With the new section of the A7, Romania's expressway network has grown to 1,416 kilometres.

With the new motorway section, Romania's expressway network has been extended to 1,416 kilometres, of which 146 kilometres were opened this year. This achievement is more modest compared to the results for 2024, when 201 kilometres of motorway were opened to traffic. 

Another 120-kilometre section remains to be completed for the entire project.

The A7 motorway is being constructed by UMB. According to reports, the project is significantly behind schedule. Under the contracts signed in 2022, the A7 motorway should have reached Pașcani by now, but based on the current state of construction, it is doubtful whether the missing 120 kilometres of motorway will be opened by the end of 2026.

Racing against time

If the motorway is opened in sections, the A7 will reach Roman by August, meaning that the project, financed from recovery funds, will not lose its EU support. The motorway development was preceded by motorcades, which were intended to put pressure on decision-makers to start road construction in Moldova in order to catch up with the region's economic development.

Developments may continue with construction between Târgu Mureș and Iași

The protesters primarily demanded the construction of the A8 motorway connecting Târgu Mureș and Iași, so that Moldova could join the European expressway network as soon as possible. However, the Bucharest leadership preferred the A7 motorway, which could be completed more quickly. Not a single section of the A8 motorway crossing the Eastern Carpathians has been completed yet, but in October, planning and construction contracts were signed for all mountain sections. Construction has begun on the sections between Târgu Mureș and Miercurea Ciuc, as well as near Páska in Moldova.