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LEAVE YOUR HANDPRINT, TOO!
From 10 am to 16 pm on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th of September 2008 DBR Metro Project Directorate kindly invites you to the Baross Square to leave your handprint on the construction site of the Keleti Railway Terminus station of the 4th line of the metro.
BAMCO Consortium, the tunnel builder, is penalized
In its today’s decision the National Transport Authority (NTA) banned further works on the crossover tunnels at St. Gellért Square, thereby sharing the position of the DBR Metro Project Directorate regarding the tunnels. The tunnel builder BAMCO Consortium was condemned for unauthorized advance of works and levied a fine of HUF 1 million. NTA emphasized the correct and lawful procedure followed by Eurometro (Engineer) and DBR (Employer). In pursuance of this decision tunnel building works may only be resumed upon the approval of the construction plan; until then the contractor is liable to maintain adequate safety conditions.
New works of art on the boarding fences of construction sites
DBR Metro Project Directorate and the Théba Art Academy opened this morning the latest work of art created on the boarding fence of the construction site of the 4th line of the metro entitled “Community transport in Budapest then and now”. The painting forms part of the series of exhibitions and cultural events sponsored by the metro builders.
FROM 16 JUNE A SHORT SECTION OF THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY QUAY WILL BE CLOSED FOR TRAFFIC
The commencement of construction works of the inclined shaft to house the moving staircases of the Szent Gellért Square station of the 4th line of the metropolitan is harmonized with the construction of the main sewer in Buda. For the harmonization of the two projects a short section of the lower and upper quays on the Buda side between Bertalan Lajos Street and the Szent Gellért Square will be closed temporarily for traffic from 16 June to 20 August.
THE 4TH LINE OF THE METROPOLITAN RANKS AMONG PROJECTS OF AVERAGE OUTLAY GLOBALLY
Regarding the implementation budget the 4th line of the Budapest metropolitan ranks among the projects of average outlay in the world. The DBR Metro Project Directorate repeatedly calls attention to the fact that, due to the broad variations in the peculiarities, the individual metro projects are barely comparable, particularly for the layman, as it has been proven on a number of earlier occasions.
A SPECIAL DEDICATION PAINTED ON THE BOARDING FENCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE IN KÁLVIN SQUARE
Art-school students painted a metro train on the boarding plank of the construction site of the Kálvin Square station of the 4th line of the metropolitan. The organizers of the Ráday Art Street, co-sponsored by the Municipality of Ferencváros, wish to publicize the events in this manner.
DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INCLINED SHAFT OF THE SZENT GELLÉRT SQUARE STATION OF THE 4TH LINE OF THE METROPOLITAN A SHORT SECTION OF THE UPPER QUAY ON THE BUDA SIDE WILL BE CLOSED FOR TRAFFIC STARTING FROM 16 JUNE
The closure of the lower quay due to the construction of the main sewer on the Buda side did not cause major traffic jams, and no particular congestion of traffic is expected due to the temporary closing of traffic from 16 June to 20 August of the section of the Műegyetem (Technical University) Quay between Bertalan Lajos Street and Szent Gellért Square. For the passengers crossing this area this summer period is the most advantageous due to summer holidays and school break-up.
OPEN DAYS FOR VISITORS AGAIN: NOW AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE TÉTÉNYI STREET STATION
The Tétényi Street station under construction of the 4th line of the metropolitan was open for visitors in the framework of the Újbuda Bikás Park May Picnic.
No risk presented by the breaking of ground occurred closed to Tétényi street
Engineers of metro 4 have checked the small surface breakings noted in the vicinity of Tétényi road metro station, which is under construction, but they mean no danger at all to nearby residents. Surface breaking occurred on January 22nd, 2008 was not significant and the defect was fixed yesterday.
No risk presented with omission of the main ventilation
It means no risk at all to omit a main ventilation structure of metro 4 previously intended between the Tétényi and Bocskai road stations to Petzvál street. Following a long and detailed scrutiny of the drawings, both the Engineer and Investor decided to replace some functions of the structure with separate engineering design alternatives.