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Nyugati Railway Station renovation cancelled
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Hungary has already won HUF 1.1 billion (EUR 2.8 million) in a tender to renovate the Nyugati Railway Station in the spring. The upgrading of the station was cut out of the EU grant contract for several reasons. It was published in the Hungarian Gazette (Magyar Közlöny) that the government had cancelled the contract.
Ákos Krakkó, press officer at the Ministry of Construction and Transport, told Index.hu that the funds would be called up again under a new tendering procedure. The project will therefore be completed. The changes are being made on the proposal of the Minister of Construction and Transport, János Lázár.
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Hungary has won HUF 1.1 billion in funding. The grant agreement was a contract for the further development of the Nyugati Railway Station. It is both one of Hungary’s most important railway monuments and its busiest transport hub.
The reasons behind the cancellation of the contract
Some journalists misunderstand the issue of the planning resources related to the renovation of the Nyugati Square. The so-called European Instrument for the Financing of the Network was on the project list for the design of the Nyugati Railway Station, said Ákos Krakkó to Index.hu.
“However, this project is not being carried out at the moment because of the Brussels sanctions policy, the priority of defence objectives and the defence of the cuts in the budget – so, by consequence, there is no reason to plan it now.”
Because they cannot finish renovating M3 still, after almost a decade…
This is a beautiful picture but the whole renovation is all about the money they want to give the project to Mészáros Lőrinc’s companies and they want to stole the money
They gave the money to Lőrinc
Personally, I’m sad.
Nyugati has been one of Bp’s major gateways, and it was a great opportunity for the Orbán Government to create something all Hungarian travellers could be proud of, something for all foreing travellers to admire, no instead this Government prefers to spend, and SPEND (unabated) on building countless new sports stadiums.
I was always nervous about a new “glossy” station. I am thankful the old leaking roof has been fixed so i am not unduly worried the renovation has been cancelled.