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UPDATE – Years of delay is expected in the renovation of the Chain Bridge
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Napi.hu reports that, despite previous estimations, the Tunnel, the Chain Bridge and Clark Ádám Square will not be renovated at the same time. Although in the proposal of the general assembly in April, they emphasised the practical side of realising the three projects simultaneously, now it seems that there will be some years of delay. Therefore, if everything goes according to the recent plan, a traffic closure can be expected in the area for the following 6 years. Here is why.
As we have already reported, based on the previous plan concerning the renovation of the Tunnel, the Chain Bridge and Clark Ádám Square, the renovation process in the capital was expected to would take 2-2.5 years. At that time, it was already known that this would be a large scale project requiring around 22.3 billion forints (74.3 million euros), but then it was also presumed that the three famous locations in the area would be renovated at the same time between 2017 and 2019.
In fact, the project has become inevitable to carry out due to the increasing traffic in the capital, but it would also serve the interest of pedestrians who frequently block the vehicle traffic.
Based on the latest plan, less than 1 billion forints (3 million euros) would be spent in the first year of the reconstruction while in the second (2018) and third (2019) years, more than 10 billion forints (33 million euros) would be devoted to the construction works.
The decision regarding the project recommended by Gábor Bagdy and Balázs Szeneczey, Vice Mayors, was made in April, but in this year’s budget, the three workflow processes were indicated separately. Furthermore, both the dates of execution and the money devoted to the construction were modified.
Let’s see how the project plan was modified!
The renovation of the Chain Bridge
The Chain Bridge would be renovated between 2018 and 2021 from around 11.1 billion forints. This means that 2.2 billion forints (7 million euros) would be spent on the construction works this year, 3.3 billion forints (11 million euros) in 2019 and 2020 and 2.2 billion forints (7 million euros) in 2021.