The first section of the Comarnic-Braşov highway, ready in 2019

The first section of the Comarnic - Braşov highway, between Rasnov and Cristian, will be executed by Alpenside - Specialist Consulting Association, based on a contract signed on 2 of October, worth 118 million lei.

The duration of the works is 24 months, of which six months will be allocated to the design. The warranty for the work is 48 months.

"I want to draw the builder's attention that we no longer tolerate delays, time extensions. I want quality stuff, it's 24 months, that means we will run in 2019 on this section of highway," said Transport Minister Răzvan Cuc, cited by Agerpres.

According to the contract, the highway sector spans 6.3 km, plus 3.7 km of national road of 4 lanes, with a median separator.

Râşnov - Cristian sector is part of Lot 2 (the Comarnic - Braşov section), an integral part of the Bucharest - Braşov highway, which has a total length of 168 km.

The Comarnic – Brasov highway section is divided into 5 sectors. Sectors 1 and 5 are those from Comarnic and from Brasov, with a total length of approximately 10 kilometers, to which are added connecting roads.

The total length of the Comarnic - Braşov highway sector is 58 km and the estimated value for this construction is 997 million euros without VAT, or 1,237 billion euros VAT.