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Transport Minister announces delay in opening the A1 Tigveni–Curtea de Argeș section due to a lack of staff for the Momaia Tunnel

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9 November 2026, 15:48
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Traffic on the Tigveni–Curtea de Argeș section of the Sibiu–Pitești (A1) motorway will open later than planned because the Momaia Tunnel cannot be made operational without specialized staff for monitoring, maintenance and emergency interventions. Transport Minister Ștefan-Ovidiu Popa said on Monday that the hiring of these specialists had been blocked by the former minister.

The official said discussions had begun with CNAIR Director General Cristian Pistol to organize recruitment examinations and hire staff in stages. Without this personnel, the authorities are not prepared to open the road to traffic, but the length of the delay cannot yet be estimated.

Work on the section’s 9.86 kilometers is 99% complete, while the contractual deadline is February 2027. The opening had been scheduled for this year, ahead of schedule. The Momaia Tunnel is 1,350 meters long and has more than 2,500 monitoring points, including cameras and sensors. Safety tests and system adjustments were to be completed before the tunnel opened to traffic. The maximum speed in the tunnel will be 80 km/h.

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Context: Before discussions about the personnel required, the authorities tested the safety of the Momaia tunnel and prepared fire simulations

Previously, CNAIR and ISU (including ISU Argeș and structures within the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations) inspected the fire safety systems in the Momaia tunnel, at CNAIR’s request. The tests covered the ventilation system for smoke evacuation, equipment such as the pump room and hydrant niches, the pressure in the systems, as well as pedestrian evacuation passages and access routes for emergency response vehicles.

As part of the same preparations for safe operation, the authorities also analyzed the intervention plan and scheduled a fire simulation for November 11. In addition, a stage had been scheduled for the end of September, when the final test of the monitoring, prevention, and intervention systems was to be carried out together with ISU representatives.

The road works on the section had already been completed at the infrastructure level, with asphalt, markings, and guardrails installed on the 12 bridges, passages, and viaducts belonging to the section.

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