The construction site of lot 4 (32 km) of the DEx12 Craiova-Pitesti highway, the only one remaining in operation of the three lots contracted with the Romanians from UMB, is empty and there is almost no mobilization, according to the Pro Infrastructure Association, which removed the entire site on the day , when the builder usually had resources deployed on site.

“UMB, a deserted construction site on DEx12”, reports the Pro Infrastructure Association, which has removed almost all 32 kilometers of the DEx12 Craiova-Pitesti highway between the intersection with the A1 highway and Kolonešti.

• “We expected that the mobilization would be weak, but not at all: we did not find a single car or a single employee of the general contractor – UMB! We were surprised when there were only a few employees of subcontractors working on the transfer of engineering networks on the field,” the Association claims.

The situation is delicate, as section 4, which is supposed to connect the 72 km DEx123, which is already open to traffic, and the A1 Pitesti-Bucharest, has a completion date of 2024.

In addition, both the head of the Department of Roads and the Minister of Transport, Sorin Grindeanu, have stated countless times that the section will be open to traffic this year.

VIDEO – Lot 4 DEx12 Craiova – Pitesti, empty construction site in the year of inauguration

• “No, those from UMB are not on holiday, it just passed and now they are in the field, but in other buildings. No, I didn’t find them during the lunch break. Take a look at the images and tell us if you see a UMB car or worker on the line or at least in the organization on site.

• The reason is simple and obvious to anyone who can sit up crooked and think straight: As we’ve been explaining publicly for a year, UMB’s capacity is far, far below what’s needed to be able to cover all 388 kilometers of highway at normal pace and expressway, which is currently in its portfolio in the implementation stage.

• Added to this absolutely obvious fact is the political decision to set the A7 motorway, as much as possible, as well as the Timisoara ring road as priorities for the UMB in the 2024 election year,” API states.

According to the organization, other works of the designer, such as DEx12 Colonești-Pitesti, A3 Nădăşelu-Zimbor-Poarta Sălajuli, DEx6 Galați-Brăila, the missing critical link A1 Margina-Holdea or the A0 stump near the Capital, will have low mobilization. developer during 2024.

• “What about the smaller projects: the bridge over Siret from Kosmesti, initialed by UMB in April 2022, was forgotten for more than a year, and in the Galatsia Belt, UMB requested a “peaceful termination” in January 2024. CNAIR doesn’t want to reconcile, but it doesn’t even have solutions on how to unblock the situation. Fines and/or negative references to the entrepreneur are out of the question, because the state is only a backbone for some, and a plague for others. !”, the Association is accused.

Expressway Craiova – Pitesti, section 4 – Kolonesti – Pitesti (A1)

Length: 31.8 km (+ connecting road with DN65)

description: 2x(2×3.5) m / Approaches 2×1.5 m / Middle lane 3.00 m

Builder: SA&PE Construct – Spedition UMB – Technotrade

Value: 755 mil lewi (without VAT) – updated cost

Start date: November 15, 2021 (12 months of development + 24 months of execution)

Stadium (February 2024): 42%

Deadline: November-December 2024

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