Roads in Moldova
Currently, there are three defined types of public roads in the Republic of Moldova:[1]
- National road (Romanian: Drum național – pl. Drumuri naționale)
- Local road (Romanian: Drum local – pl. Drumuri locale)
- Street (Romanian: Stradă – pl. Străzi)
In total, Moldova has a total length of 10,680 kilometres (6,636 mi) of road. From those, 3,668 km (2,279 mi) are national roads and 7,012 km (4,357 mi) are local roads.[2] The general maximum speed limit on public roads is 90 km/h (55 mph), while a speed limit of 50 km/h (30 mph) is imposed inside localities.
Its current road network is inherited from the former
Vignette
Moldova is the only country which requires use of vignettes (roviniete) on all public roads, inside and outside localities, as a form of road tolling for all non-Moldovan vehicles. Vignettes are available for purchase at border crossing points, with 2023 prices from €4 for a week up to €180 for a year. Drivers caught without a valid vignette are charged with cash fines starting from MDL 5,000 (€231).[3]
Motorways
As of 2021, there are no segments of
Thus, it can be said that Moldova has de facto 32 km (20 mi) of motorway in service, but de jure the Chișinău - Porumbrei segment does not count as a motorway, with plans calling for the Chișinău - Cimișlia road to receive motorway status only after works are finished.[4]
In 2018, a second motorway route in Moldova (
National roads
National roads in Moldova are divided into two categories: magistral roads (Romanian: Drumuri magistrale) and republican roads (Romanian: Drumuri republicane).[1] Magistral roads mainly serve as connections to road networks of neighboring countries, those of Romania and Ukraine. Republican roads serve as connections between places in Moldova, but may also reach the border.[1] All magistral roads start or pass through the capital city of Chișinău, with the exception of the M4.[7]
M1 highway
The M1 crosses Moldova on the west - east reference, linking the border with Ukraine at Dubău to the Romanian border at Leușeni, Hîncești towards Bucharest and further Romanian cities, also passing through Chișinău and Dubăsari.
With a total length of 154 km (96 mi), modern-day M1 comprises 97 km (60 mi) between the Romanian border and Chișinău, to which are added 60 km (37 mi) of the former M21 highway towards the Ukrainian border, M21 having been merged into the M1.[7]
M2 highway
The M2 is one of the magistral roads that link Chișinău to the border with Ukraine. The road, which is 185 km (115 mi) long, passes through Orhei and Soroca before reaching the border at Cosăuți. There's currently no bridge over the Dniester river in the area, with this gap covered by a ferry. Work on building a 1,400m dual carriageway bridge is scheduled for 2025.[8]
M3 highway
The M3 serves as a connection between Chișinău and the Moldova–Romania border; this time towards the proposed Lower Danube metropolitan area (which includes the Romanian cities of Galați and Brăila) via the autonomous territory of Gagauzia. The main cities crossed by the road include Cimișlia, Comrat and Vulcănești, ending near the tripoint of Moldova and its two surrounding countries at Giurgiulești. It is 217 km (135 mi) long.
Future plans call for the
M4 highway
The M4 is the only road that doesn't start or pass through Chișinău and of which all segments are in the control of the Transnistrian government. The road forms the backbone of the Transnistrian road network as it links all the main cities located in the territory: Tiraspol, Dubăsari and Rîbnița, with its northern terminus at the border with Ukraine. It is 178 km (111 mi) long.
M5 highway
The M5 (M14 CIS) is the longest Moldovan road, at 370 km (230 mi), crossing Moldova on the north - south reference. It passes through the three most populous Moldovan cities (Chișinău, Bălți and Tiraspol), as well as Edineț.[7]
The designation "M14" dates back to the era of the
List
Number | Route | Length | |
---|---|---|---|
km | mi | ||
M 1 | Ukraine → Dubăsari – Chișinău – Leușeni → Romania | 154 | 96 |
M 2 | Chișinău – Orhei – Soroca → Ukraine | 155 | 96 |
M 2.1
|
M2 – Cosăuți | 3.5 | 2.2 |
M 3 | Chișinău – Cimișlia – Comrat – Vulcănești → Romania | 217 | 135 |
M 3.1
|
M3 – Comrat East | 4.3 | 2.7 |
M 4 | Tiraspol – Dubăsari – Rîbnița – Hristovaia → Ukraine | 178 | 111 |
M 5 | Ukraine → Edineț – Bălți – Chișinău – Tiraspol → Ukraine | 370 | 230 |
Total | 1,082 | 672 |
Number | Route | Length | |
---|---|---|---|
km | mi | ||
R 1 | Ungheni → Romania
|
118 | 73 |
R 2 | Tighina
|
60 | 37 |
R 3 | Chișinău – Hîncești – Cimișlia → Ukraine | 98 | 61 |
R 4 | Chișinău – Criuleni – Dubăsari | 32 | 20 |
R 5 | Dorotcaia
|
32 | 20 |
R 6 | Ialoveni – Dumbrava | 6 | 3.7 |
R 7 | Romania → Rîșcani – Drochia – Soroca | 101 | 63 |
R 8 | Edineț – Corbu – Otaci → Ukraine | 55 | 34 |
R 9 | Otaci – Soroca | 40 | 25 |
R 10 | Ruseni – Ocnița | 19 | 12 |
R 11 | Briceni – Ocnița | 35 | 22 |
R 12 | Bălți Airport – Drochia – Corbu | 63 | 39 |
R 13 | Bălți – Florești – Rîbnița | 52 | 32 |
R 14 | Bălți – Sîngerei – Sărătenii Vechi | 66 | 41 |
R 15 | Bălți – Glodeni | 30 | 19 |
R 16 | Bălți – Fălești – Sculeni → Romania | 49 | 30 |
R 17 | Fălești – Pîrlița | 32 | 20 |
R 18 | Sîngerei – Florești | 45 | 28 |
R 19 | Pohoarna – Sănătăuca | 31 | 19 |
R 20 | Călărași – Orhei – Rîbnița | 114 | 71 |
R 21 | Răciula – Hîrjauca | 11 | 6.8 |
R 22 | Meleșeni – Telenești – Ratuș | 29 | 18 |
R 23 | Ivancea – Criuleni | 34 | 21 |
R 24 | Strășeni – Căpriana | 11 | 6.8 |
R 25 | Bucovăț – Nisporeni – Bărboieni | 46 | 29 |
R 26 | Cimișlia – Căușeni – Bender – Tiraspol | 103 | 64 |
R 27 | Tiraspol – Corotna – Pervomaisc | 49 | 30 |
R 28 | Răscăieții Noi
|
18 | 11 |
R 29 | Răzeni – Bender | 58 | 36 |
R 30 | Chetrosu – Căușeni – Ștefan Vodă → Ukraine | 95 | 59 |
R 31 | Căușeni → Ukraine | 18 | 11 |
R 32 | Sălcuța
|
51 | 32 |
R 33 | Hîncești – Lăpușna – Leușeni | 36 | 22 |
R 34 | Hîncești – Cantemir – Cahul – Slobozia Mare | 168 | 104 |
R 35 | Comrat – Basarabeasca | 26 | 16 |
R 36 | Taraclia – Basarabeasca | 61 | 38 |
R 37 | Ceadîr-Lunga – Comrat – Cantemir | 81 | 50 |
R 38 | Taraclia – Cahul – Vulcănești | 72 | 45 |
R 40 | Biruința – Chetrosu | 31 | 19 |
R 41 | Rîșcani – Glodeni | 19 | 12 |
R 42 | Ungheni – Bărboieni
|
33 | 21 |
R 44 | Călărași – Ciuciuleni – Hîncești | 65 | 40 |
R 45 | Edineț – Pîrjota | 24 | 15 |
R 46 | Cuporani – Iargara
|
10 | 6.2 |
R 47 | Cimișlia – Sărata Nouă | 39 | 24 |
R 49 | Basarabeasca → Ukraine | 4 | 2.5 |
R 50 | Dubăsari – Criuleni | 6 | 3.7 |
R 51 | Otaci – Ocnița | 26 | 16 |
R 52 | Tudora – Palanca | 14 | 8.7 |
R 53 | Glodeni – Cobani | 19 | 12 |
R 54 | Cunicea – Soloneț | 30 | 19 |
R 55 | Briceni → Ukraine | 3 | 1.9 |
R 56 | Cantemir – Tartaul de Salcie | 48 | 30 |
R 57 | Fălești – Costești | 59 | 37 |
R 59 | Bulboaca – Delacău | 29 | 18 |
Total | 2,504 | 1,556 |
Local roads
In Moldova, local roads mainly serve as links between district administrative centers and villages/communes located in the specific district, as well as between one village/commune and another.[1] They are maintained by the appropriate local authorities depending on their location, previously being maintained by the national state-owned company Administrația de Stat a Drumurilor (ASD) until 2017. Since then, the ASD solely maintains national roads, with the exception of those located in Transnistria.[2]
European routes
- Class A:
- Class B:
Transnistria
References
- ^ a b c d Roads law no. 509/22.06.1995
- ^ a b c Raportul 2020 asd.md
- ^ "News on road tax in Moldova". Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "(VIDEO) Drumul care trebuia să fie prima autostradă din Moldova: aşa arată în prezent construcţia porţiunii Porumbrei-Cimişlia". piataauto.md.
- ^ "Autostradă de 100 de km în Moldova! Subiectul a ajuns în agenda Parlamentului European și a Comisiei Europene". autoblog.md. 28 May 2019.
- ^ "IDEP suggests making Chișinău-Ungheni highway national priority". IPN.
- ^ a b c d e f Google. "Map of Moldovan road network" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
- ^ "Agreement signed for Ukraine-Moldova bridge". 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Moldova - Road numbering systems". sites.google.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
External links
- Media related to Roads in Moldova at Wikimedia Commons