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Chain Bridge getting closed until 2020
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The renovation between the Tunnel and the Chain Bridge will take 2-2.5 years, chief manager of BKK Kálmán Dabóczi stated in InfoRádió’s broadcast.
“This process is very complicated, because we need to renew a part that is vitally important for the traffic of the city”, he claimed.
He added that the construction is a little bit less problematic during the weekend, because the bridge can be shut down without any significant disruptions.
“But during the weekdays the tunnel is way too important”, the chief manager stated.
He highlighted that the traffic is growing so rapidly because of tourists that pedestrians frequently even block vehicle traffic.
“This is why we need to construct a system that provides pedestrians with other opportunities. That is why Clark Ádám Square will be smaller”, Kálmán Dabóczi mentioned.
He added that the pedestrian pass under the bridge needs to be extended in order to prevent the pedestrian traffic that disturbs vehicles.
The chief manager of BKK emphasized that these are not isolated constructions.
“The Tunnel, Clark Ádám Square, the Chain Bridge, and the parts on the side of Pest, reaching to Erzsébet Square need to be treated as one object, and we have to come up with a logical solution.
It is an important aspect, for example, that, when someone passes the Chain Bridge, one should be able to get to the wharf. The planning of these are in progress”, Dabóczi stated.
Moreover, the Chain Bridge will be renewed as a monument, as well.