March digest. Most important news articles of „IPN Chisinau” news flow

1 March: Traffic on Muncesti Road will be completely halted from Monday on the section between Botanical Garden Street and Bacioii Noi Street. The Chisinau City Hall specifies that the restrictions will apply until Friday, in relation to interventions for the rehabilitation of the roadway

2 March: The mayor of Chisinau, Ion Ceban, along with his team, laid flowers at the monument of the ruler Stefan cel Mare si Sfant and at the “Grieving Mother” monument at the “Eternity” Memorial Complex, on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the outbreak of the War on the Nistru.

3 March: The activities of the Municipal Center for Adult Learning and Education, located within the “Matei Basarab” high school in Chisinau, will be expanded. The auditorium of the high school, which hosts the center, will be renovated with the support of the Government of Japan, which provides a grant of over 75 thousand dollars through the “Kusanone” Program.

4 March: Over 31 thousand students attend groups with a schedule in the schools of Chisinau municipality. For the current year, the municipal budget provides 82 million lei for their funding, and, if necessary, the authorities specify that additional funds will be allocated for the maintenance of the groups.

5 March: Road traffic on Muncesti Highway, the section between Botanical Garden and Bacioii Noi streets, reopens on March 5th. The City Hall of Chisinau announced the completion of repair works on the roadway affected by severe weather conditions this winter.

5 March: Buses on the municipal route no. 14 “Vasile Alecsandri Street – Codru town (Schinoasa Deal Street)” will operate on a modified itinerary starting from March 7th. The Chisinau City Hall announces that this measure is a temporary one, following multiple requests from the residents of the Telecentru district.

6 March: Traffic on Academician Sergiu Radautanu street will be suspended on Saturday, on the section between Studentilor and Gherman Pantea streets. According to the capital’s City Hall, this measure is necessary for carrying out cleaning works and cutting dry branches.

8 March: The Mesterul Manole Street in the Ciocana sector of the capital has been reopened to traffic. The Chisinau City Hall has completed the road repair works, affected by this winter’s weather conditions. Moreover, during this year, a full rehabilitation of the street is planned in the direction of Voluntari Street.

9 March: Sport organizations and community associations in Chisinau can benefit from co-funding for sports projects within a municipal program launched for the current year by the General Directorate of Education, Youth and Sports. The program is intended for public interest initiatives that promote a healthy lifestyle and contribute to the training of high-performance athletes.

9 March: The inhabitants of the capital could be exempted from the sanitation fee this year. The mayor, Ion Ceban, proposed to the city councilors that at the Chisinau City Council meeting, scheduled for March 12, they vote on local taxes without the sanitation one.

9 March: The General Directorate of Education, Youth and Sport will organize, this week, consultations on the Municipal Anti-Drug Plan. The meetings will take place with the participation of municipal structures and public associations, which have submitted proposals for the document, said the deputy head of the DGETS, Andrei Pavaloi.

9 March: The general spring cleaning has begun in the city of Chisinau, which will last almost six weeks. The details about the campaign were presented by the interim head of the General Directorate of Housing and Community Services, Victor Timbaliuc, during the operational meeting of the municipal services.

10 March: The municipality has launched the public procurement procedure for contracting the rehabilitation works of the cobblestone on 31 August 1989 Street, on the section between Pushkin and Banulescu-Bodoni streets. According to the Chisinau City Hall, the estimated value of the contract exceeds 26 million lei.

10 March: The Head of the General Finance Directorate, Olesea Psenitchi, and the mayor’s advisor, Victor Pruteanu, have been officially appointed as deputy mayors of the city of Chisinau. The order in this regard was signed by Mayor Ion Ceban. The information was confirmed by the mayor’s advisor, Natalia Ixari.

10 March: The city of Chisinau is set to be divided into four development zones: the old city center, the neighborhoods, the peripheral areas, and the suburbs. The concept of spatial development of the capital is found in the documents for updating the General Urban Plan, presented at an event at the Chisinau City Hall.

10 March: The city of Chisinau will receive the first equipment from a new batch intended for waste management. The capital’s City Hall specifies that these are six “skip” type containers, each with a capacity of 20 cubic meters, intended for hook-lift trucks for waste transportation.

12 March: The specialized municipal services carry out extensive sanitation actions on the streets of Chisinau. The General Directorate of Housing and Community Amenities specifies that these activities are part of the spring sanitation campaign, launched this week.

12 March: The quality of the drinking water supplied to the residents of Chisinau falls within normal parameters, and the supply is not endangered. Mayor Ion Ceban stated that the water supply system is operating normally and is constantly monitored by specialists.

14 March: The Chisinau City Hall has launched the “Great Spring Cleaning” campaign. The first sanitation action is taking place in the Botanica sector, on Dacia Boulevard, between Valea Crucii and Trandafirilor streets, where the streets, sidewalks, and green spaces are being cleaned.

14 March: Traffic on Dacia Boulevard in the capital will be suspended on Saturday and Sunday, starting at 08:00 AM. The City Hall of Chisinau specifies that the measure was taken in connection with the performance of asphalt coating rehabilitation works.

15 March: Young people from Chisinau are invited to participate in a survey through which the municipal authorities aim to identify the challenges they face in their daily lives. Therefore, local authorities and youth organizations can develop programs and services adapted to the realities of young people in the capital.

15 March: Travelers are informed that, starting from Monday, the buses on municipal routes no. 5 and 23 will operate according to a new schedule. The City Hall of Chisinau specifies that the changes apply only on working days.

15 March: The municipal enterprise Apa-Canal Chisinau has installed two protective barriers on the Nistru river, near the water intake station at Vadul lui Voda. The measure was taken to prevent potential problems caused by upstream oil pollution.

17 March: Access to certain public places in the capital will be temporarily restricted on Wednesday and Thursday, in the context of the high-level conference on the European Social Charter. The City Hall of Chisinau specifies that the restrictions will be applied in the central area, within the perimeter of Bucuresti, Maria Cebotari, 31 August 1989, and Nicolae Iorga streets.

17 March: SA Apa-Canal Chisinau has installed a new protective dam on the Dniester river, near the intake station at Vadul lui Voda. According to the municipal enterprise, the measure aims to prevent the penetration of impurities into the water taken from the river.

19 March: Over 140 streets in Chisinau have been repaired during the first stage of asphalt work carried out in the capital. The data was presented by Mayor Ion Ceban, during a review of the interventions. According to the mayor, a total of 266 streets require repairs.

19 March: Local public authorities do not have the competence or the legal obligation to manage medical waste. The City Hall of Chisinau has responded in this regard in the context where the administration of the Institute of Emergency Medicine stated that anatomopathological waste can no longer be buried at the “Sfantul Lazar” Cemetery.

20 March: The Gala of the Laureates of the International Festival-Contest of Interpretation and Creation of the Romance “Crizantema de Argint”, the XXVIII edition, gathered 24 participants from the Republic of Moldova and Romania, who performed in the Interpretation and Creation sections.

20 March: In the center of Vadul lui Voda city, a public stadium for both children and adults has been built. The Chisinau City Hall mentions that it is equipped with all the necessary sports equipment for practicing football and volleyball. The field is covered with artificial turf, illuminated and surrounded by a protective fence.

21 March: Access to certain areas in Chisinau will be restricted on Monday, in the context of the Black Sea Region Security Conference, under the auspices of the International Crimea Platform. The restrictions will be applied between 07:00 AM and 06:00 PM and will particularly target the central area of the capital.

21 March: Over 400 workers and more than 100 pieces of municipal service equipment, along with volunteers and business agents, participated in a large-scale sanitation operation as part of the “Great Spring Cleaning” campaign.

23 March: Students from Chisinau will have a shortened schedule on Friday to participate in sanitation activities. According to municipal authorities, the action has an educational purpose and aims to promote civic and ecological spirit among young people. Sanitation actions will take place on the territories of educational institutions.

23 March: In Chisinau, there are 10,677 places available for the first grade in the academic year 2026-2027. These are distributed in 393 classes from 122 public institutions and 17 private ones. The data was presented by the deputy head of the General Directorate of Education, Youth and Sport, Andrei Pavaloi, during the operational meeting at the City Hall.

23 March: The draft urban mobility plan has been approved by the Chisinau City Council. The document calls for a shift from a model focused on private vehicles to efficient public transportation and alternative modes of mobility. The plan is designed to guide the city’s development over the next 10 to 15 years.

23 March: The municipal council of Chisinau has canceled the sanitation fee for 2026 that was planned to be introduced in the capital. City residents will not have to pay 120 lei per family member. The executive branch proposed an amendment to remove this provision from the draft local tax bill, and it was supported by 27 municipal councilors.

24 March: Over 400 used tires were removed from the Bic river. The Association for the Management of Green Spaces mentions that these illegally dumped wastes represent a severe form of pollution. The intervention took place in the riverbed, where the municipal enterprise workers carried out cleaning and waste removal operations.

24 March: The preliminary testing for the national graduation exams has begun, a stage where students solve subjects similar to the official ones and familiarize themselves with the requirements of the final evaluations. The General Directorate of Education, Youth and Sports informs that the results will be used by the development teams to optimize the final tests of this year’s session.

24 March: The itinerary of the suburban bus route no. 37 and the suburban trolleybus route no. 32 will be modified starting Tuesday, from 08:00 AM. The Chisinau Electric Transport Authority announces that the changes are necessary in the context of suspending road traffic on Ion Creanga street in the town of Stauceni, the section between D. Matcovschi and Constructorilor streets.

25 March: Rehabilitation works have started on Calarasi street in the Buiucani sector. According to the Chisinau City Hall, this important alternative artery for the area’s traffic has reached a deplorable state and requires interventions.

28 March: In the Rascani and Ciocana sectors of the capital, sanitation and tree planting actions have taken place, which will continue in the following weeks. The activities were carried out with the involvement of volunteers, residents, and municipal subdivisions.

30 March: In the square of the Metropolitan Cathedral “Nativity of the Lord”, the Easter decoration will be installed again this year, announce the municipal authorities. Mayor Ion Ceban stated that the municipality will continue the tradition from previous years.

30 March: Over 480 workers intervened for the city cleaning last week. They washed the sidewalks, waiting stations, and underground crossings. The municipal authorities recommend drivers to free up parking spaces during sanitation actions, to facilitate the intervention of the teams.