Major Step for the Construction of the New Danube Bridge: Strategic Project within the TEN-T Network

Major Step for the Construction of the New Danube Bridge: Strategic Project within the TEN-T Network
Major Step for the Construction of the New Danube Bridge: Strategic Project within the TEN-T Network

The construction of a new bridge over the Danube, between Giurgiu (Romania) and Ruse (Bulgaria), is advancing with the launch of the tender for the Feasibility Study. Eleven bids have been submitted by international consortia and companies from Romania, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Japan, Bulgaria, Portugal, and South Korea:

  • Consortium ACTIV PROIECTARE INFRASTRUCTURĂ S.R.L. (leader) – EMAY ULUSLARARASI MÜHENDISLIK VE MÜŞAVIRLIK AŞ (Romania – Turkey)
  • CONSITRANS SRL (Romania)
  • EGIS ROMANIA SA (Romania)
  • Consortium INFRANOVA SOLUȚII TEHNICE ÎN CONSTRUCȚII SRL (leader) – STUDIO CORONA S.R.L. CIVIL ENGINEERING – STRUCTURE GOGAN SRL (Romania – Italy)
  • INGENIERIA ESPECIALIZADA OBRA CIVIL E INDUSTRIAL (Spain)
  • Consortium MEGA MÜHENDISLIK MÜŞAVIRLIK A.Ş. (leader) – CCAT SOLUTION GRUP SRL (Turkey – Romania)
  • Consortium PADECO COMPANY LIMITED (leader) – PROJECT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT Ltd (Japan – Bulgaria)
  • Consortium PROIECT-CONSTRUCT REGIUNEA TRANSILVANIA SRL (leader) – ROADS DESIGN SRL (Romania)
  • Consortium SPECIALIST CONSULTING SRL (leader) – SPECIALIST SMART GROUP SRL – PERFECT CONSULT EUROPE SRL – EUROCERAD INTERNATIONAL SRL (Romania)
  • Consortium TPF INGINERIE SRL – TPF CONSULTORES DE ENGENHARIA E ARQUITETURA (Romania – Portugal)
  • Consortium TQM MANAGEMENT SRL (leader) – DOHWA ENGINEERING CO. LTD (Romania – South Korea)

The project requirements include a highway-level road connection and a potential railway link connecting to the Giurgiu Nord station, integrating with Romania’s main freight railway corridors, including Corridor 7.

The estimated contract value is 61 million lei, funded by the European Union through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF2). The feasibility study is expected to be completed within 24 months.

This bridge is a key component of the TEN-T "Baltic Sea – Black Sea – Aegean Sea" Corridor, aimed at enhancing connectivity between Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, and Poland. It also complements Romania’s 2021–2030 Investment Plan, including the “Connectivity Corridor No. 2 Moldova,” linking southern and northeastern Romania. The new bridge is expected to boost regional mobility, trade, and EU–Ukraine connectivity, with construction anticipated to begin in the second half of the decade and completion around 2030.