Orbán cabinet announces the construction of a new expressway near the Austrian border

A 40km north-south dual carriageway in the west of the country could be built with HUF 200bn by the end of the decade, Construction and Transportation Minister János Lázár said on Thursday.
The expressway will connect Szombathely with Kőszeg, to the north, and Körmend, to the south, Lázár said at a joint press conference with Szombathely mayor András Nemény. Planning for the expressway, which will cost HUF 5bn, will be completed by year-end, he said. Permits have already been acquired and the state is earmarking HUF 2.0bn for the acquisition of land, he added.

The “real task” will be getting the HUF 200bn for construction of the expressway, he said. He added that a bypass around the city of Szombathely could be built in a cooperation. The government backs the development of an industrial/logistics park in Szombathely that could involve partnering with regional railway company GYSEV, majority owned by the state of Hungary, Lázár said.
Mayor Nemény said the municipal council would strive to cooperate with the government to implement development plans for the city.
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