Transport Minister Sorin Grindeanu announced on Tuesday that part of the capital’s A0 Northern Ring Road will open in August 2023, almost a year ahead of schedule. This is the A0 Nord Lot 2 (19 km), between DN and A3 and on to DJ 100 (Afumati), where the Romanian constructor UMB seems to be pulling with all engines fired up.

Lot 2 A0 Nord is approximately 19 km from the road junction with DN1 to the road junction with A3 and on to DJ100 (between Ștefăneștii de Jos and Afumați) and after the bridge over the Boltasul River.

Autostrada A0 Nord, Lot 3: 96 days of actual work, 52% physical lead

“So he went to the construction site and on August 16 they gave the order to start. Days actually worked here – excluding holidays or when the weather doesn’t allow you – somewhere around 96-97 days actually worked at this site. We are at the level of 51-52%. This means extremely good progress,” said Grindianu, who visited the construction site.

“The deadline for completion will be sometime in the summer of next year, but after all the discussions we have had with CNAIR and the developer, maybe this summer, in August, this section of about 19 km will be put into circulation and which, basically, it will be connects DN1 and DN2,” Grindianu said.

VIDEO – A0 North, Lot 2 between DN1 and A3

Grindeanu talks about the decision to link A0 Lot 3 with DN2

According to him, the authorities are looking for a solution to offload traffic from the A0 directly to the DN2, given that the related section, which includes the interchange between the A0 and the DN2, has just been contracted to a Chinese company and is yet to be completed. undergo a 12-month design period.

“We are going to discuss at the CNAIR level the loading for DN2. Unloading is planned in the Ștefănești area. I would like us to make this offload directly connected to DN1 and DN2 so that this piece of trunk can be used for maximum capacity,” Grindeanu said.

A0 North, Lot 3 – Between A3 and DJ 100 (Ștefănești)

A0 North – Lot 2 (DN1/Corbeanca – DN2/Afumati)

Length: 19 km, 2 interchanges – from A3 and DN1

Value: 832 million lei

PRODUCER: SA&PE Construct Association – Spedition UMB – contracted in May 2021

The order to start work was issued on August 16, 2021

term: 12 months of design + 22 months of execution

stage (April 2023): 51-52%

Extension is possible: Q4 2023 (partially) / Q2 2024 (fully)

Comparison between builders on A0: Romanians from UMB – over 50% in 9 months / Greeks from Aktor – less than 40% in 18 months

About 71 kilometers are currently under construction on the capital ring A0 (about 101 km), of which 52 km are on the southern side.

On the north side, two lots are under contract with UMB and another lot has just been under contract with a company from China.

On A0 Nord – Lot 2, UMB started preparatory work last spring and entered the construction site from August 2022.

Less than two months have passed since the developer laid the first layers of asphalt on some parts of the site. Now, according to on-the-spot estimates, the work completion stage exceeds 50%.

UMB’s progress on the A0 is even more impressive when compared to another similar site, Lot 1 A0 South.

The Greeks from Aktor operate 18 km from the A1 to the DN6 (which contain only one junction on the route – the one leading to the A1). After a stuttering continued with the approval of the implementation project, work started in October 2021.

At the moment, the work stage is about 30%, after almost 18 months of the 30 month contract have passed. According to the latest schedule presented by the builder to the authorities, the work phase should reach approximately 50% in May-June, Minister Grindianu announced recently.

The official deadline for the Greeks is April next year, but “with the current “mobilization” we are starting to feel that we will be circulating between the A1 and DN6 in 2024,” notes the Pro Infrastructure Association.

The weak mobilization is also acknowledged by Christian Pistole, head of Autostrazi, who says that the constructor has already been given three negative certificates and that several meetings have been held with the company to discuss speeding up work.

According to Pistol, the Greeks were supposed to reach 40% fitness between March and April, but are currently only 30% on the field…

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