Hungary's first music road has reached the M7

Approximately 10 kilometres of new expressway has been completed in the immediate vicinity of Lake Balaton as part of the STRABAG Általános Építő Kft. project. This completes the 67 road, which connects the county seat to the national four-lane road network and is well known for its musical section – has been completed.

The first 33.2-kilometre section of the renovated Route 67 was completed at the end of 2019. opened to traffic at the end of 2019. The STRABAG Építő Kft., the STRABAG AG and the Soltút Kft., and then at the end of 2022, it handed over the 3.1-kilometre Kaposfüred section running near Kaposvár to the Duna Aszfalt Zrt.

Completed well ahead of the original deadline

On the afternoon of 16 November, the final section of the route was handed over at a press conference. In the project implemented as part of the Építési és Közlekedési Minisztérium (ÉKM) investment project, a 2×1 lane main road was rebuilt into a 2×2 lane main road with physical separation. In addition to the construction of 10.2 kilometres of new road, the investment also included

• upgrading the M7 motorway and the at-grade junction of the 67 motorway to a turbo roundabout,
• the construction of two wildlife crossings on the section,
• and the construction of a grade-separated interchange at 6514 j., Visz.
• And at Rádpusztas, the reconstruction of the at-grade junction.

The project was completed several months ahead of the original delivery date of February 2024.

The event was attended by Nándor Csepreghy, Deputy Minister of Construction and Transport; Mihály Witzmann, Member of Parliament for the region; and Károly Szita, Mayor of Kaposvár.

Road 67 is the key to Kaposvár's economic development

In his speech, Károly Szita emphasised that Kaposvár is on the verge of a quantum leap. The mayor cited the autumn of 2015 as a watershed moment, when, as a representative of Kaposvár, he signed the Modern Cities Programme agreement on local development, according to kaposvarmost.hu report.

He reminded that before that the number of unemployed in the city was 3,300, but the announcement of the 67 road immediately increased investor interest, new companies settled in Kaposvár and today there are only 1,300 unemployed in the city, which means that more than 2,000 jobs have been created.

More than 90% of the population in Hungary can reach a motorway in less than 30 minutes

Nándor Csepreghy stressed that Hungary is competitive not only with its eastern but also with its western neighbours in terms of motorways. The Deputy Minister pointed out that 21 cities with county rights are now connected to the motorway network and more than 90 percent of the country's population can reach a motorway in less than 30 minutes.

"We are making rural Hungary more liveable, creating the opportunity to avoid having to travel more than thirty minutes to get to work, school or health services via a motorway"

- he added.