Budapest bans August 20 fireworks on Chain Bridge
Budapest’s municipal council has banned the use of the city’s landmark Chain Bridge for state celebrations and fireworks marking the August 20 national holiday, deputy mayor Kata Tüttő said in a statement on Wednesday.
Tüttő also announced
a speed limit of 30 km/h on the 171-year-old bridge,
and said that a public bid for the renovation of the structure would be put out in the next few weeks.
Tüttő said that the bridge’s renovation had been delayed for years, adding that
the traditional August 20 fireworks, partly launched from the bridge, had caused corrosion of its iron components.
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All of which begs the question :
“What has caused the ‘mental corrosion’ of Oberführer Karácsony and Unterführer Tüttő ?”
There certainly does NOT appear to be anything even remotely suggestive of ‘fireworks’ going on within their heads !
Excellent decision by our wonderful Mayor. Well done. Saving money in these difficult times is wise.
It might be a clever decision. Not a wonderful to waste money on fireworks. It is much better to focus on social needs, medicine, education, roads and so forth. Especially when the government is taking a big bunch of funds from the city’s budget.