Тhe contractor of the feasibility study for the expressway between Bucharest and Giurgiu was assigned

Тhe contractor of the feasibility study for the expressway between Bucharest and Giurgiu was assigned
Тhe contractor of the feasibility study for the expressway between Bucharest and Giurgiu was assigned

The National Company for Road Investments of Romania (CNIR) has announced the selection of the Romanian consortium SC Proiect Construct Regiunea Transilvania (lead partner) – Roads Design as the winner of the tender for the preparation of the feasibility study for the Bucharest – Giurgiu express highway. This will be the first highway designed all the way to the border with Bulgaria.

The contract, funded by the European Union under the Transport Program 2021-2027, is valued at 31.2 million Romanian lei, excluding VAT.

This contract will determine the profile of the future highway (whether a full motorway or an express road), its route, and the connection point to the border between Romania and Bulgaria — through the construction of a new bridge over the Danube River in the Giurgiu – Ruse area, stated the Minister of Transport, Sorin Grindeanu.

“On Europe Day, which we are celebrating for the first time within the Schengen free travel area, we are taking an important step toward the first highway designed at the border with Bulgaria — an essential investment not only for connectivity and mobility between the two countries but also for the entire European transport network,” said Gabriel Budescu, General Director of CNIR.

He emphasized that this project is the first in road infrastructure to integrate the BIM (Building Information Modeling) concept.

After the legal deadline for filing complaints expires, the contract can be signed.

Submitted Offers: A total of 11 offers were received from Romanian and international companies, including firms from Italy, Turkey, North Macedonia, and Poland.

Deadline and Requirements:

  • Contract duration: 18 months (16 months for study preparation and 2 months for technical assistance in preparing the design and implementation offer).
  • Funding: European grants and national co-financing.
  • Requirements: Inclusion of GPS and real-time video monitoring of drilling activities, analysis of the use of local construction materials (cement) instead of imported materials (bitumen), as well as a multi-criteria analysis of the route and road profile.

Possible Routes:

  • Bypass from A1 Bucharest – Pitești (in the Corbii Mari or Bolintin Vale areas).
  • Deviation from the future A6 Bucharest – Alexandria (Gimpaci junction).
  • Connection to the future radial road DR10 – Măgurele Express and the southern arc of the A0 ring road.

Context:

  • The project is part of Pan-European Transport Corridor IX.
  • In September, the Ministry of Transport approved a modernization project for DN5B (36.3 km) Giurgiu – Gimpati, worth nearly 100 million euros.
  • Additionally, a procedure was launched to select a contractor for a feasibility study for a new bridge between Giurgiu and Ruse, with a maximum duration of 23 months and an estimated value of 60 million lei.
  • In Bulgaria, work is already underway on the Veliko Tarnovo – Ruse highway.