constanta . 23 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100513164711/http://constantabypass.localdata.ro/harta.html . 13 May 2010 .
  12. Web site: Benzinarii Autostrada A2 (Soarelui). Gazonline.ro. 15 July 2012.
  13. Web site: Autostradă A2 – Autostradă Soarelui. Motorways-exits.com. 10 October 2011.
  14. Web site: Driving restrictions Romania 2012 . UNTRR.ro . 11 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120429113107/http://www.untrr.ro/driving-restrictions-romania-2012.html . 2012-04-29 .
  15. Web site: Traseul tronsonului din Autostrada Soarelui care ocolește Constanța spre Mangalia. Hotnews.ro. dmy-all. 2011-07-28. Romanian. 2018-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20111010220433/https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-9588722-harta-dinamica-vezi-traseul-tronsonului-din-autostrada-soarelui-care-ocoleste-constanta-spre-mangalia.htm. 2011-10-10. live.
  16. Web site: Vineri s-a inaugurat pentru a doua oară același tronson din Autostrada Soarelui și s-au dat în folosință încă 4 km din Centura Municipiului Constanța (A4). Hotnews.ro. Victor Cozmei. dmy-all. 2011-09-30. Romanian. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930235548/https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-10277217-harta-dinamica-azi-inaugureaza-doua-oara-acelasi-tronson-din-autostrada-sorelui-vezi-cum-arata-a2-prezent-care-sunt-tronsoanele-terminate.htm. 2011-09-30. 2018-04-14. live.
  17. Web site: Autostrada Soarelui (A2), deschisă în întregime de la București și până la Constanța. Hotnews.ro. dmy-all. 2012-07-18. Victor Cozmei. Romanian. 2018-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120720004232/https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-12828884-harta-interactiva-autostrada-soarelui-a2-deschisa-intregime-bucuresti-pana-constanta-vezi-cum-arata-unde-trece.htm. 2012-07-20. live.
  18. Web site: Autostrada A2 București-Constanța, finalizată după 25 de ani. Joi s-a deschis traficul pe ambele căi de pe tronsonul Cernavodă – Medgidia. Hotnews.ro. 2012-11-28. dmy-all. 2018-04-14. Victor Cozmei. Romanian. https://web.archive.org/web/20121201032039/https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-13706108-harta-interactiva-autostrada-a2-bucuresti-constanta-finalizata-dupa-25-ani-joi-deschide-traficul-ambele-cai-tronsonul-cernavoda-medgidia.htm. 2012-12-01. live.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "A2 motorway (Romania)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.