Road reconstruction to close square in front of Szeged’s main railway station

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Mar 8

Traffic will change significantly around Szeged’s main railway station starting Monday as road reconstruction begins on Indóház Square, city officials announced Friday during a press event at the site.

The work will require closing the square in front of the station to buses and passenger cars while crews replace the worn cobblestone road surface along a 144-meter section between the curves at Gőz Street and Galamb Street. The roadway has subsided due to heavy bus and truck traffic, prompting the city to install a more durable surface.

Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs Tamás Kovács said the existing cobblestone pavement had deteriorated significantly under intensive use. The reconstruction will replace the surface with basalt concrete, a material expected to better withstand heavy traffic. The new concrete will be installed across two lanes used by buses, rather than across the entire square.

The construction will bring several temporary traffic restrictions in the surrounding area. Gőz Street will become a temporary dead end, accessible only to public transport, taxis, postal vehicles, Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) vehicles and construction traffic. The section of Szent Ferenc Street between Boldogasszony Avenue and Indóház Square will also become a dead end, and parking will be restricted along part of the street.

Cars, trams and buses will not be able to enter the square in front of the station during the work. Temporary bus stops will be set up on Galamb Street for services operated by MÁV–Volán and SZKT.

Bus line 20 will stop at temporary stops on Bem Street, while routes 21, 77, 90 and 1E will run via Bécsi Boulevard, Bánomkert Row and Galamb Street, where passengers will be able to board and disembark at temporary stops.

Tram and tram-train services will not be affected by the construction.

The roadworks are expected to last until April 30, while the entire project could be completed by the end of May because the basalt concrete requires about four weeks to cure.

The project costs 57 million forints and is being carried out by Norbo-Ép Kft., with the full amount funded by the municipal government.