Traffic changes significantly this weekend in Budapest’s downtown
Authorities closed the Chain Bridge and the Pest Lower Embankment between Eötvös Street and Jászai Mari Square from Friday midnight until Monday 4 AM. Apart from car traffic, even public transport will change, affecting the schedules of multiple buses.
According to Blikk, a Hungarian tabloid, authorities closed the Chain Bridge and a segment of the Pest Lower Embankment yesterday at midnight due to a film shooting. The Hungarian news outlet could not find out which production was the reason for the closure, but they wrote that both Hollywood superstars Keanu Reeves and Emilia Clarke were in Budapest. We covered their recent arrival in THIS article.
Due to the filmmaking, buses nr 16, 105, 178, 210B and 216 will commute on a modified route through the Elizabeth Bridge. They will not stop at the Széchenyi István Square and József Nádor Square bus stops while commuting from Buda to Pest.
Moreover, night buses 916 and 990 will also carry passengers via the Elizabeth Bridge and will not stop at the Deák Ferenc Square, the Hild Square and the Széchenyi István Square. Temporarily, they will stop at the Várkert Bazár tram replacement bus stop and between the Döbrentei Square and the Ferenciek Square, at the stops of bus nr 5.
We revealed the unbelievable story of Budapest’s Elizabeth Bridge in THIS article.
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