A major milestone was reached in 2010: the rebuilding and resurfacing of Budapest’s Fővám Square and Kálvin Square was completed. Started in 2007, the project involved the reconstruction of the tracks of trams 47 and 49 between Astoria and Szabadság Bridge, the public utility networks around Fővám Square and Kálvin Square, and also the Kálvin Square underpass, and turned a section of Baross Street into a pedestrian thoroughfare. The following were achieved: a green area on the northern side of Fővám tér consisting of several circular green spots, playground with rubberized asphalt, granite playing tables, benches, granite outdoor steps, basalt tile paving, granite mosaic city walls, three lit fountains emerging from the ground, and one green granite – a sight even when dry – decorative fountains, as well as a 1st World War monument. The finished project is an additional gem among Budapest’s treasures.

Main parameters of the project:

• construction of sewer system: Ø 20-KG-PVC 1.180 m; 100/120 sewer lining with shotcrete 85 m
• construction of water piping: DN 200-1200 ductile 1005 m;
• construction of gas piping: Ø 325-600 steel 558 m;
• road construction: 10.000 m2
• pavement: 19.900 m2
• railway construction: RAFS 720 m, VIGNOL 870 m
• underpass construction: 15.000 m3 earthwork, 400 t reinforcing steel installation, 7.300 m3 concreting