THE BACKING OF THE 4TH LINE OF THE METRO INTENSIFIES

By the results of the latest survey conducted at the end of September 2008 by the Marketing Centrum the support of the 4th line of the metropolitan among the residents of Budapest increased in six months from 80 to 84 per cent.

The results also indicate that the residents of Budapest are now better informed about issues concerning metro construction, and they understand and accept the unforeseen technical difficulties that may occur during similar domestic and international projects. Despite the problems the residents deem the metro project important and indispensable
In the past few months the project faced a number of technical difficulties; currently the issue of greatest concern for the public opinion is the suspension tunnel construction works. The majority of answers show the appreciation of eventual problems that may necessarily emerge during projects of this magnitude. The residents of Budapest are becoming better and better informed; information on the 4th line of the metro reach an ever increasing number of people; more and more people appreciate the positive impact of the project on the traffic in Budapest, particularly on the alleviation of traffic jams on the surface, and the improvement of air quality in the metropolitan area.
The residents are willing to accept that metro construction is the complex project involving the number of players; therefore the public opinion is less and less inclined to look for scapegoats. The share of those who have heard about the Information Centre of the 4th line of the Metro is increasing, and they are also aware of the official website www.metro4.hu; the number of those who are frustrated due to the lack of information is decreasing.
DBR Metro Project Directorate