A4 motorway (Romania)
{{Short description|Motorway in Romania}}
{{Infobox road
|country = ROU
|type = A
|route = 4
|alternate_name =
|maint = Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România
|map = Romania Motorway A4 DE.svg
|photo = Autostrada A4 (România).jpg
|length_km = 21.8
|length_round =
|length_ref =
|length_notes = {{convert|60|km|abbr=on}} planned (approx.)
|established = 2011
|decommissioned =
|direction_a = North
|terminus_a = Ovidiu
|beltway_city =
|junction = {{Jct|country=ROU|A|2}} near Constanța
|direction_b = South
|terminus_b = Vama Veche (border with Bulgaria)
|previous_type=A
|previous_route=3
|next_type=A
|next_route=5
}}
The A4 motorway ({{langx|ro|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.{{cite web|title=Harta autostrazilor din Romania |url=http://www.e-transport.ro/Harta_autostrazilor_din_Romania_situatia_actuala-i9-news57049.html |publisher=e-Transport.ro |date=10 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216001726/http://www.e-transport.ro/Harta_autostrazilor_din_Romania_situatia_actuala-i9-news57049.html |archive-date=16 December 2010 }} The motorway is part of an extension of the Pan-European Corridor IV, that will be connecting with the Bulgarian city of Varna.{{Cite web|title=Autostrada București-Constanța, prelungită până la Varna|url=http://www.romanialibera.ro/bani-afaceri/economie/autostrada-bucuresti-constanta-prelungita-pana-la-varna-207839.html|publisher=România Liberă|date=30 November 2010|access-date=27 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805061143/http://www.romanialibera.ro/bani-afaceri/economie/autostrada-bucuresti-constanta-prelungita-pana-la-varna-207839.html|archive-date=5 August 2011|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web|title=Despre proiect |url=http://proiectvariantaocolireconstanta.ro/despre-proiect |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416144711/http://proiectvariantaocolireconstanta.ro/despre-proiect |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |publisher=Proiect Varianta Ocolire Constanta |access-date=6 September 2012 }}
A new bridge was built over the Danube – Black Sea Canal, downstream of the Agigea lock,{{Cite web|url=http://www.cugetliber.ro/stiri-economie-a-inceput-constructia-noului-pod-rutier-peste-canalul-dunare-marea-neagra-64882|title = A început construcția noului pod rutier peste Canalul Dunăre - Marea Neagră}} in order to allow access to the busier southern terminal of the Port of Constanța directly from the motorway.{{cite web|title=Încep despăgubirile pentru noul pod rutier peste Canalul Dunăre – Marea Neagră|url=http://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/rubrici/social/incep-despagubirile-pentru-noul-pod-rutier-peste-canalul-dunare--marea-neagra-64639.html|publisher=Ziua Constanța|date=12 July 2012}} Works began in July 2010, and were planned to be completed in 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.reporterntv.ro/stire/piesa-gigantica-montata-pe-noul-pod-de-peste-canalul-dunare-marea-neagra|title = Reporter NTV - Retete, Ingrediente, Preparare, Servire}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.romaniajournal.ro/eu-funds-of-eur-260-m-for-romanian-highways/ |title = EU funds of EUR 260 M for Romanian highways | the Romania Journal |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150118001234/http://www.romaniajournal.ro/eu-funds-of-eur-260-m-for-romanian-highways/ |archive-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead}}
The northern end is planned to be extended with an expressway through Tulcea and ending in Brăila, including Brăila Bridge over Danube,{{Cite web|url=http://www.gandul.info/financiar/pe-unde-va-trece-drumul-expres-din-romania-care-va-lega-litoralul-romanesc-de-delta-dunarii-13726991|title = Pe unde va trece drumul expres din România care va lega litoralul românesc de Delta Dunării|date = 20 December 2014}} that would be designated the "DEx8".{{Cite web|url=https://www.tlnews.ro/studiu-de-fezabilitate-pentru-realizarea-drumului-expres-ovidiu-tulcea/|title=Studiu de fezabilitate pentru realizarea drumului expres Ovidiu – Tulcea|date=10 May 2019}} As for the southern end, it is planned that tender procedures begin in 2023 for the segment between Agigea and 23 August ({{circa}} 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.{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://monitorizari.hotnews.ro/stiri-infrastructura_articole-25767888-harta-interactiva-autostrada-spre-sudul-litoralului-unde-trece-alternativa-techirghiol-noul-drum-care-ocoli-aglomeratia-din-eforie-nod-spectaculos-a4-a2.htm |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=monitorizari.hotnews.ro |language=ro}}
Openings timeline
- 29 July 2011: Constanța West (interchange with A2) – Lazu segment (about 5 km).{{cite web|title=Autostrada Soarelui, mai lungă cu 21 de kilometri|url=http://www.adevarul.ro/actualitate/eveniment/Autostrada_Soarelui-mai_lunga_cu_21_de_kilometri_0_526147896.html|publisher=Adevărul|access-date=30 June 2012|date=30 July 2011}}
- 30 September 2011: DN3 interchange – Constanța West interchange (3 km).{{Cite web|title=Infrastructură cu țârâita: Am mai terminat patru kilometri de autostradă|url=http://infrastructura.info/?articol=Infrastructur%C4%83%20cu%20%C8%9B%C3%A2r%C3%A2ita:%20Am%20mai%20terminat%20patru%20kilometri%20de%20autostrad%C4%83%20_articol4649.html|publisher=Infrastructura.info|date=30 September 2011}}
- 19 July 2012: Ovidiu – DN3 interchange (11 km).{{Cite web|title=Varianta de Ocolire a Municipiului Constanta va fi deschisă traficului|url=http://www.cnadnr.ro/docs/comunicate/comunicat%20deschidere%20trafic%20vo%20constanta%2019%20iulie%202012%20rev%20%201.pdf|publisher=CNADNR|date=19 July 2012|access-date=2012-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808234710/http://www.cnadnr.ro/docs/comunicate/comunicat%20deschidere%20trafic%20vo%20constanta%2019%20iulie%202012%20rev%20%201.pdf|archive-date=2012-08-08|url-status=dead}}
- 12 July 2013: Lazu – Port of Constanța segment (2 km).{{cite web|title=Prelungirea autostrăzii București – Constanța s-a deschis circulației|url=http://www.reporterntv.ro/stire/prelungirea-autostrazii-bucuresti-constanta-s-a-deschis-circulatiei|publisher=ReporterNTV.ro|date=12 July 2013}}
Exit list
{{Cleanup road junction list|date=November 2021}}
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| colspan="5" style="color:#ffffff;background-color:#006a4d; text-align: center;"|Exits and buildings (Southbound)
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| colspan="5" style="color:#ffffff;background-color:#006a4d; text-align: center;"|Constanța bypass (22 km)
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| File:Motorway Sign Black.png
|km 0 |Ovidiu, Constanța Airport / Mamaia |{{Jct|country=ROU|DN|22|DN|2A}} |opened July 2012 | |
| File:Aiga parking inv.svg
|km 3 |Parking | |opened |
| File:AB-AS.svg
|km 5 |Poiana / Palazu Mare |{{Jct|country=ROU|DC|89}} |opened January 2022 | |
| File:AB-AS.svg
|km 10 |Valu lui Traian / Constanța City Centre |{{Jct|country=ROU|DN|3}} |opened September 2011 | |
| File:Sinnbild Autobahnkreuz.svg
|km 12 |{{Jct|country=ROU|A|2}} |opened July 2011 | |
| File:AB-AS.svg
|km 19 |Constanța South / Eforie, Mangalia |{{Jct|country=ROU|DN|39}} |opened July 2011 | |
| File:AB-AS.svg
|km 21 | |opened July 2013 | |
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110929062540/http://www.mt.ro/evenimente/arhiva_comunicate/unitati/centura_constanta.pdf Map of the Constanța bypass (pdf file)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121006171525/http://cnadnr.ro/pagina.php?idg=117 CNADNR – Varianta de ocolire Constanța]
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