The Bucharest – Ploiesti highway, also called the A3, was officially opened, even though parking areas and facilities such as gas stations have not yet been completed.
The highway, started in 2007, was initially supposed to be complete by 2010, but its finalization was delayed several times. The A3 highway was built by two different consortia, Impressa Pizzarotti/Tirrena Scavi, which worked on the Bucureşti-Moara Vlăsiei segment, and Spedition UMB/Pa&Co Internaţional/ Euroconstruct ’98/ Com-Axa, that worked on Moara Vlăsiei-Ploieşti segment.
The total value of work was of €450m.
The Government announced that it would apply penalties of some €3m for the delay.
At the end of last year, Romania had 433 km of highways under construction, with a budget of some €3bn.
