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A7 Motorway (Moldavia Motorway)

Partially built motorway that will link Ploiești (A3) to the Ukrainian border at Siret via Buzău, Focșani, Bacău, Roman, Pașcani and Suceava, partly along Pan-European Corridor IX. As of December 2025, 211.9 km are open (Dumbrava–Adjud and the Bacău bypass), 185.3 km are under construction (Adjud–Suceava) and the 56.1 km Suceava–Siret section is tendered, out of 453.3 km planned. The Pașcani–Siret section is to be co-financed from EU funds, while Ploiești–Pașcani is to be financed through the Romanian PNRR (Next Generation EU).

Total length
454 km
Open today
213 km
Under construction
185 km
Sections
16
Cost on record
€2.7B
9 of 16 sections carry a comparable figure

Restated into EUR at 2025 prices.

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Sections

Sections of A7 Motorway (Moldavia Motorway): status, length, dates, cost, funding and contractors
SectionsStatusLengthTimelineCostFundingContractorsContract terms
Dumbrava (A3) – Mizil (Ploiești–Buzău lot 1)

Financed through the Romanian PNRR (Next Generation EU), an instrument running to 2026

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Opened21 km
  1. 2022Construction start
  2. Jun 16, 2022Tender awarded
  3. Dec 23, 2024Opened
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • Impresa PizzarottiBuilder
  • RetterBuilder
20 mo execution · Contract value lei 1.5B
Mizil – Stâlpu (Ploiești–Buzău lot 2)

Ploiești–Buzău tendered July 2021 in three lots: lot 1 Dumbrava–Mizil (km 0–21), lot 2 Mizil–Stâlpu (km 21+000–49+350), lot 3 Stâlpu–Buzău (km 49+350–63+250). Opening months corroborated by the exit list: Mizil (km 21) July 2025, Sărata (km 39) October 2025, Spătaru (km 53) November 2025, Buzău Est (km 62) July 2025

2678
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Opened28 km
  1. Jun 7, 2022Tender awarded
  2. Aug 12, 2022Construction start
  3. Oct 17, 2025Opened
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • ConiBuilder
  • TraceBuilder
20 mo execution · Contract value lei 1.2B
Stâlpu – Buzău (Ploiești–Buzău lot 3)

Ploiești–Buzău tendered July 2021 in three lots: lot 1 Dumbrava–Mizil (km 0–21), lot 2 Mizil–Stâlpu (km 21+000–49+350), lot 3 Stâlpu–Buzău (km 49+350–63+250). Opening months corroborated by the exit list: Mizil (km 21) July 2025, Sărata (km 39) October 2025, Spătaru (km 53) November 2025, Buzău Est (km 62) July 2025

2910
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Opened14 km
  1. 2022Tender awarded
  2. 2022Construction start
  3. Nov 27, 2025Opened
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • NurolBuilder
20 mo execution · Contract value lei 1.1B
Buzău bypass

Financed through the Romanian PNRR (Next Generation EU), an instrument running to 2026

111217
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Opened5 km
  1. 2022Construction start
  2. Sep 6, 2022Tender awarded
  3. Jul 2025Opened
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • SA&PEBuilder
  • Spedition UMBBuilder
  • TehnostradeBuilder
20 mo execution · Contract value lei 689.28M
Buzău – Râmnicu Sărat

Financed through the Romanian PNRR (Next Generation EU), an instrument running to 2026

1217
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Opened31 km
  1. 2022Construction start
  2. Nov 21, 2024Opened
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • Spedition UMBBuilder
26 mo execution · Contract value lei 1.3B
Râmnicu Sărat – Mândrești-Munteni

Financed through the Romanian PNRR (Next Generation EU), an instrument running to 2026

1217
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Opened36 km
  1. 2022Construction start
  2. Dec 20, 2024Opened
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • Spedition UMBBuilder
26 mo execution · Contract value lei 1.5B
Focșani bypass (Buzău–Focșani lot 4)

Financed through the Romanian PNRR (Next Generation EU), an instrument running to 2026

1117
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Opened11 km
  1. 2022Construction start
  2. Sep 6, 2022Tender awarded
  3. Nov 7, 2024Opened
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • SA&PEBuilder
  • Spedition UMBBuilder
  • TehnostradeBuilder
20 mo execution · Contract value lei 763.72M
Focșani – Domnești-Târg (Focșani–Bacău lot 1)

Financed through the Romanian PNRR (Next Generation EU), an instrument running to 2026

131417
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Opened36 km
  1. Dec 2022Tender awarded
  2. 2023Construction start
  3. Dec 2025Opened
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • Spedition UMBBuilder
30 mo execution · Contract value lei 2.4B
Domnești-Târg – Adjud

Financed through the Romanian PNRR (Next Generation EU), an instrument running to 2026

17
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Opened16 km
  1. Dec 2022Tender awarded
  2. 2023Construction start
  3. Dec 13, 2025Opened
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • Spedition UMBBuilder
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Bacău bypass

CNAIR contract signed 22 December 2018 with Spedition UMB–Tehnostrade: €142M, 36 months for construction, 7-year guarantee (opened 2 years ahead of term)

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Opened16 km
  1. Dec 22, 2018Tender awarded
  2. Mar 8, 2019Construction start
  3. Dec 2, 2020Opened
  • Estimated €142M(2018)
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  • Spedition UMBBuilder
  • TehnostradeBuilder
6 mo design · 30 mo execution · 36 mo total · 84 mo guarantee · Contract value €142M
Adjud – Bacău Sud

Focșani–Bacău lots 2–3 (Domnești-Târg–Răcăciuni, Răcăciuni–Bacău Sud) awarded November 2022 and signed December 2022 with Spedition UMB; PNRR-funded, instrument deadline 2026

17
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Under construction46 km
  1. Dec 2022Tender awarded
  2. 2023Construction start
  3. 2026Expected opening
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • Spedition UMBBuilder
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Bacău – Roman (Bacău–Pașcani lot 1)

Bacău–Pașcani lot 1 (Săucești–Trifești, 30.3 km) awarded December 2022 to Spedition UMB; PNRR-funded, instrument deadline 2026

17
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Under construction30 km
  1. Dec 2022Tender awarded
  2. 2023Construction start
  3. 2026Expected opening
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • Spedition UMBBuilder
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Roman – Săbăoani (Bacău–Pașcani lot 2)

Bacău–Pașcani lot 2 (Trifești–Gherăești, 18.99 km) awarded December 2022 to Spedition UMB; PNRR-funded, instrument deadline 2026

17
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Under construction19 km
  1. Dec 2022Tender awarded
  2. 2023Construction start
  3. 2026Expected opening
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • Spedition UMBBuilder
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Săbăoani – Pașcani (Bacău–Pașcani lot 3)

Bacău–Pașcani lot 3 (Mircești–Pașcani, 28.09 km) awarded December 2022 to Spedition UMB; PNRR-funded, instrument deadline 2026

17
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Under construction28 km
  1. Dec 2022Tender awarded
  2. 2023Construction start
  3. 2026Expected opening
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  • European UnionPNRR (Next Generation EU)
  • Spedition UMBBuilder
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Pașcani – Suceava
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Under construction62 km
  1. 2023Construction start
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  • European UnionPașcani–Siret section to be co-financed through EU funds
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Suceava – Siret (Ukrainian border)
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Tendered56 km––
  • European UnionPașcani–Siret section to be co-financed through EU funds; north of Milișăuți (Rădăuți) the road is planned as an expressway to the border
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Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.

Funding

  • European Union438 km
    15 sections
    • PNRR (Next Generation EU)
    • Pașcani–Siret section to be co-financed through EU funds
    • Pașcani–Siret section to be co-financed through EU funds; north of Milișăuți (Rădăuți) the road is planned as an expressway to the border

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

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.

  • Pan-European Corridor IXPan-European

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: A7 motorway (Romania)
  2. Wikipedia (ro): Autostrada A7 (România)
  3. OpenStreetMap contributors (geometry, ODbL)
  4. rettergroup.com
  5. traficmedia.ro
  6. economica.net
  7. constructiv.ro
  8. economica.net
  9. constructiv.ro
  10. agerpres.ro
  11. ziuacargo.ro
  12. hotnews.ro
  13. stiridevrancea.ro
  14. hotnews.ro
  15. web.archive.org (dates.constructionStart)
  16. hotnews.ro (contract.totalMonths)
  17. Wikipedia (ro): Autostrada A7 (România)#Construcția finanțată prin PNRR