Ciprian Ciucu justifies the large number of construction sites open simultaneously in Bucharest: “I do not make electoral decisions. Thank you for enduring stoically, going to work, and keeping the city alive.”

The Mayor of the Capital, Ciprian Ciucu, asks Bucharest residents to endure the inconvenience caused by the numerous construction sites opened simultaneously to modernize the tram lines and maintains that the decision was necessary for the city's future. In a Facebook post, the mayor said that he understands the hours lost in traffic every day and thanked residents for their patience.

Ciucu says that the works were not started for electoral reasons, but because of the advanced state of deterioration of the infrastructure, the deadlines imposed by the financiers, and the risk of certain permits expiring. According to the mayor, some lines are more than 50 years old, while broken or deformed rails affected passenger safety and caused malfunctions in the new trams.

The financial stake of the projects is approximately five billion lei: one billion lei from European funds and more than four billion lei from loans granted by international development banks. Ciucu warns that failure to comply with the execution and acceptance schedule could lead to the loss of funding, while the expiration of the permits could postpone the projects by three or four years.

The mayor promised to return with explanations about the sections where the works appear to be stalled, the lack of workers, and compliance with the completion deadlines. Meanwhile, restrictions are affecting heavily trafficked areas, including Dimitrie Pompeiu Boulevard.

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