Roads in Romania

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Romania's National Road Network
Road network in Romania by quality (since 2 January 2020)

Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows:

  • motorways (autostradă – pl. autostrăzi) – colour: green; designation: A followed by one or two digits
  • expressways (drum rapid or drum expres) – colour: red; designation: DX followed by one or two digits and an optional letter
  • national road (drum național – pl. drumuri naționale) – colour: red; designation: DN followed by one or two digits and an optional letter
  • county road (drum județean – pl. drumuri județene) – colour: blue; designation: DJ followed by three digits and an optional letter; unique numbers per county
  • local road (drum comunal – pl. drumuri comunale) – colour: yellow; designated DC followed by a number and an optional letter; unique numbers per county

Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme. European routes passing through Romania: E58; E60; E70; E85; E79; E81; E68; E87 (Class A); E574; E576; E581; E583; E671; E771.

As of December 31, 2019, public roads totaled 86,391 km (53,680 mi): 17,873 km (20.7%) national roads, 35,083 km (40.6%) county roads and 33,435 km (38.7%) local roads.[1]

From the point of view of the type of cover, the structure of the public road network registers is: 38,166 km (44.2%) modernized roads (92.8% with asphalt pavements of heavy/medium type and 7.8% with concrete), 21,365 km (24.7%) with light asphalt road clothing, 17,831 km (20.6%) cobblestone roads and 9,021 km (10.5%) dirt roads.[1] Of all cobblestone and dirt roads 73% are local roads.[1]

Regarding the technical condition, 13,411 km (35.1%) of modernized roads and 9,217 km (43.1%) of roads with light road clothing have exceeded their "service life".[1]

Motorways[]

Development of the overall length (at the end of):

Total length of highways in use in Romania
Year 1972 1987 2000 2002 2004 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Length in km 96 113 113* 113* 228 262 262* 304 332 390 530 635 685 711 732 748 806 850 914 914

Motorways are identified by A followed by a number. As of December 2020, Romania has 914.3 km of motorway in use, with another 233.5 km under construction.[2] In recent years, a master plan for the national motorway network has been developed and many works have begun around the country,[3] which will result in significant changes by 2015,[4] and eventually by 2022.[5]

There are few tolls for using roads in Romania. There is one at the Giurgeni – Vadu Oii Bridge over the river Danube on highway at Vadu Oii and one at the Cernavodă Bridge, on the A2 motorway, a 17 km long section between Fetești and Cernavodă which consists of two road/railway bridges. Nevertheless, every owner of a car that uses a motorway (A) or a national road (DN) in Romania must purchase a vignette (rovinietă) from any of the main petrol stations or at any post office throughout the country.[6]

Trunk Motorway Route Planned (km) / Built (km) Remarks
A 0 Beltway around Bucharest 100 / 0 South Ring Road Motorway (48 km) under construction as of 2020. North Ring Road Motorway (52 km) planned.[citation needed]
A 1 BucharestPiteștiRâmnicu VâlceaSibiuDevaTimișoaraAradNădlacHungary 580 / 443 Bucharest – Pitești (110 km), Sibiu – Coșevița (175 km), Margina – Nădlac (159 km) sections are operational; works are ongoing on another 43 km between Pitești and Sibiu; the remaining 94 km have yet to start construction.[7]
A 2 BucharestFeteștiCernavodăConstanța 203 / 203 Operational on the entire length; first fully completed Romanian motorway.
A 3 BucharestPloieștiBrașovSighișoaraTârgu MureșCluj-NapocaZalăuOradeaBorșHungary 596 / 167 Bucharest – Ploiești (62.5 km), Râṣnov – Cristian (6.3 km), Câmpia Turzii – Nădășelu (61.5 km), Ungheni – Chețani (31.6 km) and Biharia – Borș (5.4 km) sectors are operational; Târgu Mureş – Ungheni (4.5 km), Nădășelu – Poarta Sălajului (42.3 km), Nușfalău – Suplacu de Barcău (13.5 km), Chiribiș – Biharia (28.5 km) sections are under construction.
A 4 OvidiuAgigeaMangaliaVama VecheBulgaria ~60 / 22 Constanța bypass complete, between Ovidiu and the Port of Constanța. Agigea – Vama Veche section planned.
A 5 BucharestGiurgiuBulgaria ~50 / 0 It will connect Bucharest to Bulgaria, as an alternative to the existing National Road 5.
A 6 Junction with A1 near LugojDrobeta-Turnu SeverinCraiovaCalafatAlexandriaBucharest n/a / 11 Operational between the junction with A1 and the Lugoj bypass.[8]
A 7 Junction with A3 near PloieștiBacăuSuceavaSiretUkraine 436 / 16 Feasibility studies are currently underway for six lots (Ploiești to Siret). Only the Bacău bypass (16 km) is operational.[9]
A 8 IașiTârgu FrumosSăbăoaniTârgu NeamțSovataTârgu Mureș 319 / 0 It will connect Moldavia to A3 Transylvania Motorway. Feasibility studies conducted in 2009–2011; Feasibility studies revision and update contracted in 2015.[10]
A 9 Junction with A1 near TimișoaraMoravițaSerbia 92 / 0 It will connect Timișoara to the Serbian border.
A 10 Junction with A1 near SebeșAlba Iulia – Junction with A3 near Turda 70 / 46 Lots 1, 3 & 4 operational, lot 2 currently in construction.[11] Estimated completion: 2021-2022
A 11 AradOradea 118 / 3 Only a few kilometres between A1 and DN7 near Arad is open right now. Rest is planned.
A 12 PiteștiCraiova 121 / 0 Being built as DX12 expressway
A 13 Junction with A1 near SibiuFăgărașBrașov – Junction with A7 near Bacău 128 / 0 Mentioned in the 2014 Masterplan;[12] feasibility study underway. The contract for the feasibility study and technical project for Brașov - Bacău was signed in May 2020.
A 14 Junction with A7 near SuceavaVatra DorneiBistrițaDejBaia MareSatu MareOarHungary 335 / 0 It will link Suceava to Satu Mare and the Hungarian border.

Expressways[]

Planned expressways according to CNADNR (Romanian National Company of Motorways and National Roads):[12][13]

Expressway Name Route Length (km) / in use (km) Remarks
DX1 Valahia Expres GăeștiTârgoviștePloiești 74 / 0 will connect A1 to A3
DX2 Danubius Expres LugojDrobeta-Turnu SeverinCraiovaCaracalAlexandriaBucharest 246 / 0 will connect A6 to A12, then to A0
DX3 Brașovia Expres BrașovPitești 65 / 0 will connect A3 to A1
DX4 Someș Expres TurdaCluj-NapocaGherlaDejBaia MareHalmeu border-crossing to Ukraine 320 / 0 will connect A3 to Ukraine
DX4A Someș Expres DejBistrița 56 / 0 will connect DX4 to Bistrița
DX4B Someș Expres Ardusat (DX4 exit) – Baia Mare 10 / 0 will connect DX4 to Baia Mare
DX4C Someș Expres Livada (DX4 exit) – Satu MarePetea border-crossing to Hungary 140 / 0 will connect DX4 to Hungary
DX5A Moldavia Expres BacăuPiatra Neamț 53 / 0 will connect A7 to Piatra Neamț
DX6 Milcovia Expres BrăilaFocșani 108 / 0 will connect DX5 to DX7, then to DX8, then to Republic of Moldova
DX7 Muntenia Expres BuzăuBrăila 98 / 0 will connect DX5 to DX6
DX8 Dobrogea Expres ConstanțaTulceaBrăila 186 / 0 will connect A4 to DX6
DX12 Oltenia Expres CraiovaSlatinaPitești 121 / 0 will connect A1 to DX2

European routes[]

Total length of European routes in Romania at the end of 2019 is 6,176 km (3837.5 mi).[1]

Class A[]

Map of European routes passing through Romania

Class B[]

National roads[]

National road network

Total length (including European routes and Highways) of National Roads in 2019 is 17,873 km (11105.77 mi),[1] an increase from 17,272 km (10,732 mi) in 2015.[15] The majority of National Roads (DN) are single carriageway, with only 12.5% being dual carriageway.[1] A major problem being that many National Roads (drumuri naționale) have no ring roads around cities and towns, disrupting the traffic flow (i.e. making traffic condition more difficult).

In 2019 16,088 km (9,996 mi) of National Roads are asphalt concrete roads of heavy/medium type, 880 km (546.8 mi) concrete roads and 720 km (447 mi) of light asphalt road "clothing".[1] 54.7% of heavy/medium roads and 79.4% of light asphalt roads have exceeded their "service life" and are in need of some form of repair or replacement.[1]

Seven one-digit national roads start off in Bucharest in a radial pattern.[2]

Trunk roads[]

National Road Route Length (km) European System
DN1 BucharestPloieștiBrașovFăgărașSibiuAlba IuliaTurdaCluj-NapocaOradeaBorș –> Hungary 642 E 60 (Bucharest – Brașov)
E 68 (Brașov – Tălmaciu)
E68/E81 (Tălmaciu – Sebeș)
E 81 (Sebeș – Turda)
E60/E81 (Turda – Cluj-Napoca)
E 60 (Cluj-Napoca – Oradea)
Cluj-NapocaApahidaGherlaDejBaia MareHalmeu –> Ukraine 217 E 576 (Cluj-Napoca – Dej)
E 58 (Dej – Baia Mare – Halmeu)
E 81 (Livada – Halmeu)
Cluj-NapocaZalăuSărmășagCarei –> Hungary 178 E 81 (Cluj-Napoca – Zalău – Supuru de Sus)
ChichișSfântu GheorgheBăile TușnadMiercurea-CiucToplița 164 E 578 (entire route)
BrașovRupeaSighișoaraBălăușeriTârgu Mureș 165 E 60 (entire route)
TurdaCâmpia TurziiLudușTârgu MureșReghinToplițaPoiana LarguluiBicazPiatra NeamțBacău 369 E 60 (Turda – Târgu Mureș)
E 578 (Reghin – Toplița)
DejBecleanBistrițaVatra DorneiCâmpulung MoldovenescGura HumoruluiSuceava 252 E 58 (entire route)
Baia MareSighetu MarmațieiBorșaCârlibabaIacobeni 220
Sighetu MarmațieiCâmpulung la TisaNegrești-OașSatu MareCareiOradea 234 E 81 (Livada – Satu Mare)
E 671 (Satu Mare – Oradea)
DN2 BucharestUrziceniBuzăuFocșaniBacăuRomanFălticeniSuceavaSiret –> Ukraine 482 E 85 (entire route)
UrziceniSloboziațăndăreiHârșovaConstanța 210 E 60 (entire route)
BuzăuFăureiBrăilaGalați –> Moldova 152 E 87 (Brăila – Giurgiulești)
Râmnicu SăratBrăilaMăcinIsacceaTulceaBabadagConstanța 286 E 87 (Brăila – Constanța)
TișițaTecuciBârladVasluiIașiSculeni –> Moldova 220 E 58 (Iași – Sculeni)
E 581 (Tișița – Crasna)
E 583 (Iași – Sculeni)
CrasnaHușiAlbița –> Moldova 49 E 581
DN28 RomanTârgu FrumosIașiAlbița 141 E 58 (Târgu Frumos – Iași)
E 85 (Roman – Săbăoani)
E 583 (Săbăoani – Iași)
Târgu FrumosPașcaniMoțca 38
Târgu FrumosHârlăuBotoșani 78 E 58 (entire route)
DN3 BucharestFunduleaLehliu GarăCălărașiOstrovBasarabiConstanța 260
DN4 BucharestOltenița 72
DN5 BucharestGiurgiu –> Bulgaria 65 E 70 (entire route)
E 85 (entire route)
DN6 BucharestAlexandriaCaracalCraiovaDrobeta-Turnu SeverinCaransebeșLugojTimișoaraSânnicolau MareCenad –> Hungary 639 E 70 (Bucharest – Timișoara)
SimeriaHațegPetroșaniTârgu JiuFiliași 211 E 79 (entire route)
TimișoaraArad 46 E 671
DN7 BucharestGăeștiPiteștiRâmnicu VâlceaSibiuDevaAradNădlac –> Hungary 597 E 81 (Bucharest – Tălmaciu)
E58/E81/overlap with DN1 (Tălmaciu – Sebeș)
E 68 (Sebeș – Nădlac)
DevaBradșteiBeiușOradea 181 E 79 (entire route)
AradChișineu CrișSalontaOradea 113 E 671
DNCB Bucharest ring road 82

Other national roads[]

National Road Route Length (km) European road Remarks
DN1A BucharestBufteaPloieștiVălenii de MunteSăcele 185 E 60 (Ploiești)
E 577 (Ploiești)
DN1B PloieștiMizilBuzău 67 E 577
(entire route)
Upgrading to four-lane road.
MizilUrziceni 42
BrașovPoiana BrașovRâșnov 22
HuedinJibou 50 E 81
(Zimbor-Sânmihaiu Almașului, overlap with DN1F)
JibouȘimleu SilvanieiAleșd 132 E 81
(Badon–Zalǎu, overlap with DN1F)
CiolpaniLake Snagov 5 Formerly DJ101M
Cluj-Napoca 16 Formerly DJ105S
Uileacu de Criș 22
Huedin – – Albac 80 Formerly DJ108
ȘercaiaHoghiz 24 Formerly DJ104
3 Formerly DJ106B
DN10 BrașovÎntorsura BuzăuluiNehoiuBuzău 146
BrașovTârgu SecuiescOneștiBacău 179 E 574
(entire route)
OneștiAdjudPodu Turcului 91
Târgu Secuiesc 40
Miercurea-CiucTârgu OcnaComăneștiOnești 116
Târgu OcnaSlănic-Moldova 22
GheorgheniLacu RoșuBicaz 57
Târgu MureșPraidSovataMiercurea-Ciuc 131
GheorgheniPraid 51
VânǎtoriCristuru Secuiesc 31
SovataSăcădat 8
FeldioaraSfântu GheorgheCovasnaÎntorsura Buzăului 89
SighișoaraDumbrăveniMediașCopșa MicăSibiu 90
Târgu MureșIernutTârnăveniMediaș 42
Alba IuliaBlajCopșa Mică 56
Târgu MureșReghinBistrița-Năsăud 47 E 578
(entire route)
Poiana LarguluiTârgu NeamțCristești 62
Piatra NeamțBălțăteștiTârgu NeamțFălticeni 60
Piatra NeamțGirovRomanVaslui 120
Târgu MureșSatu Nou 45
SăcăluşeştiAgapiaAgapia Monastery 7
BălțăteștiValea SeacăVăratec Monastery 4
Cluj-NapocaApahidaReghin 105 E 578
(Reghin, overlap with DN15A)
Câmpulung MoldovenescMoldovițaRădăuțiSiret 93
Vatra DorneiPoiana Largului 87
BistrițaNăsăudMoisei 86
BecleanNăsăud – – Cârlibaba 98
BorșaBăile Borșa 1
Baia MareTârgu Lăpuș 56
Satu MareSupuru de Jos 62 E 81
(entire route)
NușfalăuMarghitaSăcueni 54
 [ro]BuzăuIancaBrăilaȘendreni 126 E 584
BrăilaGalați
BuzăuPogoaneleSlobozia 85
FocșaniTulniciTârgu Secuiesc 119
FălticeniGura Humorului 88
BacăuVaslui 85
BacăuMoineștiComănești 55
MilișăuțiRădăuțiVicovu de JosPutna 45
MilișăuțiArboreSolca 17
FocșaniOdobești 52
MărtineștiDumbrăveniJitia 56
Jitia 11
DN21 BrăilaÎnsurățeiSloboziaCălărași 132 E 584
(Brăila-Slobozia)
BărăganulȚăndărei 23
HârșovaNalbantTulcea 86
BrăilaGalați 13
BasarabiMedgidiaCernavodă 43
MăcinHoriaBaia 78
GalațiGarvăn 16
Horia 13
Tulcea 5
FocșaniBrăila 89
FocșaniMărtineștiCiorăști 34
MăicăneștiCiorăști 34
BârladMurgeniBerezeniHuși 100
Vânători – – Rădăuți Prut 142
BârladTuluceștiBălăbăneștiCuca 85
TecuciȘendreni 68
8
MurgeniMăstăcaniGalați 95
Iași bypass 14
SuceavaBotoșaniSăveniManoleasa 99 E 58
(Suceava–Botoșani)
SuceavaVârfu CâmpuluiDorohoiDarabaniRădăuți Prut 100
BotoșaniDorohoi 32
CucorăniVârfu CâmpuluiSiret 46
BotoșaniTrușești – –> Moldova 48
–> Moldova 4
Lehliu GarăFetești 79
CălărașiFeteștiHârșova 98
ConstanțaOvidiu 12
DN3D Călărași 6
CălărașiOltenița 60
DN31 – DN4 (Oltenița) 3
AgigeaNegru Vodă –> Bulgaria 54 E 675
(entire route)
ConstanțaMangaliaVama Veche –> Bulgaria 54 E 60
(Constanța–Eforie)
E 87
(entire route)
Four-lane road.
Eforie 3 E 60
(entire route)
DN39 – Olimp 4
DN39 – Neptun 2
DN39 – Jupiter 2
ConstanțaCumpăna 6 Formerly a portion of DN38
OltenițaGiurgiu 64
DN41–DN4 (Oltenița) 1
Adunații-CopăceniHotareleGreaca 34
GiurgiuGhimpați 39
GiurgiuZimnicea 59
AlexandriaZimnicea 43
ZimniceaTurnu Măgurele 56
AlexandriaTurnu Măgurele 54
CaracalCorabiaTurnu Măgurele 71
CorabiaBechet 44
CraiovaBechet 71
BechetCalafat 95
CraiovaCalafat –> Bulgaria 85 E 79
(entire route)
MaglavitVânju MareDrobeta-Turnu Severin 79
HinovaIron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station 31
Salcia, MehedințiDevesel 60
OrșovaMoldova NouăOravițaMoravița 201
Moldova VecheBaziaș –> Serbia 26
IablanițaAninaOravița 97
CaransebeșReșițaAnina 83
SoceniLugoj 41
VoitegBocșaGătaiaReșița 66
TimișoaraVoitegMoravița –> Serbia 64 E 70
(entire route)
TimișoaraJimbolia –> Serbia 48
CărpinișCruceniDeta 75
JimboliaSânnicolau Mare 41
Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station –> Serbia 1 E 771
(entire route)
CraiovaMelineștiHurezani 57
GhimpațiCrevedia MareGăești 79
CaracalDrăgășaniRâmnicu Vâlcea 135 Partially four-lane road.
Râmnicu VâlceaBăile Olănești 19
PiteștiSlatinaCraiova 122 E 574
(entire route)
PiteștiCosteștiRoșiorii de VedeTurnu Măgurele 124 E 70
(Roșiorii de Vede, overlap with DN6)
DN65 – A1 (Pitești)
Pitești southern ring road
7
CraiovaBălceștiHorezu 111
DN65 – DN7 (Pitești)
Pitești southwestern bypass
planned
Roșiorii de VedeHorezu 40
DN65 – DN6 (Craiova)
Craiova northern ring road
14
PetroșaniLupeniCâmpu lui Neag 105
Drobeta-Turnu SeverinMotruTârgu JiuHorezuRâmnicu Vâlcea 197
StrehaiaMotruBroșteni 24
ScoarțaTârgu CărbuneștiRusăneștiDrăgășaniPitești 189
Sebeș – – NovaciCiocadia 148 Also known as the Transalpina.
Băile HerculaneBaia de AramăTârgu Jiu 108
CaransebeșOțelu RoșuSubcetate 71
DN68A LugojFăgetIlia 79 E 673
(entire route)
DevaHunedoara 12
BrezoiVoineasaPetroșani 108
SederhatTurnu –> Hungary 10
DN7C Arpașu de JosBâlea LakeCurtea de ArgeșPitești 90 Also known as the Transfăgărășan.
CâineniCurtea de Argeș 61
DN7 – DN7 (Arad) 7 Formerly DN7
A1 – DN7 (Nădlac) 7
DN7CC Călimănești ring road 8
TărtășeștiTârgoviștePucioasaSinaia 110
GăeștiTârgoviștePloiești 76
TârgovișteCâmpulung 62
DN73 BrașovRâșnovRucărCâmpulungPitești 133 E 574
(entire route)
DN73A PredealRâșnovZărneștiȘercaia 68 E 574
(Râșnov, overlap with DN73)
CristianGhimbav 5
CâmpulungCurtea de ArgeșRâmnicu Vâlcea 70
ArgeșeluMioveniFântânea 49
BradAbrudZlatnaAlba Iulia 105
CâmpeniAbrud 11
TurdaBaia de ArieșCâmpeniȘtei 160
VârfurileIneuChișineu CrișVărșand –> Hungary 127
Salonta –> Hungary 14

County and local roads[]

In 2009, a total of 35,048 kilometres (21,778 mi) of county roads (of which 24,100 km paved and 10,948 km gravel roads) and 30,162 kilometres (18,742 mi) of local roads (of which 6,043 km paved and 24,119 km gravel roads) existed in Romania.[16]

At the end of 2019 there are 35,083 km (21,799 mi) of county roads and 33,435 km (20,775 mi) of local roads.[1]

County roads[]

Out of the 35,083 km: 13,810 km (39.4%) are asphalt concrete roads of heavy/medium type, 13,227 km (37.7%) light asphalt road "clothing", 956 km (2.7%) concrete roads, 5,310 km (15%) cobblestone roads and 1,706 km (4.8%) dirt roads.[1] Regarding the technical condition, 23% of asphalt concrete roads of heavy/medium type and 48% of light asphalt roads have exceeded their "service life" and are in need of some form of repair or replacement.[1]

Local roads[]

Out of the 33,435 km: 7,418 km (22.1%) are light asphalt road "clothing", 5,506 km (16.5%) asphalt concrete roads of heavy/medium type, 810 km (2.4%) concrete roads, 12,377 km (37%) cobblestone roads and 7,305 km (21.8%) dirt roads.[1] Regarding technical condition, 31% of light asphalt roads and 10% of asphalt concrete roads of heavy/medium type have exceeded their "service life" and are in need of some form of repair or replacement.[1]

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