The M1 highway ( ro, Drumul național M1) is a road in

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connecting the border with

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near Dubău to the border with

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at Leușeni, passing through Chișinău and

Dubăsari Dubăsari ( ro, Dubăsari , Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet: Дубэсарь) or Dubossary (russian: Дубоссары; yi, דובאסאר; uk, Дубоcсари) is a city in Transnistria, with a population of 23,650. Claimed by both the Republic ...

. It is long and forms part of the European routes E58, E581 and E584.

Route description

The first section, from Dubău to Chișinău via

(57 km), used to have a different route number assigned ( M21) until a government decision in 2016 decommissioned the number and integrated the route into the M1. South of Dubăsari, the road connects to the M4 highway, providing a connection to other cities administered by the separatist

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, including the capital

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. Immediately after the roundabout, the road leaves the separatist-controlled territory, then heads south-west towards Chișinău, where it has a complex interchange with the M2 and M5 highways in the northern part of the capital city. The road then forms Chișinău's north-western bypass as it reaches the intersection with the R6, which links

Ialoveni Ialoveni () is a city in the Republic of Moldova situated from Chișinău. The city is administrative center of the Ialoveni District. History On 25 March 1977 the settlement was named to Kutuzov, and also its status was changed to urban-ty ...

to the M1 highway. The road then heads towards the Romanian border at Leușeni, meeting with the republican roads R44, R25 and R33, which connect Hîncești, Nisporeni and

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, respectively, with the M1 highway. On its western end, it links to

's DN24B towards

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, while on its eastern end it links to

's Highway M13 towards

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. On the Romanian side, immediately after the border crossing at Leușeni, the road connects also with DN28, towards the Romanian city of Iași. The road is thought as the main connection between Chișinău and

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and other Romanian cities and further in the

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as well.

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M-21_Zăicana.jpg, M1 highway near

Zăicana Zăicana is a village in Criuleni District Criuleni () is a district ( ro, raion) in the central part of Moldova, with the administrative center at Criuleni. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 73,100. Toponimics The history of love of two ...

E581,_Chișinău,_Moldova_-_panoramio.jpg, M1 highway entering Chișinău E581,_Leuşeni,_Moldova_-_panoramio.jpg, M1 highway near the Romanian border {{Roads in Moldova, state=expanded Roads in Moldova

Route description

See also

References

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