Romania PM Cuts Ribbon On 10 Km Of Transylvania Highway

Boc then got behind the wheel to test the road together with the transport minister.

"Today, in Campia Turzii, we finalize a 54-kilometer highway section. As we promised last year, this year too works have been completed on time," Boc said, adding 46 kilometers of highway are to be finalized this year.

The prime minister added authorities will seek solutions to continue works on the Transylvania Highway next year as well. He also said a EUR90 million debt the state has to the constructor will be paid as of next year.

In turn, the transport minister said there are currently about 240 kilometers of highway under construction in Romania.

Boagiu said one of the Government's priorities is to attract EUR5.6 billion from the EU for infrastructure works.

A first 42-kilometer section of the Transylvania Highway, which is designed to be 415-kilometers long, was completed and opened to traffic in December last year.

The construction of the Transylvania Highway, which links central Brasov to western Bors on the border with Hungary, started in 2004 based on a EUR2.2 billion contract attributed to U.S. constructor Bechtel. Works were halted mid-2005, when authorities started looking into contracts concluded under the previous government. The deadline for the completion of works was extended until 2013 from the initial 2012.

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