Highways

A11 Arad–Oradea Motorway

Partially built route in north-western Romania between Arad and Oradea, part of the proposed Via Carpathia corridor. Only the 3.5 km Arad Bypass (Centura Arad) is open, between the A1 Arad West interchange and DN7 (Arad North); it opened as part of the A1 in December 2011 on one carriageway and June 2012 on both, and was renumbered A11 in July 2015. The Arad–Oradea link is being built to expressway standard as DEx16 rather than as a motorway: 2×2 lanes over about 120 km in three lots, Oradea–Salonta 33.7 km, Salonta–Chișineu-Criș 39.7 km and Chișineu-Criș–Arad 47.07 km, with a further 18 km of connector roads. The three execution contracts were signed in May 2025, September 2025 and January 2026, each allowing 24 months for the works, which had not started by mid-2026. The link from the Oradea bypass to the A3 at Biharia opened in March 2024.

Total length: 136 km
Open today: 15 km
Sections: 5
Cost on record: €1.2B; 3 of 5 sections carry a comparable figure

Restated into EUR at 2025 prices.

Includes 12 km whose works another project already measures, either as shared track or as a structure inside one of its sections. Counted in full here, and once in any total that spans projects.

Sections

Sections of A11 Arad–Oradea Motorway: status, length, dates, cost, funding and contractors
Sections	Status	Length	Timeline	Cost	Funding	Contractors	Contract terms
Arad Bypass: A1 Arad West – DN7 Arad North Built as part of the A1 Arad Bypass contract; opened December 2011 on one carriageway and June 2012 on both, renumbered A11 in July 2015 1 10 Show on map →	Opened	4 km	Mar 13, 2009Tender awarded Apr 24, 2009Construction start Jun 2012Opened	–	European UnionBuilt as part of the EU-financed A1 Arad Bypass contract, renumbered A11 in July 2015 National budget Loan	FCC Construcción – PORR Bau (JV)Builder	–
DEx16 lot 3: Chișineu-Criș – Arad Execution contract signed 29 January 2026 with Nurol İnsaat ve Ticaret, 2.85 billion lei excluding VAT, 24 months from the order to commence. Includes a 2.9 km link road to the Arad West industrial zone. HotNews estimated in January 2026 that the lot could realistically open in early 2028. That is a press estimate, not an official date. CNAIR announced the order to commence for 1 March 2027; with 24 months for the works this gives a contract deadline in early 2029 (the expected opening is derived from these two figures). In May 2026 the project passed to CNIR, which said it wanted to start in summer 2026 3 8 14 Show on map →	Tendered	47 km	Jan 29, 2026Tender awarded 2029Expected opening	Estimated lei 2.9B(2026)	European UnionProgramul Transport 2021-2027 National budget	Nurol İnsaat ve TicaretBuilder	24 mo execution · Contract value lei 2.9B
DEx16 lot 2: Salonta – Chișineu-Criș Execution contract signed 12 September 2025 with Onur Taahhut Tasimacilik Insaat Ticaret ve Sanayi and Straco Holding, 2.76 billion lei excluding VAT, 24 months. Includes a 10 km link road to the Hungarian border at Salonta and a 1,091 m bridge over the Crișul Alb. CNAIR announced the order to commence for 1 March 2027, citing unfinished expropriations and a lack of co-financing; with 24 months for the works this gives a contract deadline in early 2029 (the expected opening is derived from these two figures). In May 2026 the project passed to CNIR, which said it wanted to start in summer 2026 7 14 Show on map →	Tendered	40 km	Sep 12, 2025Tender awarded 2029Expected opening	Estimated lei 2.8B(2025)	European UnionProgramul Transport 2021-2027 National budget	Onur Taahhut Tasimacilik Insaat Ticaret ve SanayiBuilder Straco HoldingBuilder	24 mo execution · Contract value lei 2.8B
DEx16 lot 1: Oradea – Salonta Execution contract signed 15 May 2025 with Precon Transilvania and Automagistral Pivden, 2.32 billion lei excluding VAT, 24 months. Includes a 5.3 km link road to DN79 at Salonta. CNAIR issued the order to commence with effect from 1 March 2027, citing budget limits and unfinished expropriations; with 24 months for the works this gives a contract deadline in early 2029 (the expected opening is derived from these two figures). In May 2026 the project passed to CNIR, which said it wanted to start in summer 2026 5 13 14 Show on map →	Tendered	34 km	May 2025Tender awarded 2029Expected opening	Estimated lei 2.3B(2025)	European UnionProgramul Transport 2021-2027 National budget	Precon TransilvaniaBuilder Automagistral PivdenBuilder	24 mo execution · Contract value lei 2.3B
A3 – Oradea South bypass connector Shared track Shared with DEx16 Oradea Bypass Expressway Built as DEx16 under a July 2021 design-and-build contract with Strabag; opened to traffic in March 2024. The same road is recorded in full as project ro-dex16, which owns it. The contract covers an 18.96 km link, of which about 13 km is built to expressway profile and the rest as a four-lane national road 9 11 12 Show on map →	Opened	12 km	Jul 21, 2021Tender awarded 2022Construction start Mar 2024Opened	–	European UnionEU funds, Programul Transport (SMIS 302503, Nușfalău–Biharia incl. the Oradea link) National budget	StrabagBuilder	6 mo design · 24 mo execution · 30 mo total · 84 mo guarantee · Contract value lei 545.91M

This section runs on track another line already owns. It counts in this line's length and is left out of every total that spans projects, so the kilometres are counted once.

Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.

Funding

European Union136 km
5 sections
- Built as part of the EU-financed A1 Arad Bypass contract, renumbered A11 in July 2015
- Programul Transport 2021-2027
- EU funds, Programul Transport (SMIS 302503, Nușfalău–Biharia incl. the Oradea link)
National budget136 km
5 sections
Loan4 km
1 section

A section that lists two sources counts its full length under each: the data records which sources paid, not what share each one carried.

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