CNADNR general manager Mircea Pop told Mediafax Wednesday the other section of the highway will be finished by April 2013.
The roads authority said last week it terminated a contract to construct the first section of the Nadlac-Arad highway, arguing that consortium Romstrade – Monteadriano Engenharia e Construcao – Donrep Construct breached contract terms. Among the reasons for terminating the contract, CNADNR also cited construction delays.
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 German company Alpine Bau for EUR124.45 million. The project is financed with EU funds (85%) and state budget money.
Work on Arad-Nadlac began last fall and is due in 2013. In March, then-Transport Minister Alexandru Nazare rebuked the contractors for delays to the highway’s construction and demanded they double their work capacity, in order to finish paving the road this year.