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Attention: Major Danube bridge in Budapest to be closed all weekend, traffic diversions in place
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One of the most important Danube bridges in Budapest, the Szabadság Bridge, will be closed from Friday evening until midnight on Sunday. The occasion is the events celebrating the 20th anniversary of the accession to the European Union. There will be changes in road and public transport services due to the closure, Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) said.
Major Danube bridge to be closed
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On Friday 3 May, from 18:00 to midnight on Sunday 5 May, the Szabadság Bridge will be closed, as well as Fővám Square and Közraktár Street between Bakáts Street and Fővám Square in the evenings, Pénzcentrum reports, based on BKK.
On the Pest side, trams no. 47, 48 and 49 will be replaced by metros no. 3 and 4 and buses no. 9 and 72, while between Pest and Buda, metro no. 4, and buses no. 7 and 133E will be available.
Due to the closure of the Danube bridge, it is not possible to drive from Veres Pálné Street to Vámház Boulevard, instead the Belgrade quay can be reached via Só Street, and from there it is possible to drive back to Vámház Boulevard, except in the evening.
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