Basarab overpass builders: We are opening it for traffic only if the weather is good

The opening of the Basarab Overpass in Bucharest in a month’s time, in April, is conditioned on the weather, say its builders – Italy’s Astaldi and Spain’s FCC Construction, after Sorin Oprescu, mayor of Bucharest, said a few days ago that the overpass would be open for traffic in a month’s time at the latest.

The overpass, which will connect the south-west of Bucharest with the north of the city over Dâmbovița and over the railway track, is of strategic importance for the city’s road infrastructure, but the cold weather does not allow for concrete to be poured at the moment, which would be one of the last stages of the building work.

“Work is still under way, although we are not working on pouring concrete because of the weather, but other connecting work is being done. The activity has not been suspended, but the inauguration of the overpass in a month’s time is conditioned on the weather, after the strength of the cables is tested (…),” representatives of the Astaldi – FCC Construccion partnership told ZF.