A new motorway may lead to the mesmerising Danube Bend from Budapest

Based on Világgazdaság, a Hungarian economy-focused outlet, the Budapest-Esztergom motorway will be one of the most complex highway-building projects in the country, including multiple tunnels and viaducts. When ready, it will connect the Hungarian capital with the mesmerising Danube Bend, where you may visit the charming and historic towns of Esztergom, Visegrád or Vác.

Railway disaster and new motorway

János Lázár, Hungary’s construction and transport minister, has been slammed recently for the struggling Hungarian railway system, where delaying and cancelled trains and broken railway tracks have become all too common. This summer, MÁV (the Hungarian State Railways) even recommended all passengers NOT to choose their services due to the lack of air conditioning in the carriages.

Maybe that is why the minister never mentions the problems with MÁV. He regularly posts about successes and plans despite Hungary’s budgetary crisis. Yesterday, he wrote about a new Hungarian motorway on his official Facebook page, connecting Budapest and Esztergom. He added he conducted talks about the new highway with the MPs of the region, who were glad to hear the good news.

According to Világgazdaság, the government will announce the relevant public procurement this year, but the project is quite complex because the new road will cross hilly terrain. Világgazdaság believes tens of thousands of people living in the Southern regions of the Danube Bend would welcome the development.

One of the most complex motorway building projects

The new M100 highway will have 2X2 lanes and has been on the schedule for decades. In 2021, the Hungarian government announced the winner of the public procurement, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine killed the development just like many other road renovations and buildings. The decision-maker was János Lázár, the newly-appointed construction minister of the fifth Orbán cabinet.