Hungary spending millions on cycle routes

Hungary’s Ministry of National Development is to spend (US$107 million (€95 million) to develop the country’s cycling routes, including EuroVelo 6 Atlantic-Black Sea and the EuroVelo 11 East Europe Route which are some of the major long distance cycling routes in Hungary. Making the announcement earlier this month, the new commissioner for cycling, Máriusz Révész revealed his plans and the new priorities for the development of cycling and cycling tourism, as well as a complete renewal of the signposting
August 26, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Hungary’s Ministry of National Development is to spend (US$107 million (€95 million) to develop the country’s cycling routes, including EuroVelo 6 Atlantic-Black Sea and the EuroVelo 11 East Europe Route which are some of the major long distance cycling routes in Hungary.

Making the announcement earlier this month, the new commissioner for cycling, Máriusz Révész revealed his plans and the new priorities for the development of cycling and cycling tourism, as well as a complete renewal of the signposting of cycle routes in Hungary and a focus on the development of services along the cycle routes.

He also announced the creation of a National EuroVelo Coordination Centre (NECC). Like the other NECCs, it will coordinate and ensure the implementation, operation and quality assurance of EuroVelo on the national level.

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