East–West Motorway (Romania)

A8 motorway
A8 motorway
East–West Motorway; Autostrada Est-Vest
Route information
	Maintained by Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România
Length	318.8 km (198.1 mi) (planned length)
Major junctions
From	Târgu Mureș (junction with A3)
	Ploiești-Siret Expressway in Pașcani;
Location
Country	Romania
Highway system
	Roads in Romania; Highways;

The East–West Motorway, labeled as A8 Târgu Mureș–Iași (Template:Lang-ro),^[1] is a planned motorway in Romania, that will cross the Eastern Carpathians to connect the historical regions of Moldavia and Transylvania. Pre-feasibility studies performed in 2007 were followed by feasibility studies in 2009-2011. As of February 2015, the feasibility study revision and update is being conducted by private contractors.^[1]

With a total length of 318.8 kilometres (198.1 mi), and an estimated cost of 4.07 billion €, A8 will have the following route (from east to west): Ungheni - border with Moldova, Iași, Târgu Frumos, Pașcani, Târgu Neamț, Poiana Largului, Tulgheș, Ditrău, Sovata, Târgu Mureș - junction with A3 motorway.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Autostrada A8 Targu Mures - Iasi: Autostrada care ar urma sa lege Moldova cu Vestul". Hotnews.ro. 9 March 2015.
^ Documente Master Plan General de Transport Template:Ro icon

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[A8-1] "Autostrada A8 Targu Mures - Iasi: Autostrada care ar urma sa lege Moldova cu Vestul". Hotnews.ro. 9 March 2015.

[2] Documente Master Plan General de Transport Template:Ro icon

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