DN5

DN5 () is an important national road in Romania which links Bucharest with the southern country border with Bulgaria by the Giurgiu Russe Friendship Bridge.
DN5 has been designated as a priority express road, being upgraded between 2006 and 2009. Between Bucharest and Giurgiu, for the most part, it is a non-grade separated dual carriageway with no emergency lane, with entrances and exits from adjacent roads using roundabouts. Some segments (such as the Adunații-Copăceni bypass) are constructed to full motorway standard (dual carriageway, full grade-separation, wide median separation).
It is one of the most transited roads in southern Romania, serving as the main connection between Romania's capital, Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe.
Giurgiu East Bypass.
As of 2020, a new road that will bypass Giurgiu in the east is under construction. It would remove from the municipality transit and freight traffic to and from Bulgaria. It will be constructed to expressway standards and is estimated to be completed by late 2021.
In the technical view, the contract for the 5,72 km of new road was signed with the Austrian company Porr for 106 million lei (excluding VAT) in 2019, the duration of the contract being 108 months.