Silaghi said last week the highway linking the capital to Ploiesti would not be opened to traffic on June 30, the deadline set after several delays.
Basulescu took over as CNADNR head in 2012, after Daniela Draghia resigned at the end of May.
Works on the 62 km-long highway are split in two sectors: Bucharest – Moara Vlasiei, built by the Italian consortium Impressa Pizzarotti – Tirrena Scavi, and Moara Vlasiei – Ploiesti, built by local consortium Spedition UMB – Pa&Co International – Euroconstruct ’98 – Com-Axa.
Works were due to be finished in 2010. The construction of the entire highway costs EUR450 million.