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Long Awaited Construction of Complex Motorway to Esztergom Coming Soon

• 30 Aug 2024 11:35 AM
• Hungary Today

There has been an important development in the construction of one of Hungary’s most eagerly awaited motorways, reports Világgazdaság. The new information was shared by János Lázár, Minister of Construction and Transport, and the relevant members of parliament.

The M100, a motorway with two lanes, has been on the agenda for decades. It last appeared to be on track at the end of 2021, when the winning contractor was announced. However, then the Russian-Ukrainian war broke out, and the poor economic situation led the government to announce a halt to investment, extending to the M100.

Now, however, the project has shown massive signs of life.

János Lázár wrote on his social media site that the government had set a strategic goal of providing motorways to every city in the county. Today, there are only three cities that have not met this target, and now it is Esztergom’s turn (in northern Hungary).

The M100 would link 32.3 km of the M1 motorway to one of the most important towns in Komárom-Esztergom county, in what promises to be perhaps the most complex road project of all time. Not only because it will require engineering solutions rarely needed in Hungary, but also because it will involve the construction of three tunnels and several viaducts.

Previously, when the construction was split into two phases, it was known that the first phase would, among other things include the construction of 4 separate level junctions, 26 bridges, and in Örspuszta, a simple rest area combined with a couple of weight stations.

In the second section 2 separate level junctions, 26 bridges, 3 pairs of tunnels, 317.25 m of noise barrier wall and 361 m of noise barrier hill will be built.

The total cost of all this technical content was estimated a few years ago at almost HUF 350 billion (EUR 890 million).
The first phase could be completed in three years and the second in seven. The question is what is the realistic cost and timeframe at the moment, but if all is true, we will soon find out.

Tamás Menczer added one more important piece of information to the post by János Lázár. He said that the Minister of Construction and Transport had promised that the M100 motorway – which already has a building permit – would be put out to tender this year. At the same time, the design of the M10 dual carriageway, a bypass road to relieve the traffic on the M10 motorway, will also be launched.

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