Construction of Orastie-Sibiu Motorway

The project consists of the construction of approximately 82 km of motorway. To the west, the motorway will connect with the Deva – Orastie motorway which is now under construction. To the east it will connect to the recently opened Sibiu by-pass. The project is part of the overall development of priority TEN-T corridor 7.

Comments

Under Framework Loan.

Sector(s)

Transport

Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)

EUR 39.7 million

Total cost (Approximate amount)

EUR 608.20 million

Environmental aspects

The project is part of the Strategic Operational Plan-Transport (SOP-T) which was subject to a strategic environmental assessment following Romanian legislation in accordance with SEA Directive 2001/42/EC. The Environmental report was approved in January 31, 2007. The project falls under Annex I of the Directive 85/337/EEC on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as amended and an Environmental Impact Assessment has been satisfactorily carried out. The main residual negative impacts of the project are: conversion and permanent loss of agricultural and forest land, additional noise, vibration, visual alteration of the landscape and severance of flora and fauna habitats. A number of mitigation measures have been specified in order to reduce the negative impacts of the project. The motorway crosses only rural lands and does not require any resettlement of persons. The project is acceptable for Bank financing from an environmental point of view.

Procurement

The RNCMNR is a publicly owned company subject to the provisions of the public procurement Directive 2004/18/EC, as transposed into Romanian Law. Procurement commenced in December 2010 with relevant announcements being published in Romania and the OJEU. The procurement of the sub-project is deemed acceptable by the Bank.

Status

Under appraisal - 05/03/2012.

Related Documents

27-06-2012 - Non Technical Summary (NTS) of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) - ORASTE SIBIU MOTORWAY EN

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