On Sunday, June 25, traffic will be opened on the overpass on the Capital Ring Road at the intersection with Bercheny Road, the last suspended overpass remaining open on the capital’s current Southern Ring Road after the grand opening of the Oltenicey Pass. and Domneshti Passage.

Bercheny Passage before the inaugurationPhoto: YouTube recording

When will traffic be opened on Pasaj Berceni

Bercheny is now well advanced, at over 950%, and will be officially opened and opened to traffic on Sunday 25 June.

“The Bercheni crossing will be open for traffic on Sunday, starting at 10:00 a.m.,” State Secretary Irinel Ionel Skriostianu announced.

At the same time, in addition to the suspended roundabout, the project also envisages the expansion of the ring road to four lanes with a length of about 2.5 km.

However, the opening of traffic is delayed by about 10 months compared to the initial contractual period.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy1WyM_x9Cw

Suspended ring DNCB – Sos. Bercheny + expansion of the existing belt to 4 lanes

Length: ring road + 2.5 km

Cost: EUR 30.5 million

Builder: Association Trameco SA (Selina) – Vahostav SK AS – Construcții Erbașu SA – Grafic Tends SRL

Signed contract: March 2019

Deadline: 30 months (6 months of design and 24 months of execution)

Works started in: August 2020

Inauguration: June 25, 2023

Current status: 95%

Why are suspended roundabouts being built on the Capital Ring Road

Four suspended roundabouts on the Capital Ring are currently under consideration: Domnești and Olteniței are already open, Berceni is still under construction, and in Cernica work has been stopped by an Italian builder who has not been able to mobilize for construction for two years.

The solution of hanging roundabouts is applied in the Capital belt because The capital ring road is connected to the ring railwaytherefore, any passage must decide the direction of traffic and over the railway.

In essence, suspended roundabouts will allow drivers to travel in either direction, as well as bypass the ring railway (without crossings), while the ring road will remain on the ground and no longer have conflicting intersections in its travel path.

PHOTO: Driving plan from DNCB junction with Berceni Road

DJ 401 (Sos. Berceni) will practically cross the lane through a suspended roundabout, and the lane and railway track will remain on the ground without traffic conflict and crossing.

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  • VIDEO Oltenytskyi pass on the capital’s ring road is open for traffic / How the suspended roundabout looks like at the inauguration