Roads Bucharest

victory avenue (calea victoriei), major avenue in central bucharest

bucharest major intersection of romania s national road network. few of busiest national roads , motorways link city of romania s major cities, neighbouring countries such hungary, bulgaria , ukraine. a1 pitești, a2 sun motorway dobrogea region , constanta , a3 ploieşti start bucharest.

basarab overpass



union boulevard (bulevardul unirii), 1 of transited road arteries of city

the city s municipal road network centred around series of high-capacity boulevards, radiate out city centre outskirts. main axes, run north-south, east-west , northwest-southeast, 1 internal , 1 external ring road, support bulk of traffic. city s roads crowded during rush hours, due increase in car ownership in recent years. in 2013, number of cars registered in bucharest amounted 1,125,591. results in wear , potholes appearing on busy roads, particularly secondary roads, being identified 1 of bucharest s main infrastructural problems. comprehensive effort on behalf of city hall boost road infrastructure made, , according general development plan, 2,000 roads have been repaired 2008. on 17 june 2011, basarab overpass inaugurated , opened traffic, completing inner city traffic ring. overpass took 5 years build , longest cable-stayed bridge in romania , widest such bridge in europe; upon completion, traffic on grant bridge , in gara de nord area became noticeably more fluid.