The Romania's DN1 road links Bucharest with the north-west part of the country. On the section Bucharest - Ploiesti traffic jams appear very often due to the fact that DN1 serves both Bucharest 's airports Henri Coanda (Otopeni) and Bǎneasa and the touristic region Valea Prahovei (Prahova Valley). Bucharest (population 2. ... Ploieşti on the map of Romania Ploieşti (older spelling: Ploeşti) is a city in Prahova county in the Wallachia region of Romania, 56 km (35 miles) north of Bucharest, with a population of about 250,000. ... Bucharest (population 2. ... Henri Coandă International Airport (Aeroportul Internaţional Henri Coandă in Romanian, IATA Airport Code: OTP) is the largest airport in Romania, as well as one of two major airports serving Bucharest. ... Băneasa is a district (cartier) in the north side of Bucharest, near the lake with the same name (0. ... Valea Prahovei (Prahovas valley) is a touristic region situated in central Romania, about 100 km north of the capital city of Bucharest. ... Prahova Valley (Romanian: Valea Prahovei) is the valley where the Prahova river makes its way between the Bucegi and the Baiului Mountains, in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania. ...

The segment of DN1 that serves Bucharest north area is currently being upgrated; at the end of 2005 the road will have three lanes on every sense and two new traffic knots at Henri Coanda airport and Otopeni bridge. Bucharest (population 2. ... Henri Coandă International Airport (Aeroportul Internaţional Henri Coandă in Romanian, IATA Airport Code: OTP) is the largest airport in Romania, as well as one of two major airports serving Bucharest. ... Map of Ilfov county with Otopeni highlighted Otopeni is a town in Ilfov County, Romania, near the capital of Bucharest. ...

The construction of the new A3 motorway began in July 2004. It is planned that A3 will divert major traffic from DN1. The project of the A3 motorway is rather new comparing to the other infrastructure projects in Romania. ...