​The contract for the design and implementation of section 3 of the A8 highway, Legin-Tirgu-Neamts section, will be signed on Wednesday at the Ministry of Transport. The most fruitful association of Romanian builders will practically build the first section of the already famous Unirii highway, which will connect Moldova with Transylvania.

On Wednesday, the contract for the design and implementation of the Leghin – Târgu Neamț (Moțca/DN2) section, which is about 30 kilometers long, will be signed at the headquarters of the Ministry of Transport.

The association SA&PE CONSTRUCT SRL – SPEDITION UMB SRL – TEHNOSTRADE SRL was selected as the winner of the auction with a proposed value of 1.56 billion lei compared to approximately 2 billion estimated at the auction.

The Leghin-Târgu Neamț (Moțca/DN2) section will be practically the first PNRR section on the A8 to start construction, unless the case is continued through appeals. However, it is worth noting here that works through the PNRR must be fully completed by 2026 or they will not benefit from the allocated funding.

UMB will have 6 months to design and 24 months to build 29.91 km of this section.

The contract provides for the following:

• The total length is 29.9 km
• 13 bridges
• 11 passages
• 2 viaducts
• 2 interchanges: 1) DN15B (Vănători-Neamț) and 2) DN15C (Târgu Neamț)
• 4 office premises
• 1 Center for technical maintenance and coordination

The first two sections of the “Uniriy” highway A8 Tg. Mures – Iasi – Ungheni have been put up for auction since the end of last year. These are two sections:

• Tirgu Mures – Tirgu Neamts Motorway, Section I: Tirgu Mures – Merkur Nirajului and A3 Motorway Connection – 24.4 km (including 2.4 km connecting road) (See proposals submitted)
• Tirgu Mures – Tirgu Neamts highway, section III: Legin – Tirgu Neamts – 29.91 km. (See submitted proposals here)

UMB is already building 250 km of the A7 “Moldova” motorway, including the future connection with the A8 south of Pascani

The Romanian company UMB (together with other entities of the group – SA&PE and Tehnostrade) is currently building all 10 sections in Moldova that are included in the PNRR for the A7 “Moldova” highway – we are talking about 250 kilometers from Buzău to Pascani.

On the section from Bacău to Pascani, UMB will also build the future road interchange with the A8, a “vortex” interchange with high-speed shoulders on all traffic connections.

A8 “Unirii” highway – connecting Moldova with Transylvania and a race against time for funding for the PNRR

The A8 “Unirii” motorway is almost 320 km from Tirgu Mures (junction with A3) to Iasi and Ungeni, on the border with the Republic of Moldova.

The sections from Tirgu Mures to Merkur Nirajului (approx. 25 km) and from Legin to Tirgu Neamts and Moca/DN2 (approx. 30 km) are funded by the PNRR, a short-term plan developed by the EU for post-pandemic restart. Mandatory condition: implementation of projects by 2026.

On the “medium-mountainous” site, the finalization of the feasibility study began back in 2019, and only now, recently, the technical and economic indicators were completed and set (in total, it will cost 6.4 billion euros), a tender was held. design and construction is expected by the end of the year.

For the Moțca/DN2 – Iasi – Ungen section, field studies were only carried out this year after the project was blocked for more than a year at the route selection stage.

• Motorway A8 “Unirii” – Approved indicators for the mountain section: 159 km, 47 tunnels, 437 bridges / Total cost: 6.4 billion euros