Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, through its subsidiary, has secured the concession to build and operate the first two rest stops on Romania’s new A7 highway, which is currently under construction. Plans include comprehensive fuel and EV charging infrastructure, with container-based fuel sales set to begin before the highway is completed.
Construction of Romania’s A7 highway is progressing, with the companies responsible for building and operating the first fuel stations along the route now confirmed, Világgazdaság reported.
MOL Romania Petroleum Products SRL, the Romanian subsidiary of the MOL Group, was awarded a 20-year concession contract.
The official announcement was made by Cristian Pistol, the general director of the Romanian state-owned road infrastructure company CNAIR.
The two service areas will be built at kilometer 91 in the Valea Râmnicului area. The operator has a 21-month timeframe to implement the contractually agreed-upon infrastructure measures. However, travelers will likely not have to wait until final completion to refuel.
As Cristian Pistol confirmed in an interview with economedia.ro, they are in close communication with MOL Romania Managing Director Gábor Mozga regarding an interim solution. He announced that
the plan is to use mobile fuel containers to ensure a steady flow of fuel on the new highway section at an early stage.
The new rest areas are designed as service centers that meet the requirements of modern transit routes. In addition to traditional fuel pumps for gasoline and diesel, modern service facilities are being built at both sites: 94 passenger car spaces, 33 truck spaces, and six bus spaces (plus six accessible parking spaces) at each site, restroom facilities with showers for professional drivers, shops, food service options, and fast-charging stations for electric vehicles. In this way, the project addresses the growing demand for e-mobility services in long-distance intercity travel.
The A7 highway is considered one of Romania’s priority infrastructure projects.
It connects the historically neglected Moldavia region to the national highway network and is intended to speed up and make freight and passenger transport more reliable.
Following the opening of additional sections, the 240-kilometer core section between Ploiești and Bacău is already open to traffic. The next milestone is the completion of the approximately 77-kilometer extension from Bacău to Pașcani, where construction is currently underway. In the long term, the A7 is intended to run via Suceava to Siret, directly on the Ukrainian border, thereby also serving as a central hub for European transit traffic.
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