Tree planting on Orczy road
Line 4 will be green not only in its color. There is every reason to say on the metro construction that it is a “green” project in its quality. For each tree cut due to the construction of Rákóczi square station for metro No 4 at least 7 new will be planted in the district by the contractor SwO Metro 4 Építő Kkt.!
Budafoki Road is open again
The original traffic conditions were restored on Budafoki Road on 26 October 2007 after completion of the work for discharging the public utility lines at the Szent Gellért Station.
Information on the opening hours of the InfoCenter
The opening hours of the M4 Information Center at Etele Square will change for the rest of this year:
The second drilling shield arrived at Tétényi Road Station
The second tunnelling shield has arrived at the Tétényi Road Station on 25 October 2007. The first shield broke the station wall on 13 September 2007. Thus, the total length of complete tunnel sections is more than 1.5 km.
METRO4: Boarding Fence Exhibition at Rákóczi Square Station
An irregular art event makes, even in the literal sense of the word, the construction work more coloury at the Rákóczi Square Station of Metro Line 4.
Contracts accessible on the web site
From now, the contracts concluded for the Metro 4 construction are available for the public for reading. The link to the web page is as follows: http://www.metro4.hu/dbr_szerzodesek.php.
Summer holiday at Infocenter
We wish to inform all those concerned, that the Etele Square Information Center of Metro 4 Construction will be closed for a one-week summer holiday.
Trams run again on Fehérvári Road
The tram traffic restarts on Fehérvári Road as early as 23 July well before scheduled the date of August promised last year. The sidewalls and the floor of Bocskai Station were complete last year and a large part of the previously closed area is available again for the traffic.
Tramline 2 will change due to Metro Line 4 construction. Fehérvári Road will reopen for the traffic.
Attention! Tramline 2 will change on 25 June!
Due to the construction of the Metro Line 4, the track of Tramline 2 will be divided into two independent sections, as of 25 June. These two independent sections will be separated by Fővám Square and tram substitution buses will be provided to ensure the smooth public transport. Tramline 2 is expected to run on its full line about 21 months later.
GREEN METRO: Several billion forints spent on environment protection
Metro Line 4 will be a green metro not only in its colours. It can be said with good reason about the metro project, that it is a “green project” in its quality too. Not only for the reason that the newly constructed metro line itself brings about the improvement of several environmental factors (noise, smog, traffic jam), but also because particular attention has been paid to the environment protection as early as in the construction phase.
Announcement of results of the drawing competition titled My Friend the Metro
Several dozen school classes had registered and several hundred drawings were received. The jury had some troubles in the selection of those of the witty and clever competitive drawings, which they found as worthy of remuneration.
Tram lines No 4 and No 6 are closed for traffic on the weekend due to the construction of the fourth line of the metro
Due to the construction of the new metro line buses replace tram lines No 4 and No 6 on the weekend. The tram traffic is suspended due to two jobs to be implemented in a strictly harmonized manner (for the details click here).
The surprises of BKV’s children’s day achieved great success
On Children’s Day thousands of children gathered for the BKV event on Deák Square renamed on this day “Children’s Square”. Along with their parents the children enjoyed the concert of the 100 Folk Celsius group and were pleased with the small gifts received.
Boros and Bochkor “baptize” the tunnel boring machines
By the results of voting closed earlier the popular broadcasters, Lajos Boros and Gábor Bochkor received the largest number of votes. The commentators solemnly baptized Boros and Bochkor the two TBMs named as S355 and S354 earlier.
Metro construction on Fővám Square: from May 14 the lower quay on the Pest side between Közraktár Street and Belgrád Quay will be closed for traffic for three and a half months
The preparations to the construction of the Fővám Square metro station started in March with the replacement of utilities. The next milestone of the project is May 14, when the construction of station structure is commenced with the construction of 40 to 46 meter deep diaphragm walls.
Metro construction at the Keleti Railway Station(TRAFFIC CHANGES: the construction works of the fourth line of the metro arrived to yet another station)
The temporary terminus of the first section of the new line of the metro will be at the Keleti Railway Station, providing transfer between metro lines No 2 and No 4. The construction of the station begins on May 10 with the replacement of the utility lines.
Bochkor and Boros bore the underground tunnel
Upon the initiative of Miklós Hagyó, Deputy Mayor, the bid for the eponymy of the two tunnel boring machines currently having the not quite poetic names TBM S355 and TBM S354 started on April 2.
„ Green metro ”: Trees are replanted on Köztársaság Square
Due to the construction of the Népszínház Street metro station, the builders will replant 12 old trees and plant 186 new trees after the completion of construction works.
Make a drawing of the 4th line of the Metro!
The DBR Metro Project Directorate publishes a drawing completion entitled "My friend, the Metro" for the pupils of elementary schools, and also invites classes of grammar schools to visit the Information Centre on the Etele Square.
The board of the BKV Private Limited Company intends to familiarize the building of the metro, the most important transport development project of the last 30 years in Budapest.
20 pairs of names remain in the ring – Having submitted your ideas now cast your vote at the Budapest Portal!
If you have not joined in the competition initiated by Miklós Hagyó, Deputy Mayor, you may still join in! If you have brain-stormed in the past days, your votes are invited now! Today the second round of the eponymy for the tunnel boring machines begins!
Be the eponym of the tunnel boring machines of the 4th line of the Metro!
Be the eponym of the nickname of the tunnel boring machines of 1600 HP each working beneath the surface of Budapest! The Budapest portal (www.budapest.hu) invites your ideas and the residents will pick the best names after voting.
Be the eponym of the tunnel boring machines of the 4th line of the Metro!
Be the eponym of the nickname of the tunnel boring machines of 1600 HP each working beneath the surface of Budapest! The Budapest portal (www.budapest.hu) invites your ideas and the residents will pick the best names after voting.
Launching of the construction of tunnels of the 4th line of the Metro
On April 3rd the tunnel building and tunnel boring machines set on their 106 week journey. That is to say, the 7.2 kilometre long tunnel of the 4th line of the Metro between the Kelenföld Railway Station and the Keleti Railway Station is planned to be completed in 106 weeks.
From April 5th the Kálvin Square will be closed for traffic for two years
the closure of Kálvin Square from the Vámház Boulevard is required due to the construction of the Kálvin Square station of the 4th line of the Metro. The construction site may only be crossed by the vehicles of BKV.
Overground traffic changes due to the construction of the Kálvin Square station of the 4th line of the Metro
This is the first time when changes in traffic are induced by the construction of the stations of the 4th line of the Metro on the Pest side of the Capital.
Another metro station will be built: the works are commenced on the Köztársaság Square
At the end of March the construction of the latest station of the 4th line of the Metro is commenced at the Népszínház Street. The construction begins on March 21st with the hoarding and fencing off of the work site in the first days. At the beginning the works will call only for minor traffic limitations and the car parks near the work site will cease.
„ Green metro ”: The builders of the Metropolitan take special care of all the protected trees ; the 4th line of the Metro has arrived at the Rákóczi Square
Metro construction is a project of European standard from the environmental point of view, too. One of the key aspects of the construction of the Metropolitan is to avoid the felling of protected trees. For example the preferred construction technology of the Metro station at the Rákóczi Square was chosen in the design phase to avoid the felling of three protected plane trees.
The Government and the Metropolitan Municipality hold together in their joint support of the construction of the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan
The on-going reconciliation meetings among the experts of the Metropolitan Municipality, the Government representatives and the competent decision makers from Brussels center on the amount of funds and forms of support to be appropriated from the EU cohesion fund for the implementation of the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan. The European Union regards the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan as a project essential for the long-term sustainability of the community public transport, for the improvement of the service standard of rail-guided public transport and reduction of air pollution.
„The implementation of the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan has reached another milestone” – The construction of stations has been commenced on the Pest side
Starting from spring 2007 the construction of the Metropolitan goes on with the construction of stations Fővám Square and Kálvin Square on the Pest side. The construction of both stations induces significant changes in the traffic for those selecting this route. The works will commence first on Kálvin Square.
The builders of the Metropolitan take special care of all the protected trees
One of the key aspects of the construction of the Metropolitan is to avoid the felling of protected trees.
The checking and replacement of the gas pipelines is not warranted in all cases by the implementation of the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan
Erroneous information has appeared repeatedly on the replacement of gas pipelines in houses affected by the construction of the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan and the related reconstruction of public utilities. The news whereby the gas pipelines need to be replaced in each case due to the construction of the Metropolitan and the related costs must be borne by the residents is untrue. Any pipelines shall only be replaced only where they leak and therefore are dangerous for life, consequently the replacement is precipitated not only by the Metropolitan project.
Professionals adding up to more than 500 years of experience: experts and laymen join forces for the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan
Leading experts of the Metropolitan project and civilian reviewers assessing critically the project met this afternoon. Főmterv Private Limited Company initiated this discussion with a view to comment face-to-face any issues and critical comments raised recently.
3200 horse powers for the construction of the Metropolitan
The remaining components of the tunnel boring machines for the construction of the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan were delivered to the Etele Square Saturday morning and Sunday at dawn. The knocked-down machine came from Germany to Hungary.
Traffic limitation on Etele Square
The section of Névtelen Street between the Volán Bus Terminus and the Hadak Road near Etele Square will be closed for traffic from January 25th en 2007 till July 2007. This is the site of the connecting section of the tunnel with the future depot of the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan.
VEKE carries on its counter-campaign against the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan
VEKE has repeatedly published a review concerning the 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan questionable from a number of aspects. The experts of the BKV Private Limited Company, DBR Metro Project Directorate and the Metropolitan Municipality will again take a purely professional stance in answering the challenges of VEKE based on facts rather than assumptions.
The 4th line of the Budapest Metropolitan has no alternative
Giant projects such as the construction of the Metropolitan always invite debates and breed many opinions. In the past weeks a number of publications branded the project as an abortive attempt, yet all the articles published including the study of VEKE entitled „ A spendthrift plan of the olden times” include a number of incorrect and inaccurate conclusions. For this reason the DBR Metro Project Directorate of BKV Private Limited Company considered it appropriate to publish its response to the challenges.