A10 motorway (Romania)

The A10 motorway (Romanian: Autostrada A10), also known as the Sebeș–Turda Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Sebeș–Turda), is a motorway in the central-western part of Romania, connecting the A1 and A3 motorways, between the cities of Sebeș and Turda, also providing access to Alba Iulia and Aiud. It is 70 km long, with a total cost of 420 million euro, which is financed in proportion of 85% from the European Union funds, the rest of 15% being insured from the state budget. The motorway's construction was divided into four lots:^[1] works for lots 3 and 4 began on 20 May 2014, whereas for the other two lots began in 2015.^[2]

A10 motorway
Map of the A10 motorway, as of July 2018
Route information
Maintained by Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România
Length	70 km (43 mi)
Existed	2018–present
Major junctions
South end	A 1 near Sebeș
North end	A 3 near Turda
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Alba, Cluj
Major cities	Alba Iulia, Aiud
Highway system
Roads in Romania Highways
← A 9 → A 11

Since 2021, it has been operational on its entire length. Near Oiejdea, however, initially it was only operational on two lanes, due to a landslide that occurred in the area that was still not resolved.^[3] The motorway became fully operational on 19 November 2022.^[4]

Sections

The construction was split into the following four segments, the contracts for which have been awarded in December 2013:^[5]

• Lot 1: 17.0 km, from the highway entrance near the interchange with the A1 motorway at Sebeș to Alba Iulia North interchange, awarded to the building consortium of Impresa Pizzarotti & Pomponio Construcții SRL, for a cost of 541,739,137 lei. Includes a complex node with A1.^[6]
• Lot 2: 24.3 km, from Alba Iulia North interchange to Aiud, awarded to building consortium of Aktor SA & Euroconstruct Trading '98 SRL for a cost of 549,332,493 lei.
• Lot 3: 12.5 km, from Aiud to the Decea interchange, awarded to the building consortium of Tirrena Scavi SpA and Società Italiana per Condotte d'Acqua, for a cost of 420,511,921 lei.
• Lot 4: 16.3 km, from the Decea interchange to the interchange with the A3 motorway near Turda, awarded to Porr Construct SRL and Porr Bau GmbH, for a cost of 470,004,894 lei.

Openings timeline

• The Aiud – Turda segment (26.4 km) opened to traffic on 30 July 2018.^[7][8]
• The Sebeș – Alba Iulia North segment (14.8 km) opened to traffic on 3 December 2020.^[9]
• The Alba Iulia North – Aiud segment (28.8 km) opened to traffic on 30 November 2021.^[3]

The A10 motorway near Unirea, October 2018

Exit list

County	Location	Km	Mi	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Alba	Sebeș	0	0	—	A1 – Deva, Timișoara, Sibiu, Bucharest DN1 – Sebeș North (southbound)	Southern terminus.
	Alba Iulia			Services	Parking
		8	4.9	2	DN1 – Alba Iulia South
		17	10	3	DN1 – Alba Iulia North
	Teiuș			Services	Parking	Under construction.
		26	16	4	DN14B – Teiuș, Blaj
	Aiud	44	27	5	DN1 – Aiud
				Services	Parking
	Decea	53	32	6	DN1 – Decea, Unirea, Ocna Mureș
	Unirea	57	35	—	U-turn exit
				Services	Parking
		61	37	—	U-turn exit Centru de Întreținere și Coordonare (C.I.C)
Cluj	Mihai Viteazu	70	43	7	A3 – Târgu Mureș, Brașov, Cluj-Napoca, Borș DN1 – Turda	Northern terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Roads in Romania
• Transport in Romania

References

1. "Licitație pentru autostrada Sebeș-Turda. Proiectul a fost împărțit în patru loturi" (in Romanian). Adevărul. 22 July 2013.
2. "AUTOSTRADA SEBEȘ-TURDA: Au început lucrările pe loturile 3 și 4, faza de proiectare, de la intrarea în Aiud până la Turda" (in Romanian). Alba24. 20 May 2014.
3. VIDEO| Se CIRCULĂ pe TOATĂ autostrada A10 Sebeș-Turda: Alba Iulia, legată de Cluj, Sibiu și Deva prin drumuri de mare viteză
4. https://actualdecluj.ro/pe-intreaga-autostrada-sebes-turda-a10-se-circula-in-regim-de-4-benzi-anunta-compania-de-administrare-a-infrastructurii-rutiere/ ^{[bare URL]}
5. "Autostrada 10 Sebes-Turda" (in Romanian). 130 km.ro. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
6. "VIDEO| Pe autostrada A10 Sebeș-Turda se lucrează la ultima pilă de la nodul rutier Sebeș" (in Romanian). Ziarul Unirea. 31 October 2020.
7. "Circulația a fost deschisă pe cei 29 km de pe Loturile 3 și 4 din autostrada A10 Sebeș – Turda, la patru ani de la demararea lucrărilor" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 30 July 2018.
8. "Şoferii au încă 30 de km de autostradă în România" (in Romanian). Digi24.ro. 30 July 2018.
9. "Autostrada Sebeș – Turda: S-a deschis circulația pe lotul 1 Update FOTO VIDEO". 3 December 2020.

External links

• Collection of news articles about the motorway (archive)
• Map of the planned motorway route
• Detailed planning documentation