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A13 Motorway (Carpathian Motorway)

Planned 281 km motorway across the Eastern Carpathians linking the A1 at Boița (Sibiu) with the A7 Moldavia Motorway at Răcăciuni (Bacău), via Făgăraș, Brașov, Sfântu Gheorghe, Târgu Secuiesc and the Oituz pass. The project is split into three sections: the 68 km Boița–Făgăraș section is under construction on all four lots, contracted in 2023 to the Turkish builder Makyol; the 46 km Făgăraș–Brașov and the 162 km Brașov–Bacău sections are still in feasibility-study and design stage. Originally numbered A5, it was renamed A13 after being merged with the Sibiu–Făgăraș–Brașov project. After a 2025 route revision around the Hărman military testing range, roughly 12 km of tunnels are proposed on the mountain section.

Total length
280 km
Open today
0 km
Under construction
68 km
Sections
6
Cost on record
€1.4B
4 of 6 sections carry a comparable figure

Restated into EUR at 2025 prices.

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Sections

Sections of A13 Motorway (Carpathian Motorway): status, length, dates, cost, funding and contractors
SectionsStatusLengthTimelineCostFundingContractorsContract terms
Lot 1: Boița – Avrig – Mârșa

Design-and-build contract with Makyol; the four Boița–Făgăraș lots were signed in 2023 after the feasibility study (December 2021) and technical design (January 2022) were approved

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Under construction
11 of 36 contracted months
14 km
  1. Nov 24, 2023Tender awarded
  2. Nov 17, 2025Construction start
  3. Nov 16, 2028Expected opening
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  • European UnionEU funds (TEN-T core network)
  • National budget
  • Makyol Insaat Sanayi Turizm ve Ticaret A.S.Builder
12 mo design · 36 mo execution · 48 mo total · Contract value lei 1.9B
Lot 2: Mârșa – Arpașu de Jos

Design-and-build contract with Makyol; the four Boița–Făgăraș lots were signed in 2023. Asociația Pro Infrastructură reads the contractual completion deadline as July 2028 (Economedia, 23 September 2026). The Minister of Transport said in March 2026 that lots 2, 3 and 4 may open before 16 November 2028, when all four lots are to be completed and received together; no exact opening date has been given.

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Under construction
17 of 36 contracted months
20 km
  1. Nov 24, 2023Tender awarded
  2. May 7, 2025Construction start
  3. 2028Expected opening
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  • European UnionEU funds (TEN-T core network)
  • National budget
  • Makyol Insaat Sanayi Turizm ve Ticaret A.S.Builder
12 mo design · 36 mo execution · 48 mo total · Contract value lei 1.5B
Lot 3: Arpașu de Jos – Sâmbăta de Sus

Design-and-build contract signed with Makyol on 16 August 2023, 48 months total duration (12 design, 36 execution)

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22 of 36 contracted months
18 km
  1. Aug 16, 2023Tender awarded
  2. Dec 2, 2024Construction start
  3. May 2, 2028Expected opening
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  • European UnionEU funds (TEN-T core network)
  • National budget
  • Makyol Insaat Sanayi Turizm ve Ticaret A.S.Builder
12 mo design · 36 mo execution · 48 mo total · Contract value lei 1.8B
Lot 4: Sâmbăta de Sus – Făgăraș

Design-and-build contract awarded on 5 May 2023 and signed on 20 September 2023 with the Makyol – Yapı Merkezi joint venture, 48 months total duration. Asociația Pro Infrastructură reads the contractual completion deadline as September 2028 (Economedia, 23 September 2026). The Minister of Transport said in March 2026 that lots 2, 3 and 4 may open before 16 November 2028, when all four lots are to be completed and received together; no exact opening date has been given.

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Under construction
15 of 36 contracted months
16 km
  1. May 5, 2023Tender awarded
  2. Jul 2025Construction start
  3. 2028Expected opening
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  • European UnionEU funds (TEN-T core network)
  • National budget
  • Makyol Insaat Sanayi Turizm ve Ticaret A.S.Builder
  • Yapi Merkezi Insaat ve Sanayi A.S.Builder
36 mo execution · 48 mo total · 60 mo guarantee · Contract value lei 1.2B
Făgăraș – Brașov

Feasibility study and technical design contract signed in summer 2021 with the Search Corporation – Protelco – Like Consulting – Mega Muhendislik Musavirlik joint venture, for 18.17 million lei; the section will link the Sibiu–Făgăraș motorway to the Brașov metropolitan bypass and the A3. The Government approved the technical-economic indicators on 24 September 2026: 49.75 km, junctions at Codlea South, Codlea North and Șercaia, 36 months of works, funded from the Transport Programme and the state budget. The works tender is the next step. The Ministry of Transport's target is to start works in 2027 (state secretary Horațiu Cosma); no official opening date has been given

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Planned50 km–
  • Estimated lei 9.4B(2026)Including VAT. Value of the investment in the technical-economic indicators approved by Government Decision on 24 September 2026.
  • European UnionTransport Programme 2021–2027 (EU funds)
  • National budgetMinistry of Transport budget
  • Search Corporation – Protelco – Like Consulting – Mega Muhendislik Musavirlik (JV)Designer
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Brașov – Răcăciuni (A7)

Feasibility study contract signed by CNAIR with Consitrans on 21 June 2024 (81 million lei, 24 months from 26 September 2024), later transferred to CNIR; crosses the Eastern Carpathians via the Oituz pass, with geotechnical drilling of over 10,000 linear metres carried out in 2025 and roughly 12 km of tunnels proposed

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Planned162 km–
  • Estimated €2Bworks onlyApproximate. Works estimate in the terms of reference of the 2020 feasibility-study tender, for a route of about 172 km at the time. The source warns the cost could be much higher and will only be known after the feasibility study.
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  • ConsitransDesigner
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Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.

Funding

  • European Union118 km
    5 sections
    • EU funds (TEN-T core network)
    • Transport Programme 2021–2027 (EU funds)
  • National budget118 km
    5 sections
    • Ministry of Transport budget

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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Corridors

The designations this project is recorded under. Both schemes are kept: the Pan-European corridors are how these projects were described when they were planned, and TEN-T is what EU money is allocated on today.

  • TEN-T core networkTEN-T

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (ro): Autostrada A13 (România)
  2. Wikipedia: A13 motorway (Romania)
  3. Economedia: Autostrada A13 Brașov–Bacău: traseul va fi deviat, 12 km de tuneluri propuși (8 July 2025)
  4. Monitorul Expres: Guvernul a aprobat indicatorii tehnico-economici pentru Autostrada Brașov–Făgăraș (24 September 2026)read Sep 24, 2026
  5. Economedia: Autostrada Brașov – Făgăraș va costa 9,3 miliarde de lei și va avea aproximativ 50 de km (18 September 2026)read Sep 24, 2026
  6. Economica.net: Autostrada Sibiu – Făgăraș: Până la finalul anului 2027 trebuie să fie puși în circulație toți cei 68 de kilometri – Grindeanu (24 November 2023)read Sep 25, 2026
  7. Economica.net: Autostrada A13 Sibiu - Făgăraș: Când vor putea șoferii să circule pe toți cei 68 de kilometri construiți de turcii de la Makyol (28 March 2026)read Sep 25, 2026
  8. Sibiu Independent: Autostrada A13: Lotul 2 ajuns la 19.5%, termen 2028 (28 March 2026)read Sep 25, 2026
  9. Economedia: Autostrada Sibiu – Făgăraș: Peste 1.000 de muncitori și peste 500 de utilaje pe tronsoanele dintre Boița și Arpașu de Jos (23 September 2026)read Sep 25, 2026
  10. BizBrașov: Autostrada A13 Sibiu – Făgăraș. Ministerul Transporturilor a emis o autorizație parțială de construire pentru Lotul 3 (22 November 2024)read Sep 25, 2026
  11. Economedia: Autostrada Sibiu – Făgăraș: S-a semnat contractul pentru proiectarea și execuția lotului 3 (16 August 2023)read Sep 25, 2026
  12. Economedia: Autostrada Sibiu-Făgăraș: Lucrările pe lotul 3 au ajuns la un grad de execuție de 48% (3 September 2026)read Sep 25, 2026
  13. Bună Ziua Făgăraș: A fost emisă autorizația de construire pentru Tronsonul 4 al Autostrăzii Sibiu – Făgăraș (4 July 2025)read Sep 25, 2026
  14. Economica.net: Autostrada A13 Sibiu - Făgăraș: A fost emisă autorizație de construire pentru tronsonul 4 (4 July 2025)read Sep 25, 2026
  15. Agenda Construcțiilor: MAKYOL mărește ritmul de execuție pe cele 4 loturi din Autostrada A13 Sibiu-Făgăraș (16 June 2026)read Sep 25, 2026
  16. Economedia: Autostrada Brașov - Bacău (A13): Consitrans a primit ordin pentru finalizarea Studiului de Fezabilitate pentru data de 26 septembrie (12 September 2024)read Sep 25, 2026
  17. Ora de Sibiu: Vești despre autostrada Brașov – Făgăraș: proiectarea aproape gata, urmează licitația (26 April 2026)read Sep 25, 2026
  18. Playtech: Guvernul dă undă verde Autostrăzii Brașov - Făgăraș. Când ar putea circula primele mașini pe cei aproape 50 km (September 2026)read Sep 25, 2026
  19. Bursa: Licitaţie atribuită pentru autostrada Braşov-Bacău (6 March 2020)read Sep 28, 2026
  20. OpenStreetMap contributors (geometry of the Boița–Făgăraș alignment, ODbL)