Index – National – Dávid Vitézy: Sorry, the Capital misses a great opportunity



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This year the renovation of the Blaha Lujza square, the underground passage of the metro and the Somogyi Béla street will begin. Reconstruction works will take about a year and a half, the Budapest Transport Center said on Friday.

BKK recalled that the company originally entered into a commercial contract in July 2018 with a consortium formed by “KÖZLEKEDÉS” Fővárosi Tervező Iroda Kft. And UVATERV Út-, Vasútterező Zrt., Which won the open public procurement procedure, to prepare the plans for license and construction. Construction plans were completed in 2019, but

AFTER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS IN OCTOBER 2019, THE NEED TO MODIFY THE PREPARED PLANS EMERGED “PART OF THE NEW VOTING AUTHORITY

taking into account the needs of society, the immediate challenges posed by climate change and the reduction of resources for the entire investment portfolio of the capital, “they added.” A few more changes need to be made as a result of dwindling resources and changing needs.

Vitézy: Maybe it’s not too late!

The redesign of the renovation of Blaha Lujza Square was not preceded by discussions and social consultations, the tender for the construction was announced by BKK in such a way that the current plans are not even public: the director of the Budapest Development Center, the Museum of Transport reacted in its Facebook post Saturday, Acting CEO.

I regret that the Capital is again missing a great opportunity with myopic planning. Maybe it is not too late, you might consider canceling the bidding. For the City Council, which teaches others step by step about participation and asks stakeholders, I suggest asking the tram passengers in Kőbánya and Józsefváros what they would say about a new barrier-free and comfortable tram terminal instead of the narrow and remote platform on Népszínház street.

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The planning and construction procurement procedure for the reconstruction of the Blaha Lujza Square started in December 2020, and the conclusion of the commercial contract is expected in April.



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