Romania gets EU funding for road infrastructure projects

Romania will receive EU financing worth US$4.06bn for road infrastructure projects between 2014 and 2020, according to the Minister for Infrastructure Projects, Dan Sova., Several road projects are currently being developed including the Sibiu-Brasov, Brasov-Bacau and Sibiu-Pitesti motorways, a segment of the Bucharest ring road and the Craiova-Calafat national road. Romania's national road rehabilitation projects total 4,300 kilometres, 1,532 kilometres of which are being upgraded with financing fr
November 27, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Romania will receive EU financing worth US$4.06bn for road infrastructure projects between 2014 and 2020, according to the Minister for Infrastructure Projects, Dan Sova.,

Several road projects are currently being developed including the Sibiu-Brasov, Brasov-Bacau and Sibiu-Pitesti motorways, a segment of the Bucharest ring road and the Craiova-Calafat national road.

Romania's national road rehabilitation projects total 4,300 kilometres, 1,532 kilometres of which are being upgraded with financing from the European Fund for Regional Development, the 4270 European Investment Bank (EIB) and the state budget.

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