CNADNR said the project is due for completion within 12 months from signing the contract.
End-November 2012, CNADNR terminated the contract to build the first section of the highway, arguing that the consortium selected to build the section breached the contract terms. Among the reasons for terminating the contract, CNADNR also cited construction delays.
Recently, CNADNR has also terminated the contract to construct the second section of the Nadlac-Arad highway, which covers 16.6 kilometers, after Austrian building firm Alpine Bau went bankrupt. The project currently is nearly 85% completed.
The highway’s construction has been divided into two sections with a total length of almost 39 km. The contract to construct the first section was awarded to Romanian-Portuguese consortium Romstrade- Monteadriano Engenharia e Construcao-Donep Construct for EUR115.8 million, while the contract for the second section was won by Alpine Bau for EUR124.45 million. Work on Arad-Nadlac began in the fall of 2011 and was due for completion in 2013.