Republic of Moldova Ministry of Transport and Road Infrastructure Rehabilitation and extension of the national road Chisinau-Giurgiulesti-Romanian border Republic of Moldova Ministry of Transport and Road Infrastructure

Rehabilitation and extension of the national road Chisinau-Giurgiulesti 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Priority #1 One of the main roads giving direct access to EU and Ukraine. Provides the most important and shortest link between Chisinau and Giurgiulesti International Free Port – giving access to the Danube and the Black Sea. An integral part of the European Road E584 Poltava – Kirovograd – Chisinau –Giurgiulesti – Galati – Slobozia. and TRACECA Network

Section Chișinău-Porumbrei 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 34,5 km – 4 lanes, concrete pavement in good condition. Necessary periodic maintenance - 2 M Euro. (Road Fund)

Chisinau-Porumbrei km 0-34

Section Porumbrei-Cimișlia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 26 km – New Construction. Feasibility study in place. Priority project within Eastern Partnership project list. No investment available. Cost 37.3 M Euro.

Section Cimișlia-Comrat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 31 km – rehabilitated in 2009.

Section Cimislia-Comrat km 60-90

Comrat bypass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 17,9 km – New Construction. Feasibility study in place. Priority project within Eastern Partnership project list. No investment available. Cost 16,56 M Euro.

Section Comrat-Cismichioi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 83.4 km. Rehabilitation and minor new construction. EBRD funded cost 50 M Euro. Works are planned in 2012-2014

Vulcănești bypass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8,4 km, New construction EC funded, cost 7,9 M Euro. Works are planned in 2013-2014

Bypass of the villages Slobozia Mare, Cașlița-Prut and Giurgiulești 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 20,8 km – New construction. Feasibility study in place. Identified as priority project within TRACECA. Cost 21,3 M Euro. Will be presented at the II TRACECA Investment Forum. The project funding is under negotiation with EBRD

Rehabilitation and extension of the national road Chisinau-Giurgiulesti Chisinau-Giurgiulesti has available funds from EBRD and EC for the Comrat-Cismichioi section and Vulcanesti bypass with total length of 91.8 km. From total road length of 215 km, sections Chișinău-Porumbrei with the length of 34 km and Cimișlia-Comrat with the length of 30 km are in good condition and do not need any rehabilitation works. In present 3 sections have no funds (new construction): - Porumbrei-Cimișlia – 26 km, cost 37.3 M Euro; - Comrat bypass – 17 km, cost 16 M Euro; - Bypass of the villages Slobozia Mare, Cîșlița-Prut and Giurgiulești – 21 km, cost 21,3 mln Euro.

Thank you for attention Andrei Cuculescu Ministry of Transport and Road Infrastructure phone: +37322820725 email: andrei.cuculescu@mtid.gov.md