Boagiu said the segment should have been completed by October 2010, but “chaos” on the building site led to delays of over a year.
Work on modernization of the 48 km long Campina-Predeal segment began in 2007 and cost EUR312 million, including 75% in pre-accession funds.
Porr officials said they are not liable for penalties, since the deadline was pushed back to 2012, through an additional act to the initial contract.
Boagiu replied that the act does not change the completion deadline (November 29, 2011), but its purpose was to prevent Romania from losing European financing because of the delays.