Romania included the feasibility study for building the Targu Mures-Iasi-Ungheni highway in the budget for next year. This will be carried out at a cost of 189,000 Romanian lei, IPN reports.

In 2016, the Romanian authorities will choose the company that will carry out the study. The money was earmarked for performing the feasibility study of the Targu Neamt-Iasi-Ungheni section.

The section is 135 km long. The highway will be called “A8 Montana” and will be 310 km long. Earlier, the costs for building the whole road were estimated at €9 billion.

Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos earlier said the Targu Mures-Iasi-Ungheni highway is the second top priority of the National Highways and Roads Company of Romania.