A Romanian-Bosnian joint venture will build the longest section of the 37.9-kilometer A8 motorway, also called Unirii (the Union) Motorway, namely the Ditrau-Grinties lot, Transport Minister Sorin Grindeanu announced on last Thursday."Today we signed the contract for the construction of a new lot of the mountain section of the A8 (Unirii Motorway). The Ditrau-Grinties lot (37.9 km), the longest of this motorway, will be built by a Romanian-Bosnian joint venture. The contract for the design and execution of the Ditrau-Grinties motorway is the first signed by CNIR [the National Road Infrastructure Management Corporation] since the establishment of this new company," the minister said at a press conference.The new motorway lot, financed under the Transport Program (P.T.) 2021-2027, worth 6.14 billion RON (excluding VAT), should be completed in 54 months (14 months allocated for the design and 40 months allocated for the execution phase of works).The route will include 63 underpasses and 19 tunnels, structures whose total length represents 57% of the entire length of the entire lot. (Photo: https://cnir-sa.ro/)
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
