Horațiu Cosma, state secretary in the Romanian Ministry of Transport, announced the approval of two new major railway infrastructure projects intended for the Bucharest–Ilfov and Iași metropolitan areas on Wednesday, June 24. The new approvals come in continuation of similar initiatives already started for cities such as Brașov and Târgu Mureș. “These are two important investments that will provide a modern, fast, and non-polluting alternative to road traffic around the two major urban centers,” Cosma said.