A4 motorway (Romania)

The A4 motorway (Romanian: 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]

A4 motorway
Autostrada A4
Route information
Maintained by Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România
Length21.8 km (13.5 mi)
60 km (37 mi) planned (approx.)
Existed2011–present
Major junctions
North endOvidiu
 A2 near Constanța
South endVama Veche (border with Bulgaria)
Location
Major citiesConstanța, Mangalia
Highway system
Motorways in Romania
← A3→ A6
The interchange between the A2 motorway and the A4 motorway

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 north end is planned to be extended with an expressway through Tulcea and ending in Brǎila, including Brăila Bridge over Danube.[8]

Currently, there are plans to extend the Northern end of the highway with the express road DX8 Ovidiu-Tulcea.[9] Construction of a new node at Cumpana is currently being auctioned.

Openings timeline

Exit list
Exits and buildings (Southbound)
Constanța bypass (22 km)
km 0 Ovidiu, Constanța Airport DN22 DN2a opened July 2012
km 3 Parking under construction
km 5 Poiana / Palazu Mare DC89 under construction
km 10 Valu lui Traian / Constanța City Centre DN3 opened September 2011
km 12 Cernavodă, Bucharest opened July 2011
km 19 Constanța South / Eforie, Mangalia opened July 2011
km 21 Port of Constanța opened July 2013

References
  1. "Harta autostrazilor din Romania". e-Transport.ro. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010.
  2. "Autostrada București-Constanţa, prelungită până la Varna". România Liberă. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. "Despre proiect". Proiect Varianta Ocolire Constanta. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. http://www.cugetliber.ro/stiri-economie-a-inceput-constructia-noului-pod-rutier-peste-canalul-dunare-marea-neagra-64882
  5. "Încep despăgubirile pentru noul pod rutier peste Canalul Dunăre – Marea Neagră". Ziua Cconstanţa. 12 July 2012.
  6. http://www.reporterntv.ro/stire/piesa-gigantica-montata-pe-noul-pod-de-peste-canalul-dunare-marea-neagra
  8. http://www.gandul.info/financiar/pe-unde-va-trece-drumul-expres-din-romania-care-va-lega-litoralul-romanesc-de-delta-dunarii-13726991
  9. https://www.tlnews.ro/studiu-de-fezabilitate-pentru-realizarea-drumului-expres-ovidiu-tulcea/
  10. "Autostrada Soarelui, mai lungă cu 21 de kilometri". Adevărul. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  11. "Infrastructură cu țârâita: Am mai terminat patru kilometri de autostradă". Infrastructura.info. 30 September 2011.
  12. "Varianta de Ocolire a Municipiului Constanta va fi deschisă traficului" (PDF). CNADNR. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  13. "Prelungirea autostrăzii București – Constanța s-a deschis circulației". ReporterNTV.ro. 12 July 2013.
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