New developments for the capital's second most densely populated district

HE-DO is carrying out public space and traffic improvement works in Csengery Street, in the VI district of Budapest. The works, which will start at the end of February, will cover the section of Csengery Street between Podmaniczky and Szondi streets. The project consists of 5 main parts:

• construction of a road and parking lane,
• environmental planning,
• stormwater drainage,
• plumbing replacement,
• construction of a watering network and a drinking fountain.

Traffic calming is a priority

The Terézváros local government's announcement also revealed that the parameters of the framework agreement were developed in accordance with the district's urban development concept in order to achieve the objectives of the concept.

The Framework Agreement sets out to "humanise public spaces with different impacts".

Alternative forms of mobility are also described as a key objective. In addition, traffic calming should be a priority in the design of public spaces, as well as maximising pedestrian and green spaces and community spaces.

Parking lanes on both sides of the street

Gellért Tímár Tímár, HE-DO's chief architect, explained the main work processes of the project. "We will demolish and rebuild the old 10 m wide cobblestone pavement and the asphalt pavement on both sides. The wide carriageway will be narrowed to 3.5 metres, with a 45-degree parking lane on one side and a parallel parking lane with green islands on the other."

He said that the pavements will also be renewed after they are paved with paving stones. "In addition, hundreds of shrubs and bushes will be planted and placed in green islands.

The trees will be planted in a Stockholm planting strip, a large planting medium called a 'tree tree tree', into which the gutters of several buildings can be connected, allowing periodic irrigation through a drainage surface.

In addition, a separate irrigation water network will be installed to care for the many plants." He added that in order to make the Stockholm system planting strip feasible, the street's water mains and house water connections will be rebuilt or relocated to a new trail.

Several public spaces in the district will be completely resurfaced

The "Terézváros 2030 Program" launched by the local government serves to achieve the above goals, within the framework of which the complete resurfacing and afforestation of several public areas of the district, as well as traffic calming measures can be implemented. Other tasks described in the notice include the development of traffic engineering in the Outer Terézváros area and the introduction of Zóna30 in the district.

Terézvárosi Vagyonkezelő Nonprofit Zrt., as the client, highlighted the characteristics of the district as an important aspect of the project, highlighting that Terézváros is one of the most densely built-up and second most densely populated districts in the capital.