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Sibiu–Bacău Motorway
Planned motorway in Romania
The Sibiu–Brașov–Bacău Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Sibiu–Brașov–Bacău) is a planned motorway in the central part of Romania, designed to connect Sibiu and Bacău counties, via Brașov.[1] The project is currently regarded as composed of three sections Boița – Făgăraș, Făgăraș – Brașov (also part of the A3 motorway), and Brașov – Răcăciuni, planned to be 282 kilometres (175 mi) long.[1]
| A13 motorway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România | ||||
| Length | 0 km (0 mi; 0 ft) 68 km (42 mi) under construction 282 km (175 mi) (planned length) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| From |  A 1 near Boița | |||
| Major intersections |  A 3 near Făgăraș A 3 near Brașov | |||
| To |  A 7 near Răcăciuni | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Romania | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Boița – Făgăraș – Brașov sections
From Boița (junction with A1), it will follow the Olt River valley before running through Avrig, Cârțișoara, Voila to a junction with A3 east of Făgăraș, with which it intersects until west of Brașov, where there's another junction with A3. The Făgăraș – Brașov section will be shared with A3 motorway.
This 120 km (75 mi) long section was initially planned as an expressway as an alternative to the National Road 1 (DN1) between Sibiu and Făgăraș at 72.57 kilometres (45.09 mi) long and with an estimated cost of 614 mil. €.[2] In 2013, the Romanian government has reportedly changed the plans in order to provide the connection from Sibiu to Bucharest alternative to A1 via Pitești as part of the Trans European Transport Network,[3] thus implementing it as a motorway rather than expressway.[4][5]
The feasibility study and the technical project for the Boița – Făgăraș section (68.05 km (42.28 mi)) were approved in December 2021 and January 2022, respectively.[6] The total value of the investment was estimated at 7.5 billion RON.[6]
On 5 May 2023, the auction of the lot 4 (16.26 km (10.10 mi)) of the Boița - Făgăraș section of the motorway was won by the Turkish association Makyol - Yapi. The total term length is 48 months, (12 months for the project stage and 36 months for the execution stage).[7]
On 20 September 2023, the contract for the design and execution of the lot 3 (17.61 km (10.94 mi)) was signed with the same association Makyol - Yapi.[8]
Brașov – Răcăciuni section
From Brașov, the motorway will cross through the plains of the Szekely Land (Ținutul Secuiesc), reaching the cities of Sfântu Gheorghe and Târgu Secuiesc, then cross the Eastern Romanian Carpathians through the Oituz Pass to reach Onești, then the junction with A7 near Răcăciuni towards Bacău (north) and Focșani (south).[9][10]
This 162 km (101 mi) long section is also the most difficult section to build, as it crosses the Carpathians, with an estimated construction cost of over €2 billion.[11] The contract for the feasibility study and the technical project of this section of the motorway was signed in May 2020,[12] but the inability of Search Corporation (with whom the contract was signed) to cover the costs of geotechnical studies resulted in a termination of the contract in June 2022.[13]
- "Studii de Fezabilitate Drum Expres Sibiu–Făgăraş" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- "Trans-European Transport Networks - Priority Project 7". European Commission. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- "Guvernul a scos autostrada Sibiu-Piteşti de pe harta investiţiilor în infrastructură pe următorii cinci ani" (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- "Cum avansează proiectul Autostrăzii Sibiu – Făgăraş" (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- "Autostrada Sibiu - Făgăraș: Primul câștigător, asocierea Makyol - Yapi, pe tronsonul 4". Economica.net (in Romanian). 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- "Încă un lot atribuit aceluiași constructor din Turcia cu care s-au semnat deja primele două tronsoane" [Another lot assigned to the same constructor from Turkey with which the first two lots have already been signed]. hotnews.ro. 22 September 2023.
- "Lovitură pentru A13! Search Corporation a cerut rezilierea contractului pentru proiectarea Autostrăzii Brașov-Bacău". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-07-24.