Roads in Moldova

Drivers caught without a valid vignette are charged with cash fines starting from MDL 5,000 (€231).

[5] In 2021, it had been proposed by the IDEP that the motorway segment between Chișinău and the Romanian border become a "national priority" for Moldova.

The road, which is 185 km (115 mi) long, passes through Orhei and Soroca before reaching the border at Cosăuți.

[8] The M3 serves as a connection between Chișinău and the Moldova–Romania border; this time towards the proposed Lower Danube metropolitan area (which includes the Romanian cities of Galați and Brăila) via the autonomous territory of Gagauzia.

The main cities crossed by the road include Cimișlia, Comrat and Vulcănești, ending near the tripoint of Moldova and its two surrounding countries at Giurgiulești.

Future plans call for the Chișinău - Cimișlia section to become a motorway-class road, the first motorway in Moldova.

[4] The M4 is the only road that doesn't start or pass through Chișinău and of which all segments are in the control of the Transnistrian government.

The M5 (M14 CIS) is the longest Moldovan road, at 370 km (230 mi), crossing Moldova on the north - south reference.

[2] European routes (E-roads) passing through the Republic of Moldova:[7] As an autonomous territory with limited recognition as an independent state, the authorities of Transnistria, which is internationally recognized as part of Moldova, have complete control of all road segments that pass through the breakaway territory.

Map of Moldovan roads. Red represents magistral roads, purple represents republican roads, and yellow represents local roads
The Ungheni-Odesa Motorway has the planned route Ungheni-Chișinău-Palanca within the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
The M1 approaching the Romanian border, near Leușeni .
The M3 between Răzeni and Porumbrei .
The M5 near Negrești , at the intersection with local road L443.
Some intersections between Moldovan trunk roads use interchanges , like here at the M2-R14 junction. This is common in former Soviet states.