The Grand Boulevard will enter the 21st century after 2027

We also wrote about this in wrote in February that the BKK Budapest Transport Centre had announced a comprehensive development of Budapest's Grand Boulevard, which, following public consultation, is now being put out to tender for a 650-day planning tender. Work can now begin, resulting in one of the capital's most important routes entering a new era with a modern transport system that prioritises pedestrians, public transport and cyclists.

It can join the ranks of conceptual public spaces that are typical of livable cities in the 21st century.

Infrastructure rethought from the West to the Boráros

Bids are invited until 7 July 2025 for the design, where the winner will be responsible for redesigning five sections of the Great Boulevard in different needs and conditions.

• Section 1: Nyugati tér - Király utca
• Section 2: Király street - Rákóczi út
• Section 3: Rákóczi út - Corvin district
• Section 4: Corvin quarter junction
• Section 5: Corvin district - Boráros Square

The Circular Road may be redesigned along its entire cross-section

The aim of the Nagykörút "bike lane" is to improve the quality of public space and provide an attractive, safe cycling experience for people of all ages and experience levels on the capital's priority routes. It should also promote unobstructed pedestrian traffic along the Great Boulevard, at the mouths of side streets and at pedestrian crossings. As a priority location in the capital, the design will also include an integral part of the preparatory participatory tasks and communication related to the design and construction process and milestones.

The modification of the entire cross-section of the above road sections - with the exception of the electrical infrastructure - and the way of their qualitative reconstruction is the responsibility of the designer,

where the creation of a directional cycle lane (or cycle path) separated by a built solution is also required, a complete outline plan covering all the necessary sections, including at the level of the permit and design. Of course, the successful bidder must also undertake to prepare the tender documentation and obtain the necessary permits and approvals for construction - separately for each section.

Public toilets may disappear

As an optional deliverable, BKK requires a proposal from the designers for the elimination of the toilets in the design site of the terraces of phases 1 and 2.

The possibility of eliminating up to four toilets in the design area is still under consideration by the client, but the winning bidder will be required to prepare the design plans for the elimination of the toilets, with all necessary sectional approvals.

Main quantities

The total length of the planning section is about 3.7 km and the size of the planning area is about 62,250 m².

• Section 1 (Nyugati tér - Király utca): 16250 m² pavement, green area (public space): 0,99 km
• Section 2 (Király street - Rákóczi road): 13280 m2 pavement, green area (public space): 0,85 km
• Section 3 (Rákóczi út - Corvin quarter): 20777 m² pavement, green area (public space): 1,15 km
• Stage 4 (Corvin quarter): 6514 m² pavement, green area (public space): 0,26 km
• Section 5 (Corvin quarter - Boráros tér): 5429 m² pavement, green area (public space): 0,45 km

The customer BKK shall require the delivery of separate tender documents for each phase for the following parts/areas of work:

• pavement and green lane / furnishing lane
• bike racks (which include a multifunctional lane for parking, goods transport, bicycle storage, etc.; and a traffic lane)
• street lighting