Almost 10 kilometres of embankment on the Tisza River protects Ópusztaszer from flooding

The investment is also important from a tourist point of view, as thanks to the development cyclists will be able to ride on a paved embankment between Csongrád and the bridge in Algyő

- the leader said.

Nearly 200,000 people live in the affected floodplain

Sabolcs Frank, Head of the Flood Protection Department of ATIVIZIG explained that the construction of the protection lines on the Lower Tisza started in the mid-19th century. The Petres dam burst in this area prior to the 1879 Szeged flood, and during the 2006 flood, the embankment on the salvaged side slipped on a section.

The project was implemented in the northern part of the Szeged floodplain, from the bridge at Algyő to the mouth of the Dong River main canal. The entire floodplain is home to 183 500 people, and the development will directly improve the protection of four settlements.

The project can be divided into two parts: the embankment has been raised to the flood level - by 20-30 centimetres - on 9276 metres. In addition, over 10 kilometres of the embankment crest and the ramps leading to the dam houses and the ramp to the dam houses and the ramp to the dam sheds, a macadam was built, because it is more flexible than asphalt pavement in following the movement of the embankment body due to drying out or saturation with water," the expert said.