“New Perspectives” – The first section of the Budapest-Balaton cycle path was handed over
Gergely Gulyás talks about the fact that Etyek stands out from the development of the whole region at the ceremony of handing over the Budapest-Etyek asphalt road from the capital to Lake Balaton.
During the coronavirus epidemic, “we’ve all seen how good it is when someone has the opportunity to play sports outdoors, and now we also need to be prepared, here in the shadow of the war, for what if there is no oil. provides “- said the Minister.
Tamás Menczer, State Secretary for Bilateral Development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Member of the Fidesz Parliamentary Constituency No. 2 in Pest County, said that the 109-kilometer-long Budapest-Balaton cycle path, which is being built
The section to Etyek is 23 km away.
it is also very important to him because it also affects two settlements from his constituency, Budaörs and Biatorbágy.
Máriusz Révész, Secretary of State for Active Hungary in the Prime Minister’s Office, talks about the government’s goal of making Hungary one of the most livable countries by 2030. He added that there are many conditions for this, one of which is how people live their daily lives, how they can relax, what they do in their spare time, so it is also important to build bike paths.
According to him, more than 2,000 km of cycle paths have been built in Hungary since 2010, but the section now handed over is one of the most anticipated cycle paths.
Zoltán Tessely, the Fidesz Member of Parliament for the 3rd constituency of Fejér County, said that among the most important elements of the previously launched Heart of Pannonia program were several “line development”, railway, road and bicycle. He added that another section of the Budapest-Balaton cycle route – the Lake Velence cycle circle and the cycle path connecting the Etyek to Tarján – will be able to accommodate cyclists for about 50 km.
Zoltán Juhász, Deputy Director of Road Development of Nemzeti Infrastruktúra Fejlesztő (NIF) Zrt., Said that the 23-kilometer section now handed over runs from the administrative border of Budapest to the administrative border of Etyek. Construction began in March 2020
more than 9 kilometers of independent cycle paths
built.
According to the announcement of NIF Zrt., The dirt roads were paved on 11.5 km sections, signs were laid and the pavement signs were painted. Next to the 3.3 meter wide bike path
292 trees were planted.
“The completed cycle path will be put on the market in June 2022,” they wrote.
The development was commissioned by the Ministry of Technology and Industry, invested by NIF Zrt., With the support of the European Union, and from domestic sources. The construction was carried out by Strabag Építő Kft., Colas Út Építőipari Zrt., Colas Közlekedésépítő Zrt. And KM Építő Kft. In the net value of HUF 2,649,459,075 – read in the announcement.
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