A6 motorway (Romania)

The A6 motorway (Romanian: Autostrada A6) is a partially built motorway in Romania, planned to connect Bucharest with the Banat region, through the southern part of the country.^[1] It will follow the route: Craiova, Calafat, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Lugoj, connecting with the A1 motorway near Balinț.^[2] The section between Balinț and Calafat, where it will provide access to the New Europe Bridge,^[3] is part of the southern branch of the Pan-European Corridor IV.^[4]

A6 motorway
Map of the opened section of the A6 motorway, as of December 2013
Route information
Maintained by Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România
Length	11.4 km (7.1 mi) 260 km (planned)
Existed	2013–present
Major junctions
From	A 1 at Balinț
To	Lugoj
Location
Country	Romania
Highway system
Roads in Romania Highways
← A 5 → A 7

Description

It is currently operational on a section of 11.4 km, between the interchange with the A1 motorway near Balinț and Lugoj. The segment was part of the construction contract for the first section of the A1 motorway sector between Lugoj and Deva,^[5] and is operational since December 2013.^[6]

The rest of the project has been in pre-feasibility phase since October 2012, as the South Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Sudului), and the precise route is yet to be decided.^[7] A junction with the future Pitești–Craiova Expressway is planned near the city of Craiova.^[1]

The Lugoj-Calafat segment has received attention in 2020 for being built as a NATO strategic project.^[8]

Exit list

The entire route is in Timiș County.

Location	Km	Mi	Destinations	Notes
Balinț	0	0	A 1 - Timișoara (West), Deva (East)	Northern terminus.
Coșteiu	2	1.2	DJ609B - Țipari
Lugoj	10	6.2	DN6 - Lugoj	Temporary Southern terminus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Contract de concesiune de lucrari publice privind proiectarea, constructia, finantarea, operarea si întretinerea Drumului Expres / Autostrada Craiova – Pitesti*, km 0+000 – km 121+185". Documentatie descriptiva (part of Documentatie de atribuire). CNADNR. 11 March 2013. p. 12. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-21. Autostrada Craiova – Pitesti va face legatura dintre Autostrada de Sud București-Craiova-Calafat-Drobeta Turnu Severin-Lugoj (A6) si Autostrada Bucuresti – Pitesti – Sibiu – Orastie – Deva – Lugoj – Timișoara – Arad – Nadlac (A1).
2. "În curând se dau în circulaţie două loturi din Autostrada Vestului". Ziua de Vest. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
3. "Compania de drumuri vrea bani europeni pentru Autostrada Sudului". TION. 9 August 2012.
4. "Planuri concrete pentru Autostrada Sudului: finantare UE din 2014 si ruta directa Bucuresti-Craiova". Finantistii. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
5. "Constructia Autostrazii LUGOJ-DEVA, sectorul Lugoj – Dumbrava de la km 0+000 – km 27 +472 si Drumul de legatura in lungime de 11,4 km". CNADNR. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
6. "Ziua marilor inaugurari: de la autostrada care ocoleste Sebesul, la tronsonul care se termina brusc in camp". Hotnews. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
7. "Elaborarea documentatiei S.P.F. aferenta obiectivului de investitii: Autostrada Sudului". CNADNR. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.
8. "Autostrada Oradea – Lugoj și Lugoj – Calafat ar putea fi făcută de americani | Transilvania Business". 14 October 2020.