Romania’s Most Expensive County Road Completed, Ready for Use

Transapuseana, one of the most spectacular roads in Romania and considered the most expensive county road in the country, has been completed. The road will be officially received at the end of September.

The section, which crosses the peaks of the Trascău Mountains and stretches for nearly 80 kilometers, cost approximately 73 million euros and was partially funded by European funds.

DJ 107I in Alba County, known as Transapuseana, has been completed and will be officially received at the end of this month, reports Ziarul Unirea, citing officials from the Alba County Council and a representative of the contractor.

The 78-kilometer road traverses the Trascău Mountains and is considered one of the most spectacular mountain roads in Romania. The section connects the city of Aiud (A10 motorway) with the Bucium area (Abrud – DN 74).

“The road passes through one of the poorest areas in Romania, from Aiud-Râmeţ-Ponor-Mogoş-Bucium, and presents an opportunity for economic and tourism development in the region. Already, thousands of tourists are driving this road, but it is particularly attractive for motorcyclists,” note the journalists from Ziarul Unirea.

“We started the road modernization project with the idea of ​​developing such a beautiful area of ​​Apuseni, giving a chance to those who have lived here for a long time and rebuilding alongside hardworking people dedicated to the communities they come from. Through the Transapusena, we show all Romanians what beautiful things we have in Alba County”, the president of the Alba County Council, Ion Dumitrel, told ziarulunirea.ro.

The vice-president of Alba County Council Marius Haţegan declared, for the cited publication, that the reception of lot 2 will be done at the end of September.

“The builder, who did an exemplary job, respecting the execution deadlines and the very high quality standards, will request the establishment of the reception upon completion of the works. The reception in question cannot be made later than September 30, 2024″, stated Haţegan.

According to the vice-president CJ Alba, over 46,000 tons of asphalt concrete, over 71,000 tons of binder layer, over 64,000 cubic meters of broken stone for foundations and over 35,000 meters of metal parapet were used to build the road. Also, the amount of concrete used for consolidation works is 35,202 cubic meters.