Soon it will be possible to cross the Letenye border crossing point to Croatia without speed limit, and trucks will soon be able to use the border crossing point

Since 12 April, we have been demolishing the buildings at the Hungarian-Croatian border crossing point on the M7 motorway at Letenye. Demolition work is expected to be completed this week.

Croatia joined the Schengen area on 1 January 2023, so border controls on the M7 motorway at Letenye have been abolished. The function and justification of the “control buildings” there have also become obsolete. The Hungarian Concession Infrastructure Development Plc. (MKIF Zrt.) has repeatedly consulted with the border police, the Croatian motorway operator and the Hungarian National Asset Management Inc. on the need to ensure unobstructed, continuous, non-stop passage on the motorway. This can only be achieved by completely removing the barriers on the main track and demolishing the buildings next to it.

Demolition has been taking place in several phases since mid-April. In the former bus lanes, in agreement with the police, the protective roof has been retained, as well as a control booth, allowing law enforcement agencies to carry out so-called “pick-out” checks as necessary. On the main track, we have removed all obstacles that could restrict traffic in any way. In its final state, no speed limits are planned and the motorway will also be usable for heavy goods traffic. The demolition work is expected to be completed this week, and all that remains is to install the final guardrails, diversion elements and paint the pavement signs.

Although the rainy weather is hampering our work, we will also dismantle the temporary diversion once it is finished. The final traffic markings will then be put in place, including the lifting of the freight restriction and its pre-signalling on the surrounding road sections not affected by the demolition.

After the end of the tourist season, the border crossing point will also be levelled up. As part of this project, the entire width of the motorway will be renovated around the demolished border crossing point.