Ungheni–Odesa motorway
Proposed motorway in Moldova / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since 2018, there have been proposals for the building of a motorway in Moldova between Ungheni (border with Romania) and Chișinău, and from there to the border with Ukraine towards Odesa, as an extension of the Romanian A8 motorway from its eastern terminus near Iași. The total cost of the project is 1 billion euro,[1] for a total length estimated to be at around 220 km (140 mi).[2] The motorway would serve as an extension to the future motorway corridor Iași–Cluj-Napoca–Budapest–Vienna–Munich.[1]
Ungheni–Odesa motorway | |
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Route information | |
Length | 220 km (140 mi) (estimated length) |
Major junctions | |
From | Ungheni; |
To | |
Location | |
Country | Moldova |
Highway system | |
Between Chișinău and the Romanian border, the motorway would run along the routes of the R1 and M5 highways. From Chișinău to the Ukrainian border, there have been two options discussed for the route of the motorway: through the unrecognized state of Transnistria or through the districts of Căușeni and Ștefan Vodă.[3]
Some NGOs claim that an extension of the motorway to Odesa would be convenient for the European Union, as it facilitates freight transit between Asia and Europe through the Port of Odesa, which is one of the largest ports located in the Black Sea basin.[3]