Significant investments aimed at improving transportation, urban development, and the preservation of cultural heritage will be made in Mohács and the surrounding area in the coming years, the Minister of Construction and Transportation announced Thursday in the city on the Danube.
At a press conference held at City Hall following the plenary meeting titled “ÉKM Summit in Mohács,” led by Mohács Mayor Gábor Pávkovics (Fidesz-KDNP), János Lázár said: the government’s goal is for Mohács and its region to be the winners of the coming period, and organizing the 2026 commemorative year marking the 500th anniversary of the battle provides an excellent opportunity to achieve this.
As he said, with the new Danube bridge set to be completed by the summer of 2028, along with new roads on the river’s east and west banks and the commissioning of the commercial port currently under construction, Mohács will become a logistics hub, a major industrial hub within a few years.
He noted that the region’s development is also due to the fact that Serbia, Hungary’s strategic partner, is carrying out significant investments in rail and road transport in Vojvodina, and that the two countries have agreed that Hungary will be the key country for the entire Balkans, ensuring its connection to Europe and the European Union.
He noted that, since Röszke handles one of the heaviest volumes of cross-border traffic in Europe, they plan to divide it into three sections in the future. The current Röszke crossing will be upgraded, a second crossing will be built at Tompa, and the Hercegszántó crossing will also be rebuilt at a cost of 24 billion forints.
The developments in Mohács and Baja also fit into the so-called Bácska Project, he said, noting that “the cities of Mohács and Baja will be the country’s gateway to the Balkans, both literally and figuratively,” he stated.
As he said, the plan is to connect the M6 motorway to the Hercegszántó border crossing. As the first phase, the section between the M6 highway and Mohács will be completed by 2026, followed by the four-lane Danube bridge in Mohács by the summer of 2028, and the 19-kilometer stretch of road between the Danube bridge and Route 51 will also be rebuilt. This 390-billion-forint investment will be followed by the four-lane connection between Hercegszántó and Baja, said János Lázár.
Contractors have already been paid 60 billion forints for transportation projects in the Mohács area, so work has begun on the section between the M6 and Mohács, and the land acquisitions necessary for the bridge’s construction will take place soon.
He stated: accessibility to the region from Croatia could improve as early as 2025, with a new highway crossing set to open by next summer after the Croatians hand over the extension of the M6 highway from the border. There are plans to extend the M60 highway, which connects the M6 to Pécs, all the way to Szigetvár. In the future, it would also be advisable to connect Kaposvár and Szigetvár with an expressway, he added.
The new commercial port currently under construction is helping to transform Mohács into a logistics hub, and officials are exploring whether it would be worthwhile to undertake railway improvements between Mohács and Bátaszék to facilitate freight transport.
Speaking about the projects related to the commemorative year, he stated: By August 29, 2026, the battle memorial site will be rebuilt at a cost of ten billion forints; the road between the M6 and Mohács will be completed; and a memorial site will also be established on the Nagyharsány plain to commemorate the victorious Battle of Mohács in victorious Battle of Mohács in 1687, which led to the expulsion of the Turks from the Nagyharsány plain, will also be completed. They would like the city’s planned developments to receive government support.
János Lázár announced that the government will relieve the city of an annual financial burden of 210 million forints by funding ferry service starting in 2025 until the bridge is built, as well as the maintenance of the border port.
Gábor Pávkovics emphasized that the massive transportation infrastructure projects underway in the Mohács area will have a positive impact on two regions, while also enabling Mohács to move beyond its current role as an agricultural center and become a major logistics and industrial hub.
