Huge construction project begins on Hungary’s southern border
Construction work on the Hercegszántó-Béreg (Backi Breg) border crossing point on the main road 51 is about to start. Once completed, the road will be open to vehicles heavier than 3.5 tonnes at the Serbian-Hungarian border.
On the Hungarian-Serbian border, there are currently border crossing points at Hercegszántó, Bácsalmás, Tompa, Röszke, Ásotthalom, Bácsszentgyörgy, Tiszasziget and Kübekháza, while the closest border crossing point on the Hungarian-Croatian border is at Udvar. Most of these – Tompa, Röszke, and Hercegszántó – only accept crossers at certain times, while the border crossing for goods traffic is only possible at Tompa, Röszke, and Udvar.
One of the main objectives of the development is to significantly reduce the load on the Tompa and Röszke crossings, magyarepitok.hu reported.
According to the notice published in the EU’s public procurement notice, a really busy border crossing is planned: 2×2 freight lanes on both the exit and entry sides and the same number of bus lanes. There will be 2×4 control lanes for cars, and the project also includes the construction of traffic corridors for pedestrians and cyclists.
The border crossing will also be upgraded to allow the free passage of oversized vehicles.
New Danube bridge connection
As previously reported, construction has started on 28.8 km of main road between Highway 51 and the M6 motorway, of which the new 756-metre-long Mohács Danube Bridge will be part. It is planned to have 2×2 lanes between the M6 and the bridge and 2×1 lanes between the bridge and the 51 motorway, but this could be upgraded to 2×2 in time.
In April last year, Duna Aszfalt Plc. won the contract to build the new Mohács Danube Bridge, and preparatory work has already started on the route and is expected to last until autumn 2028.
The development of the road and the border crossing together will also mean that part of the transit traffic from Western Europe to Serbia will no longer have to burden the M5 motorway but can take the much less busy M6 motorway and cross into Serbia via the new bridge at the Hercegszántó-Béreg (Backi Breg) border crossing.
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