The biggest development in Békéscsaba in the last ten years is now complete

The new market hall and car park were built by SWIETELSKY Hungary Kft.; the wholesale market was constructed by Galéria Invest Kft. from Békéscsaba.

Nearly half a century old fairground renewed

In his speech, János Lázár, Minister of Construction and Transport said that the government would like to create a new industrial conglomerate in the Debrecen-Nyíregyháza-Miskolc triangle, similar to Győr, in which Szolnok and Békéscsaba could also play a "flagship role".

That is why the decision was taken to build the M44 motorway, which is "progressing well", and to take it to the border, linking it to Romania. They have also decided on the four-lane upgrading of the 47 motorway, which will also cost tens of billions of forints to prepare, with the 88-kilometre project worth around 300 billion forints, with the Békéscsaba-Debrecen section being completed first, he said.

Member of Parliament Tamás Herczeg recalled that the first animal market was established in Békéscsaba 178 years ago, and the newly renovated and expanded marketplace was opened in 1974-75. According to the politician, the investment can also be seen as an urban regeneration programme, as it has improved the opportunities for people living in the area by moving the wholesale market to the outskirts of the city and creating hundreds of new parking spaces. "Békéscsaba has become more liveable, more 21st century", he said.

Mayor Péter Szarvas reminded that the construction of the fairground was "the biggest development of the last ten years of Békéscsaba", which created the "biggest and most modern market in the region". According to him, the market square is also a community space on Wednesdays and Saturdays, where hundreds of small producers sell their goods and thousands of customers come to visit.