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A freshly dug trench along the edge of a village street, with blue water pipes ready to be laid, a water tower and houses in the distance, in morning light.
NATIONAL

50 localities in Ungheni district have water, only 7 have sewerage too — what the 598-million programme brings

The government has approved a national water and sanitation programme for 2026–2030, with an estimated cost of around 598 million lei and European-style targets: safe water for at least 95% of the population and sewerage for 65%. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows exactly where Ungheni district stands: 816 kilometres of water network and only 119 of sewerage, and out of 50 localities with a water supply, only 7 also have a sewerage network.

Ion Calmis·13 August 2026· ExplainerWHAT'S AT STAKE
A red crane lifting a girder segment next to a massive concrete abutment at the Prut road-bridge construction site; on the right, a group of people in reflective vests inspecting the works
BORDER & TRANSPORT

Prut bridge at Ungheni reaches 55%: deck installation has begun on the Moldovan bank

A year and four months after work began, the Ungheni–Zagarancea road bridge has half of its structure raised, and on the Moldovan bank installation of the first metal deck segment has started. Minister Vladimir Bolea inspected the site on 11 August. The Romanian bank is further along — 70% of the deck — while the original deadline, July 2026, has slipped towards autumn. Even once finished, the bridge cannot be crossed until the customs post is built, with a 2028 horizon.

Ion Calmis·11 August 2026· News
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Illustration: a piece of construction machinery lays down a road surface on an urban site, next to the metal structures of market pavilions, on a sunny day.
LOCAL

Ungheni is building two access roads to its new agri-food market

The city of Ungheni has begun building two access roads to its new agri-food market — one from Decebal Street, the other from Ciprian Porumbescu Street. The work, carried out by Servicii Comunale, is a related part of the 17.5 million lei project that is raising the market, funded through ADR Centru and the National Fund for Regional and Local Development. Their purpose, according to mayor Vitalie Vrabie, is to distribute traffic and ease the congested access from Decebal, near the PECO filling station.

Ion Calmis·8 August 2026· News
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An elevation profile showing the water's path from the Prut river and the Zagarancea treatment station, at roughly 40–50 metres altitude, climbing toward the hill of the village of Boghenii Vechi, at roughly 274 metres, with two pumping stations along the way.
PUBLIC SERVICES

How water climbs from the Prut up to the hill of Boghenii Vechi: the commune has brought its water main into all four of its villages

The Boghenii Noi commune hall announced on 22 July that it had completed connecting the village of Boghenii Vechi to the water main, including the 'hill zone' — the hardest part to supply, because the water has to be pumped more than 200 metres higher than the source. The water comes from Zagarancea, from the Prut river, the same source that also supplies the town of Ungheni. In official statistics, the village shows a public water network only from 2025: 3.1 km and 59 connected dwellings. It is a small piece of a national process that, in 2024, delivered 507 of the 561 kilometres of new network precisely in villages.

Ion Calmis·23 July 2026· Analysis
Two officials stand on the concrete slab of a new culvert at a road worksite; behind them, a freshly poured concrete wall, excavated earth and the old gravel road climbing among the trees.
PUBLIC SERVICES

35 million lei for the road to Plaiul Fagului: what is changing in Rădenii Vechi

Ungheni district president Dionisie Ternovschi and the district council's head of construction, Diana Rogovschi, filmed the state of the works on 10 July on the access road to the „Plaiul Fagului” reserve, in the village of Rădenii Vechi. The roughly 35-million-lei worksite has reached the culverts and drainage stage; the gravel road is getting a new foundation, concrete gutters and almost two kilometres of pavement. Placing the site footage next to the procurement document shows how much it costs, who is building it and what the project actually involves.

Ion Calmis·10 July 2026· News
A renovated kindergarten kitchen: walls lined with light tiles, an industrial extractor hood with a metal duct hanging from the ceiling, a four-burner stove, kitchen furniture and a sink beside a frosted-glass door.
EDUCATION & HEALTH

Kitchen of the „Poienița” kindergarten in Cornești rebuilt from scratch: tiles, professional ventilation and a new stove for children's meals

The Cornești town hall announced on 3 July that renovation of the food block — the kitchen where children's meals are cooked every day — at the „Poienița” kindergarten is complete. Official photos show a room lined with tiles, an industrial extractor hood and ducting, a four-burner stove, and new furniture and sinks. The announcement does not say how much the work cost or who paid for it, and the Register of Local Acts contains no town-council decision explicitly dedicated to this project.

Ion Calmis·3 July 2026· News
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A working meeting at an L-shaped table, with the flags of the Republic of Moldova, the European Union and Romania in the background; several participants in suits are talking, one of them speaking and gesturing.
LOCAL

Ungheni district learns from Buzău how not to miss EU money for water, sewerage and roads

The president of Ungheni district, Dionisie Ternovschi, took part in a working session where a delegation from the Romanian city of Buzău, led by mayor Constantin Toma, shared Romania's experience in attracting European funds. The meeting, organised by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development together with deputy PM Vladimir Bolea, focused on the lessons of the pre-accession period — preparing projects and feasibility studies in good time. Ternovschi says the priorities the district wants to address with such funds are water, sewerage and roads in Ungheni's villages.

Ion Calmis·24 June 2026· News
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