Strabag Épitőipari Zrt has won the public procurement competition to renovate the northern section of the line which encompasses six stations.

A new competition is to be launched for the contract to renew the central and southern sections. During the work on the northern section, the metro will function between Kőbánya-Kispest and Lehel Square, the Budapest transport authority BKK said.

In the meantime, the replacement buses are being stocked and traffic changes prepared for their implementation, the paper said.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.