Romania’s road construction projects delayed

A new report highlights the slow pace of road construction in Romania. This reveals that during 2016, the country only had a total of 747km of motorway class roads. The survey was carried out by Romania's National Institute of Statistics (INS). The report reveals that this is the same total motorway length as in 2015, highlighting that no new stretches were opened to traffic during 2016. Motorways account for a mere 4.2% of Romania’s total road network. The country has 86,080km of roads in all, of which 36%
May 3, 2017 Read time: 1 min
A new report highlights the slow pace of road construction in Romania. This reveals that during 2016, the country only had a total of 747km of motorway class roads. The survey was carried out by Romania's National Institute of Statistics (INS). The report reveals that this is the same total motorway length as in 2015, highlighting that no new stretches were opened to traffic during 2016. Motorways account for a mere 4.2% of Romania’s total road network. The country has 86,080km of roads in all, of which 36% are either cobbled or of gravel construction and are not surfaced with either asphalt or concrete. During 2016, just 4% of Romania’s total road network saw any upgrades at all.
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