By the End of 2024, Romania's Motorway Network Increased by 140 km

As of December 31, 2024, the total length of Romania’s public road network reached 86,847 km, of which:

• 17,994 km (20.7%) were national roads,
• 35,091 km (40.4%) were county roads, and
• 33,762 km (38.9%) were communal roads.

Road Surface Types

In terms of surface type, the road network was composed of:

• 51.5% modernized roads (44,752 km),
• of which 94.0% had heavy and medium asphalt surfacing;
• 23.7% light surfacing roads (20,563 km);
• 24.8% gravel and earth roads (21,532 km).

Technical Condition of Roads

Regarding road quality:

• 25.7% of modernized roads
• and 37.7% of light surfacing roads had exceeded their service life.

Motorways and Express Roads

Within the national road category:

• 6,189 km (34.4%) were international roads,
• 1,137 km (6.3%) were motorways,
• and 121 km (0.7%) were express roads.

As for the number of traffic lanes:

• 2,323 km (12.9%) had four lanes,
• 314 km (1.7%) had three lanes,
• and 39 km (0.2%) had six lanes.

Among county roads, 52.7% were modernized, while 33.3% of communal roads were gravel roads.

Railway Network Overview

As of December 31, 2024, the length of railway lines in public use totaled 10,611 km, including:

• 10,515 km (99.1%) with standard gauge,
• 91 km (0.9%) with broad gauge,
• and 5 km with narrow gauge.

The railway density was 44.5‰ per 1,000 km².

The highest densities were recorded in:

• Bucharest-Ilfov Region – 206.3‰
• West Region – 60.0‰
• North-West Region – 47.8‰
• South Muntenia Region – 43.8‰