Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said that under the contracts 47.8 billion forints (EUR 156m) would be spent on renewing the metro tunnels, while 24.1 billion forints would help finance renovation of the stations between Újpest Központ and Dózsa György street.

Tarlós also said that the stations would be renewed by the end of next year, and the deadline to complete works in the tunnels was August 2020.

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