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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
€1B
2 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.

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Sections

Sections of A11 Arad–Oradea Motorway: status, length, dates, cost, funding and contractors
SectionsStatusLengthTimelineCostFundingContractorsContract 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

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Opened4 km
  1. 2010Construction start
  2. Jun 2012Opened
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  • European UnionBuilt as part of the EU-financed A1 Arad Bypass contract, renumbered A11 in July 2015
  • National budget
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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

3
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Tendered47 km
  1. Jan 29, 2026Tender awarded
  2. ≈2028Expected openingProjected from contract
  • 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

7
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Tendered40 km
  1. Sep 12, 2025Tender awarded
  2. ≈2027Expected openingProjected from contract
  • 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

5
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Tendered34 km
  1. May 2025Tender awarded
  2. ≈2027Expected openingProjected from contract
  • 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

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Opened12 km
  1. 2022Construction start
  2. Mar 2024Opened
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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 Union124 km
    4 sections
    • Built as part of the EU-financed A1 Arad Bypass contract, renumbered A11 in July 2015
    • Programul Transport 2021-2027
  • National budget124 km
    4 sections

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

Related projects

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: A11 motorway (Romania)
  2. Wikipedia: Drumul expres Arad–Oradea (DEx16, three lots, connector roads)
  3. Consiliul Județean Bihor: S-a semnat contractul pentru lotul 3 al Drumului Expres Arad – Oradea (29 January 2026)
  4. Mediafax: Toți cei 120 de km ai Drumului Expres Arad – Oradea, acoperiți de contracte (29 January 2026)
  5. Oradea.ro: A fost semnat contractul pentru execuția Drumului Expres Oradea – Salonta (15 May 2025)
  6. 130km.ro: Autostrada A11 Arad - Oradea - A3
  7. Capital: CNAIR a semnat contractul pentru lotul 2 al Drumului Expres Arad – Oradea (12 September 2025)
  8. HotNews: Drum expres de la Oradea la Arad, contract semnat pentru ultimul lot (29 January 2026)
  9. Digi24: DEx16 Oradea bypass – A3 opened March 2024
  10. OpenStreetMap contributors (geometry, ODbL)