Reconstructed road near Kecskemét handed over

A four-kilometre section of road number 5211 connecting Lajosmizse and Kunszentmiklós between Lajosmizse and Kerekegyháza has been renovated. The approximately one billion forint investment was completed with the support of the EU's Territorial and Settlement Development Operational Programme (TOP), and the work was carried out by Magyar Közút Nzrt. and carried out by Duna Aszfalt Zrt.. The ceremonial project handover took place on 22 August, after construction began in April and was completed in early August completed in early August, according to baon.hu.

Long-awaited construction project completed

As Zoltán Stana, the director of the Bács-Kiskun County State Roads Management Company, said at the ceremony, the condition of the road section was extremely poor, its profile and load-bearing capacity were not adequate, and the road base had to be strengthened during the reconstruction.

In view of the fact that the intersection of the lajosmizsei-ladánybenei-kerekegyházi road is a traffic and accident hotspot, active traffic signs have been installed over the road

- presented the details of the investment.

The project also included the renewal of pavement signs, traffic signs, the road embankment and drainage ditches.

Safer transport

The road affects several municipalities, but not exclusively, so the county council has taken over the task of upgrading the road. The first section, from Lajosmizze to the Ladánybene crossroads, was completed earlier and the section that has now been opened is a continuation of this.

"The renewal of the link road and the intersection is of great importance, it will serve the convenience of transport operators and the safety of goods traffic, which will help the national economy"

- pointed out in his speech Dr. László Salacz, Member of Parliament of the region.

The renovation of 5211 continues

László Rideg László, President of the Bács-Kiskun County Assembly spoke about the results achieved so far and the plans for the near future.

"At the beginning of the EU cycle, we decided to upgrade four- and five-digit roads, mostly in the northern and southernmost parts of the county. The first of the ten projects was the section from Lajosmizse to the Ladánybene crossroads. The reconstruction of the main roads of Tass was also carried out with the available budget. Work is continuing, with the design of the road upgrades and the preparation of the construction plans. One of them is the continuation of the reconstruction of the 5211 road to Kunadacs" - he summarized.