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Romania-Moldova transport and utility disruptions

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Throughout mid-to-late 2026, Romania and Moldova experienced extensive infrastructure upgrades and temporary disruptions. In Bucharest, major projects included the renovation of the Basarab Bridge/Passage and the repurposing of Chișinău Boulevard tram tracks. The city also faced emergency road closures and traffic light malfunctions at approximately 35 intersections. Recent updates show traffic restrictions in Piața Unirii are being lifted as construction on the Unirii Deck enters a new phase, while a large-scale redevelopment of Calea 13 Septembrie aims to create a 4-kilometer “green corridor”. Timișoara faced significant disruptions in late August due to the National Super Rally Powered Championship. Ongoing maintenance by the Municipal Roads Society (SDM) continues through ~~September and October,~~ late 2026, involving pavement installation, road milling, and sidewalk ~~excavations, asphalt laying,~~ improvements on streets such as Traian Grozăvescu, Vulturilor, and ~~road signaling across various sectors. A new overpass project~~ Martir Marius Ciopec. Additionally, traffic will be phased at the ~~DN 69 roundabout near~~ Calea Șagului and Ana Ipătescu intersection through early November to expand the ~~Timișoara North Bypass has necessitated a temporary one-kilometer road diversion. Additionally,~~ sewage network, while long-term restrictions are set for Aristide Demetriade Street starting October 26 to facilitate railway modernization on the Caransebeș–Timișoara–Arad line. The rehabilitation of national road DN 59B between Deta and Cruceni is nearing completion ahead of ~~schedule. Other regional developments include school modernizations in the West Region~~ schedule, involving road structure reconstruction and ~~increased bus frequencies in Brașov.~~ safety upgrades at railway crossings. In Oradea, utility works and railway construction will cause closures on Sf. Apostol Andrei and Codrilor streets, alongside a closure at Decebal Bridge for sewage network replacement. In Moldova, traffic on Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard was temporarily suspended for Independence Day rehearsals. The National Road Administration is ~~currently~~ investigating cracks on a road segment in ~~Hâncești undergoing rehabilitation.~~ Hâncești. In Chișinău, expansion work on Mircea cel Bătrân Boulevard is scheduled ~~to begin in September. The Moldovan~~ for September, while the government ~~also progressed~~ progresses with a 130 million euro ~~project to modernize centralized~~ irrigation ~~systems in Masivul Căușeni and Puhăcenii de Sus.~~ modernization project.

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