East–West Motorway (Romania)
Planned motorway in Romania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The A8 motorway (Romanian: Autostrada A8), also known as The Union Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Unirii[2]) or the East-West Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Est-Vest[3]) is a planned motorway in Romania, that will cross the Eastern Carpathians to connect the historical regions of Moldavia and Transylvania. It will directly link the cities of Iași and Târgu Mureș. The A8 motorway route is an integral part of the Trans-European Transport (TEN-T) Core Network.
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A8 motorway | ||||
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The Union Motorway Autostrada Unirii | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România | ||||
Length | 0 km (0 mi; 0 ft) 304.37 km (189.13 mi) planned 51.9 km (32.2 mi) under construction 42.7 km (26.5 mi) tendered 93.27 km (57.96 mi) under design | |||
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East end | R 1 at Ungheni (border with Moldova)[1] | |||
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West end | A 3 near Târgu Mureș | |||
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Country | Romania | |||
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As of May 2024, two sections are under design and construction, two are tendered, while other sections of the motorway are in various stages of planning.