Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows:
motorways (autostradă - pl. autostrăzi) - colour: green; designation: A followed by one digit
expressways (drum rapid or drum expres) - colour: red; designation: DX followed by one or two digits and an optional letter
national road (drum național - pl. drumuri naționale) - colour: red; designation: DN followed by one or two digits and an optional letter
county road (drum județean - pl. drumuri județene) - colour: blue; designation: DJ followed by three digits and an optional letter; unique numbers per county
local road (drum comunal - pl. drumuri comunale) - colour: yellow; designated DC followed by a number and an optional letter; unique numbers per county
Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme. European routes passing through Romania: E58; E60; E70; E85; E79; E81; E68; E87 (Class A); E574; E576; E581; E583; E671; E771.
In 2014, a total of 85,362 kilometres (53,041 mi) of roads existed in Romania, of which 52,328 kilometres (32,515 mi) were paved and 33,034 kilometres (20,526 mi) were gravel roads.
Development of the overall length (at the end of):
*redone
**planned total length to be in use.
Motorways are identified by A followed by a number. As of December 2014, Romania has 687.1 km of motorway in use, with another 193.49 km under construction. In recent years, a master plan for the national motorway network has been developed and many works have begun around the country, which will result in significant changes by 2015, and eventually by 2022.
There are few tolls for using roads in Romania. There is one at the Giurgeni – Vadu Oii Bridge over the river Danube on highway DN2A at Vadu Oii and one at the Cernavodă Bridge, on the A2 motorway, a 17 km long section between Fetești and Cernavodă which consists of two road/railway bridges. Nevertheless, every owner of a car that uses a motorway (A) or a national road (DN) in Romania must purchase a vignette (rovinietă) from any of the main petrol stations or at any post office throughout the country.
Planned expressways according to CNADNR (Romanian National Company of Motorways and National Roads):
Map or European routes through Romania
(Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine) – Halmeu – Dej – Bistrița – Suceava – Botoșani – Târgu Frumos – Iași – Sculeni – (Republica Moldova, Ukraine, Russia)
(France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary) – Borș – Oradea – Cluj-Napoca – Turda – Târgu Mureș – Brașov – Ploiești – București – Urziceni – Slobozia – Constanța
(Hungary) – Nădlac – Arad – Deva – Sebeș – Miercurea Sibiului – Sibiu – Brașov
(Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia) - Timișoara – Drobeta-Turnu Severin – Craiova – Alexandria – București – Giurgiu – (Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia)
(Hungary) – Borș – Oradea – Beiuș – Deva – Petroșani – Târgu Jiu – Filiași – Craiova – Calafat – (Bulgaria, Greece)
(Ukraine) – Halmeu – Livada – Satu Mare – Zalău – Cluj-Napoca – Turda – Sebeș – Miercurea Sibiului – Sibiu – Pitești – București – Constanța
(Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine) – Siret – Suceava – Roman – Bacău – Buzău – Urziceni – București – Giurgiu - (Bulgaria, Greece)
(Ukraine) – Galați – Brăila – Tulcea – Constanța – Vama Veche – (Bulgaria, Turkey)
Bacău – Onești – Târgu Secuiesc – Brașov – Pitești – Craiova
Cluj-Napoca – Dej
Slobozia – Brăila – Galați – (Republica Moldova, Ukraine)
Sărățel – Reghin – Toplița – Gheorgheni – Miercurea Ciuc – Sfântu Gheorghe – Chichiș
Mărășești – Tecuci – Bârlad – Huși – Albița – (Republica Moldova, Ukraine)
Săbăoani – Iași – Sculeni – (Republica Moldova, Ukraine)
(Ukraine, Republica Moldova) – Galați – Slobozia
Timișoara – Arad – Oradea – Satu Mare – Livada
Lugoj – Deva
Constanța – Agigea – Negru Vodă – (Bulgaria)
Drobeta-Turnu Severin – Porțile de Fier – (Serbia)
There is a total of 17,272 kilometres (10,732 mi) of National Roads (DN). Seven one-digit national roads start off in Bucharest in a radial pattern.
County and communal roads
In 2009, a total of 35,048 kilometres (21,778 mi) of county roads (of which 24,100 km paved and 10,948 km gravel roads) and 30,162 kilometres (18,742 mi) of communal roads (of which 6,043 km paved and 24,119 km gravel roads) existed in Romania.
