Motorway towards Vienna gets wider

Written by Rainer Ackermann

The M1 motorway is being widened to 2 x 3 lanes over a length of 80 km from Budapest towards Győr.

The concessionaire MKIF Zrt. informed the trade journal Magyar Építők that preparatory work for the extension of the motorway will begin in the coming weeks. The actual construction work is scheduled to begin by 1 September 2025 at the latest. In addition to the three lanes in both directions, a so-called intelligent hard shoulder (ITS) will be created, which can be easily opened to traffic during roadworks, traffic jams or accidents. The expansion of the M1 motorway should be completed by 2029.

The MKIF plans to expand a total of around 300 km of motorways (M1, M3, M7) and build 280 km of new motorways by 2034. Construction of the M200 (formerly M81) motorway between Komárom and Sárbogárd will not begin until 2028, according to the latest information from the trade magazine.