Romania starts looking into solutions to modernize famous high-altitude road

The National Road Infrastructure Administration Company (CNAIR) is set to launch by year-end the auction for the feasibility study and the technical project for the modernization and upgrade of Romania’s high-altitude road Transfagarasan, Transport Times reported. Transfagarasan is part of several roads that will undergo upgrades in the 2014 – 2020 period, according to Romania's General Transport Masterplan. So far, CNAIR has finished drafting the documents needed for the launch of the public acquisition procedure for the feasibility study. The procedure should start by the end of 2017. The Transfagarasan became famous worldwide after the famous British auto show Top Gear filmed an episode on it in 2009. Former Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson called it at that time "the best road in the world". The road was built between 1970 and 1974 to ensure a military strategic route through the mountains at the order of Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. The road, which links Sibiu and Arges counties, closes down annually between November 1 and July 1 on the section between the km 104 (Piscu Negru) and the km 131 (Balea Cascada). Lamborghini supercars back on Romania’s Transfagarasan for new commercial editor@romania-insider.com