One of Újpest's main transport corridors is undergoing significant development

The road surface and pavements will be completely renewed on one of Újpest's main transport corridors. According to announcement BKK, a 1.8-kilometre section of road south of Görgey Artúr Street, all the way to the district border, will be rebuilt.

Following the public procurement procedure, BKK and HE-DO signed a contract for the renovation, with a net value of HUF 920 million without a reserve fund. The funds necessary for the investment will be provided by the Budapest Metropolitan Municipality as part of the Road Renovation Programme.

Motorists will be able to use the new road in the summer

Road construction can begin in spring, after the necessary preparatory work has been completed and temperatures have risen above freezing, and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2027.

On 26 February last year, the Budapest City Council decided on 26 February last year to provide the necessary financial coverage for the renovation of Mester Street in Ferencváros and István Road and Pozsonyi Street in Újpest.

This is included in the project

During the investment, the BKK

• renovates the entire road surface and, in several sections, the pavement between the railway underpass and Görgey Artúr Street;
• creates priority pedestrian crossings at intersections of perpendicular streets with less traffic and makes pedestrian traffic safer on Chinoin and Anonymus streets by narrowing the street junctions;
• makes the Tél utca junction and the Király utca intersection safer and more bicycle-friendly by connecting the existing bicycle lanes;
• creates a direct cycle route connecting Újpest centre via Görgey Artúr Street, Berda József Street, Mártírok Road and Angyalföld;
• makes Árpád Road safer for cyclists travelling in both directions;
• establishes a new pedestrian crossing between the Angyalföld depot and the petrol station;
• creates a new parking lane between Tél Street and Munkásotthon Street, helping to solve the parking shortage in the residential area;
• creates new green spaces on Tél Street and Király Street, and
• By changing the traffic pattern and increasing the pedestrian area, it makes the surroundings and access to the Music School safer.