Construction of the motorway to the border with Transylvania can continue

A public procurement tender has been announced for the second phase of the M49 expressway under construction towards Satu Mare. According to the announcement published in the European Public Procurement Bulletin call for tenders published in the European Public Procurement Bulletin, tenders are being sought for the design and construction of the section between Ököritófülpös and Csenger (national border) and the related Kocsord plant engineering works.

On 30 August, a press conference was held in Nyírmeggyes held a press conference on 30 August: the Építési és Közlekedési Minisztérium investment involves the construction of a four-lane road between the M3 motorway and the border crossing near Satu Mare.

The first phase of the investment is being carried out by Duna Aszfalt Építő Zrt, during which the first section of the expressway will be built over a length of 28.15 kilometres. We reported on the works in detail in July in July, and according to our information, heavy earthworks are currently underway on the main road. The work includes the construction of four multi-level junctions, 22 bridge structures, a complex and a simple rest area, and a cycle path at four locations. A bridge will also be built over the Kraszna River, and a mobile flood barrier will be installed along the river.

Seven interchanges will be built on the stretch to the border

In the second phase, a 17.6 km long 2×2 traffic lane motorway with 3 separate and 4 roundabout sub-nodes and 11 artificial hubs will be built between Ököritófülpös and Csenger, the border with the country. The winning tenderer will be required to draw up a detailed design for the motorway section.

The investment will also include

- a double axle weighbridge and a road border crossing point, including the necessary utilities,

- the associated Kocsord plant engineering (including the construction of a 1725 m2 office building, a 1775 m2 workshop and a salt storage facility.

The development also includes the construction of utilities.

The main quantities expected according to the call for tender are:

- Earthworks construction: 2 750 512 m3

- Construction of road base layers: 180 215 m3

- Track surface of the works: 8 733 m2

- Portal construction: 16 units

- Construction of road restraint systems: 84 980 m

- Paving marks: 24 656 m2

- Construction of parallel dirt road: 21 395 m

- Construction of fence: 37 389 m

Barriers to economic and social cooperation between the two regions are closing

Minister of Construction and Transport János Lázár said in August that the second, 17.5-kilometre motorway section could be built with an investment of HUF 150-160 billion. The motorway is planned to connect Nyíregyháza and Satu Mare by the end of 2026 through cooperation with the Romanian government.