The first step for the construction of the Iasi-Ungheni-Chisinau-Odesa highway: a cooperation agreement was signed with the EIB
The first step in the construction of the Iasi-Ungheni-Chisinau-Odesa highway was taken. The Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Andrei Spînu, announced the signing, together with the director of the State Road Administration, Sergiu Bejan, of a Cooperation Agreement with the European Investment Bank. Thus, through this agreement, the World Road Association (PIARC) finances the pre-feasibility and feasibility study of the highway construction project.
According to the minister, the pre-feasibility study will be completed this year, and the feasibility study will be ready by the end of 2025.
These documents provide for the collection of information and data regarding the current situation of the road infrastructure, the intensity of the planned traffic and the economic evaluation. Geographical points and the main technical parameters of the highway will also be defined.
"The construction of the highway is a project of national importance. The Ungheni-Chisinau-Odesa highway will connect the regional economic and industrial centers of the three countries, will facilitate trade, economic and social development, and the Republic of Moldova will be closer to the EU, also at the infrastructure level", Andrei Spînu wrote on a social network.
The construction of the highway is one of the national projects of the Moldova Infrastructure Reconstruction Plan 5+.
