The auction for this segment will be held next week, in accordance with new conditions, resulting from the government’s negotiations with American constructor Bechtel.
Boagiu said the new costs of the highway will be determined soon, according to cost standards.
The construction of the Transylvania Highway, which links central Brasov to western Bors on the Hungarian border, began in 2004 with a EUR2.2 billion contract awarded to Bechtel. The highway is designed to be 415 km long, but only 52 km have been built so far.
Last month, the Government approved a new contract with Bechtel, which reduces the cost of the project to EUR6.9 million per km and allows the sections where work has not begun to be auctioned off.