Archeological findings of thousands of years of age revealed at the construction sites of the Metropolitan
At the majority of sites of the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan construction is preceded by archeological excavations. The archeologists have found a number of valuable items during the excavation. Perhaps the most interesting of the findings are the remnants of the iron furnace found in the area of the Zsigmond Móricz Circus station.
The construction of the cutoff / diaphragm wall was completed at the Tétényi Street Station of the 4th line of the Metro
In the 9th district the construction of the 4th line of the Metro takes place at five sites. The construction works have progressed the farthest at the Tétényi Street Station; the cutoff / diaphragm walls were completed on October 29th at the construction of the slab structure of the station was commenced. Completion is scheduled in the middle of December. The construction of the cutoff / diaphragm wall is the operation generating the most intensive noise during the construction works of the station.
The Fővám Square station of the Metro was granted the Media Award for Architecture 2006 for the best architectural design of the year
In cooperation with seven Hungarian media (Élet és Irodalom; Heti Válasz; HVG; index.hu; Kultúrház (mtv); Magyar Hírlap; and Népszabadság) Epiteszforum.hu, the daily architectural news portal announced the Media Award for Architecture the second time. In 2006 projects were granted a Media Award in two categories: Plans and Completed Projects. In the category “Plan of the Year” the Fővám Square station of the metro received the highest number of votes from the Selection Committee.
The “power mole” passed the exam
The assembly of first tunnel boring machine or „TBM” to be used at the construction of the tunnels of the 4th line of the metro was completed. The test run took place in Germany. The „ power mole” passed all tests, it operated adequately.
Everything about the 4th line of the Metro you wanted to know: inauguration of the Information Center for the 4th line of the Metro
The construction of the 4th line of the Metro is the largest public transport project in the past 30 years in Budapest. The project is an extremely exciting engineering and architectural challenge for expert and layman alike. Hundreds of experts are involved day by day in the construction of the 4th line of the Metro.