Turkish joint ventures Mapa Insaat Ve Ticaret and Cengiz Insaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret have won the contract for the construction of a section of the Sibiu-Pitesti highway.

The €859.45 million deal covers 31.33km between Boita and Cornetu and is expected to be completed in 2027. Work will include the construction of 49 viaducts and bridges and seven tunnels between 250 million and 1,590 meters in length. The Romanian Public Roads Authority CNAIR noted that in the first stage of the bidding process, in July 2021, 11 bidders were lined up. Six were then shortlisted.

Of the six construction companies or consortia in the competitive selection process for the most challenging section of the Sibiu-Pitesti highway, only the joint venture of Mapa and Cengiz submitted an offer in late October. deadline. In June 2021, construction began on the 30-kilometer Pitesti-Curteade Arges section of Romania's A1 motorway, which is part of the Pan-European Corridor 4. Keywords: engineering construction, engineering news

The latest A1 project – part of the larger 122km Sibiu-Pitesti highway in Romania – includes the construction of 13 bridges, a viaduct, three access roads, three intersections, two service areas, two road maintenance centres and Two short-term car parks.Editor/XingWentao