TRACECA PROJECT EVALUATION

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TRACECA PROJECT EVALUATION
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Constanta Vama Veche Motorway section

• Mark the location of the project on the map with
  a plain, black line or dot.

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Regional Criteria

• Network description
• The motorway section Constanta Vama Veche/
  border with Republic of Bulgaria
• is placed in the south - eastern part of Romania,
  connecting Constanta port with the Romanian/
  Bulgarian border
• the section is part of the PanEuropean Corridor
  no. IV, having the following benefits connects
  Bulgaria to Hungary and in the same time with the
  existing national infrastructure
• it is also considered to be an exit to Ukraine,
  using the national road infrastructure
• Corridor IV is part of TEN T and in the same
  time part of traceca corridor Romania has got a
  strategyc position, linking Europe with TRACECA
  countries.
• How is interoperability and connection with other
  infrastructures handled?
• Having a direct link to Bulgarian Border will be
  the main reason to attract the traffic flow from
  Bulgaria, to Romania and further to Hungary,
  route which will be fully operational after
  finalizing the Corridor no. IV Nadlac (Hu/ Ro
  cross border) Arad Timisoara Lugoj Deva
  Orastie Sibiu Pitesti Bucuresti Cernavoda
  Constanta. The section Constanta Vama Veche
  (Ro/ Bg)
• The location of the future motorway sections is
  also a benefit for the regional development along
  the Bulgarian/ Romanian cross-border, the
  economic environment could be stimulated and
  eligible for European Regional Funds.
• In is a connection between the ports Constanta
  and Varna, which can be assured after the
  construction at motorway profile
• Alternatives
• The alternative considered to be viable is the
  national road network DN 39 (E87), which goes
  toward the cross border point with Bulgaria,
  national road considered not to be able to comply
  with present traffic needs.
• Technical DescriptionDesign speed 130
  km/hLength aprox. 53kmMotorway
  cross-sectionplatform 26.00 m carriageway -
  4 x 3.75 m middle lane 3.00 m Emergency lane
  - 2x2.50 m shoulders - 2 x 0.50 m employment
  bands - 4x 0.50 m parapets space (outside the
  platform) 0.75 mCross-section for link
  roadscarriageway - 2 x 3.50 m shoulders - 2 x
  1.00 m, out of which employment bands - 2 x 0.50
  m platform - 10.00 m.
• Land acquisitionEstimated area of expropriation
  for the entire highway route will be
  approximately 200 hectares of land representing
  terrain and built settlements.

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Economic Criteria

• Estimated project repayment time
• Forecast years
• 3 years for construction
• 10 years to cover the initial costs
• Investment costs
• - costs for development of design documentation
  (feasibility study, feasibility study,
  engineering design, details of execution)-
  expenses for consultancy and technical
  assistance- Costs associated with obtaining
  necessary approvals and agreements in principle
  for the investment- Expenses for training
  documents on the procedure for awarding the
  contract- total estimated value of the
  investment.
• Estimated running costs
• Revenues / break even
• Financial Rate of Return of the Investment
• Private investors interest in the project
• Concession or/and PPP-laws

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Technical Criteria

• Link or node or upgrade?
• Intermodality
• The quickest link to the Eastern border with
  Bulgaria
• The link with 2 motorways and 2 country ports to
  Black Sea (Constanta and Varna)
• The link with Constanta Multimodal Terminal
• The link with the integrated transport system
  (Danube river)
• Modal shift
• Safety
• the technical requirements, starting from the
  design stage, will impose the safety geometrical
  elements, in line with best design
  technologies
• Travel cost saving
• the motorway section will have high standards,
  according to TEM motorway standard modern,
  European, economical, for the same price, which
  is the Romanian vignette
• Travel time savings
• the travel distance is reduced with 25 and
  travel time with 30

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Environmental Criteria

• Pollution
• Reducing the noise gas emission
• Noise
• Energy consumption
• Diversion from sensible areas (living areas,
  preserving natural resources, others)
• The traffic flow will be taken out of cities
  Greener transport
• Creating eco ducts in order to protect the fauna

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Political Criteria

• When to start?
• Government Support
• The project is included into Romanian transport
  strategy
• Part of the Romanian Master Plan
• Dependance on other step/project
• NO DEPENDENCY