We have an unusual video post from the front of the M1 motorway, showing how work has progressed over the past 1 week using aerial footage.

Some of the images are from last Thursday, while the rest are from yesterday: this is how much the main line, the junction slip road and the cycle path under construction have changed in 7 days.

The work is on schedule, and we plan to open the driveway to traffic at the end of May.

This is the first section of the M1 to receive the final road structure, with a 32 cm layer of asphalt, one and a half times thicker than before. On this section, our colleagues are moving around 6,000 cubic metres of earth, demolishing the track to a depth of 100-120 cm in places and then rebuilding it.

In recent weeks, we have built interchanges between the diverted and un-diverted lanes on the M1 motorway section under expansion in two places. We have also installed intercommunicating variable message signs (VJTs) using German technology at several locations.

These monitor traffic dynamics and communicate with each other to provide information to drivers for faster information and more dynamic traffic.

All the useful information you need to get around on the M1 (maps, diversion routes, rest areas and junctions) is available on our 13-language website:
https://development.mkif.hu/m1

The following animation will help you understand the timing and workflow to get from the original traffic pattern to the new widened lane and what the 2+1+1 diversion is:

We will keep you informed about changes to traffic regulations and closures in the usual way in our information group, which you can join freely via the link below: