Hungary's road repair spending exceeds annual budget by May

Road maintenance costs in Hungary have already surpassed the allocated annual budget just five months into the year. Expenditures for repairing road surface defects reached 405 million forints (gross) by the end of May, exceeding the planned yearly budget of 356 million forints (gross) by a significant margin.

To ensure necessary repairs continue throughout the remainder of the year, Budapest Közút, the entity responsible for road management, will reallocate funds from other sources. This measure is crucial to address ongoing maintenance needs despite the budget overrun.

In addition to pothole filling and smaller surface repairs, Budapest Közút has been undertaking large-scale asphalt paving projects since March. These extensive works cover significant areas of the road network under their management, employing mechanized technology for efficient application of new asphalt layers, sometimes in multiple layers and with localized structural repairs where required.

Recent large-scale asphalting projects have been completed on streets including Lőrinci út in the 18th district, Thököly út in the 14th district, Temesvári utca in the 4th district, Bogáncsvirág utca in the 10th district, Zöldmáli lejtő in the 2nd district, Szabadság utca in the 17th district, and Széher út in the 2nd district of Budapest.