Renovation has begun on the Balaton Bicycle
After several years of preparation began on the section between Balaton-Balatonlelle renovation of nearly HUF 17 billion at the Balaton Bicycle, which is scheduled to last until the spring of 2021 - State Secretary of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, told Parliament in Siofok, on Thursday.
Péter Cseresnyés, at the press conference held at the Siófok road renovation, which is in full swing as part of the project, said that 22 percent of Hungarians travel by bicycle during their trips, which is why the government considers the development of the bicycle path network very important.
As he explained, thanks to the developments so far, Hungary has 9,100 kilometers of bicycle paths, and about HUF 200 billion in domestic and EU funds are available to build another 2,100 kilometers.
Péter Cseresnyés said that the 42-kilometer long section between Balatonalmádi and Balatonlelle, which covers 14 settlements, will cost HUF 670 million net. The work is suspended from mid-June to the end of August so as not to disturb the summer season.
Other significant cycling investments also affect the resort region, he said, mentioning that under the leadership of the Hungarian Cycling Association, with 1.2 billion HUF EU support, 800 kilometers of hiking trails will be designated in the region, and three large service centers will be established in Balatonfüred, Keszthely and Balatonföldvár by the fall of 2020. The construction of a HUF 10 billion bike path connecting the capital and the region - touching Etyek, Székesfehérvár and Lake Velence - will also begin this year, he added.
Máriusz Révész, the government commissioner responsible for active Hungary, said that the government decided to renovate the Balaton Bike Ring in 2011, and in 2016, the National Infrastructure Development Zrt. was entrusted with the work.
This is the busiest bicycle path in the country, whose traffic will be measured by seven digital bicycle counters, five of which will be completed by the end of this year, he added.
Mihály Witzmann, the Fidesz parliamentary representative of the region, highlighted that the cycle path from Szántód Rév to Szántódpuszta has already been completed from the regional cycling developments related to the bike circle, which would be continued to Kereki Castle. In the following years, the extension of the Siófok-Ságvár bicycle path to Som will also be built.
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