The finishing touches are being put on the new section of the M4 - photos

Last summer, we reported on the M4 motorway rel="noopener">reported on the M4 motorway project between Törökszentmiklós and Kisújszállás. During the construction of the Építési és Közlekedési Minisztérium investment and the Duna Aszfalt Project Zrt., the M4 motorway, which previously ran from the capital to Törökszentmiklós, will be extended by a total of 34.29 kilometres.

The investment consists of three main units:

• Törökszentmiklós bypass widening to four lanes (8.1 km)
• Kisújszállás bypass quadri-ripartition (8.7 km)
• construction of a new four-lane track (17.5 km) between the two cities

„Construction is progressing according to plan, with the vast majority of road and traffic engineering works already in the final stages” - said Miklós Nicoara, head of the main construction department.

Completed sections and finishing works

On the Törökszentmiklós bypass, traffic is now using the completed right lane, and the left lane has also been resurfaced. In October, the final construction of the traffic engineering elements and the guardrails will take place. The crown section of the junction at Törökszentmiklós has been completed, and landscaping and construction of a wildlife fence is underway.

Asphalt pavement works have also been completed on the 17.5 km new route between Törökszentmiklós and Kisújszállás. All that is left is to asphalt a dirt road combined with a wildlife crossing. The humming and grassing of the gravel roads is under way, and the traffic engineering works are 75% complete and are expected to be finished in October. The construction of the game fence, gates and game ramps is at 70 percent.

On the left lane of the Kisújszállás bypass, the wearing course has been completed, and traffic engineering and embankment works are currently underway.

Both rest stops have reached a high level of alert

The kerbing and paving works at the simple rest area in Surjány have been completed, and the asphalt and concrete pavements have been laid. Landscaping and street furniture installation will be completed by the end of November. Internal paving and fitting works are underway in the toilet buildings.

Paving work at the Kisújszállás junction and the complex rest area is complete, and street furniture is also due to be installed by the end of November. The toilet buildings are expected to be completed by mid-November.

Utility replacements and new builds have also been completed

The four intersecting state roads have been completed and traffic has been diverted to the new flyovers. Of the six dirt roads, five are fully completed and the sixth is under construction.

The elements of the stormwater drainage system - culverts, longitudinal drains, cross drains - have been completed, and the construction of drainage ditches and pavements will be finished by mid-November. Replacement of utilities and new installations have also been completed. The electrical cabinets will be connected by the end of October, and the water and sewerage networks are ready. The lighting of the rest areas is underway and the installation of SOS emergency telephones has also started.

Installation of the VJTs (variable message signs) on the portal structure will start in the second week of October. The installation of the camera system and meteorological measuring stations is also underway, with the installation of the measuring equipment expected by the end of October.

Bridge construction is also in the final phase

For the wildlife crossings and the Main Canal Bridge in Nagykunság, the construction of a guide and steel railing, salt protection coating, the construction of a mastic asphalt lane connecting the dilatations and landscaping are underway. Placing in service of the nodal bridges and earth road structures has already taken place in the first half of the year.

The rehabilitation of the left track of the railway bypass bridges in Kisújszállás will be completed within weeks: the installation of guard rails, the laying of mastic asphalt, jointing and pouring works are currently underway.