The National Company of Road Investments (CNIR) approved, on Wednesday, the Feasibility Study for the Brăila-Tulcea Express Road (Dobrogea Express), a concrete opportunity for a European-standard connection between Moldova, Muntenia, and Dobrogea, regional economic development, and enhancing the value of the Danube Delta and the Port of Tulcea, announced the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Ciprian Șerban, on his Facebook page.
The project will be submitted for approval by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
„Green light for the Brăila-Tulcea Expressway (Dobrogea Expres). Good news for the development of another major infrastructure project: the Brăila-Tulcea Expressway, an investment that will ensure connectivity between the bridge over the Danube at Brăila and Tulcea and the Danube Delta, has received its first approval. The National Company of Road Investments approved the Feasibility Study for „Dobrogea Expres” today. The project will now be forwarded for approval to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.” , noted Șerban, according to Agerpres.
With a length of 61.6 kilometers, the Brăila (Jijila) – Tulcea (Cataloi) Expressway will be built in Tulcea County and will pass through the localities of Smârdan, Jijila, Văcăreni, Luncavița, Isaccea, Niculițel, Frecăței, Somova, Nalbant, and Mihail Kogălniceanu.
On the route, the following will be built: 58 structures (bridges and overpasses); 5 road interchanges (Jijila, Luncavița, Isaccea, Telița, and the DX8 Tulcea – Constanța intersection interchange); two short-stay parking areas (left-right, km 12 and km 41); two S1 type service areas (km 31 and km 55); one Maintenance and Coordination Center (CIC).
„The Braila-Tulcea Express Road project is a concrete opportunity for a European-standard connection between Moldova, Muntenia, and Dobrogea, for regional economic development, and for the valorization of the Danube Delta and the Port of Tulcea.”," the minister added.
According to a CNIR statement, the investment is estimated at 8 billion lei.
„Dobrogea Expres will highlight Tulcea Port and the tourism potential of the Danube Delta by connecting it to the Brăila Danube Bridge. Through future express roads, we will ensure a connection to the Moldova Highway or other strategic objectives such as Constanța Port. Furthermore, the express road will facilitate the connection to the Isaccea border crossing point, in anticipation of the construction of a bridge over the Danube in the Isaccea area.”, reads the press release.