Tight collaboration with communities is key to the Autostrada Transilvania Project, which is why Bechtel is committed to become involved in the lives of those who are now watching structures reach out from the ground, but also in the future of their children, who will be driving their cars on Autostrada Transilvania.

The Project is particularly focused on community issues, in order to make sure that local cultural and social values are being honored. The Autostrada Transilvania Project Community Relations team is fully dedicated to the communities along the alignment, organizing community interviews and public surveys in order to get a firmer grasp on local perceptions, values and needs.

Community awareness is essential to the team’s endeavor to develop programs and opportunities associated with the motorway works. In the years to come, Autostrada Transilvania Project will have a direct or indirect impact on more than one million lives; therefore, identification of local needs is a full-time mission for project employees.

Autostrada Transilvania must stand up to the challenges of such a project, analyze impact on local communities and act as a catalyst for local development. This is why the Community Relations team has been trying to craft and implement programs to support the development of each community. The Community Relations Strategy is focused on the following three areas:

• Evaluation
• Information
• Involvement