The Transport and Railway system in Moldova

Invest in Moldova – Invest in Region

20-21 of February, Chisinau Ministry of Transport

and Road Management ofthe Republic of Moldova

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LENGTH OF TERESTRIAL COMMUNICATION WAYS

ROADS - 10537 km

including:

national – 3670 km

local - 6867km

RAILWAY - 1154,2 km

Type of pavement on public roads

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Traffic Development

Year

Categories

ADTMotor Vehicle (%)

Truck <3,5 tons (%)

Heavy Trucks (%)

2004 76,76 18,49 4,75 7117

2005 77,41 17,68 4,91 7843

2006 77,50 17,56 4,94 7941

2007 78,09 16,50 5,41 8669

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MOLDOVA'S ADHERENCE TO THE MAIN INFRASTRUCTURE AGREMENTS OF UNO‘s EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMISSION

European Agreement of Main International Traffic Arteries (AGR) law nr. 17-XVI dated 10.02.2006

European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (AGC) Parliament Decision nr.746-XIII dated 23.02.1996

European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) law nr. 1310-XV dated 26.07.2002

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LEGAL FRAMEW0RK

1. THE LAW OF ROADS (nr.509-XIII din 22.06.1995)

2. THE ROAD FUND LAW (nr.720 – XIII dated 02.02.1996)

3. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION AND UTILIZATION OF THE ROAD FUND, adopted by Parliament‘s Decision nr. 893 – XIII dated 26.06.1996.

4. Railway Transport Code of the Republic of Moldova (nr. 309 – XV dated 17.07.2003)

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NATIONAL PROGRAMS

National Development Strategy (NDS) for period 2008-2011

Concept Regarding Elaboration and Development of National Network of International Transport Corridors until 2015

Land Transport Infrastructure Strategy

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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE TRANS-EUROREAN ROADS GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE TRANS-EUROREAN ROADS AND RAILWAYS UNTIL 2010AND RAILWAYS UNTIL 2010((TEM -TEM -TER MASTER PLANTER MASTER PLAN))

Elaborated in 2005 under the aegis of CEE UNO

THREE MAJOR PROJECTS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

1. Modernization of road section of the IXth Corridor on Chisinau bypass

2. Rehabilitation and Electrification of a 211 km railway line the border with Ukraine – Bender – Chisinau – Ungheni – the border with Romania (Corridor IX and CE-95 main line on the territory of the Republic of Moldova)”

3. Construction of a 45-km railway sector Revaca - Cainari (realized in 2006)

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Sate Budget Realized during 2007

1 M1 Chişinău-Leuşeni-Romanian border, km 6-99 2 R30 Anenii-Noi-Căuşeni-Ştefan Vodă-Ukrainian border, km 76-95 3 M3 Chişinău-Cimişlia-Giurgiuleşti- Romanian border, km 62-79

Planned for 2008-2009 4 M3 Chişinău-Cimişlia-Giurgiuleşti- Romanian border, km 79-93 5 R20 Rezina-Orhei-Călăraşi, km 0-46 6 M21Chişinău-Dubăsari-Poltava (Ukraine), km 6 -14 7 Hînceşti-Cimişlia 8 R30 Anenii-Noi-Căuşeni-Ştefan Vodă- Ukrainian border, km 47-76

Foreign investments Planned for 2008-2011

BERD

9 M2 Chişinău-Soroca- Ukrainian border, Chişinău-Sărăteni sector World Bank

10 R14 Bălţi-Sărăteni-M2 IEB 11 R3 Chişinău-Hînceşti-Cimişlia-Basarabeasca, Chişinău-Hînceşti sector

MCC-SUA

12 M2 Chişinău-Soroca- Ukrainian border, Sărăteni-Soroca sector 13 Bălţi-Criva 14 Cricova-Dubăsari- Ukrainian border 15 Comrat-Giurgiuleşti

Years 2010-2015 (unidentified sources)

16 R34 Hînceşti-Leova-Cahul-Sl.Mare 17 R1 Chişinău-Ungheni-Sculeni- Romanian border 18 R16 Bălţi-Făleţti-Sculeni 19 Bălţi-Floreşti 20 R30 Chişinău-Anenii Noi-Căuşeni

Road Rehabilitation Projects 2008 / 2015

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MAJOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS on medium and long MAJOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS on medium and long termterm

Railway Transport

Rehabilitation and Electrification of a 211-km railway line the border with Ukraine – Bender – Chisinau – Ungheni – the border with Romania (Corridor IX and CE-95 main line on the territory of the Republic of Moldova)

Construction of a 49,3 km railway sector Cahul - Giurgiuleşti (a missing link between Moldova’s railway network and the Danube Corridor VII)

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Ministry of Transport and Road Management ofthe Republic of Moldova

CONTACT INFORMATIONCONTACT INFORMATION

Address: MD 2004, 12a Bucuriei str., Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Cuculescu Andrei - Director, Road Directorate

Telephone (3732) 251120

Fax (3732) 546564

E - mail cuculescu@mtc.gov.md