Although Mayor Gergely Karácsony tried to raise money from the government, it was unsuccessful, so there is not enough available framework for the renovation of the Chain Bridge and its tunnel under the Castle Tunnel and its associated areas, Clark Ádám tér and Széchenyi tér, and tram 2 under the Pest bridgehead. reconstruction, so the capital has started to cut costs.
Népszava writes that the reconstruction of the Castle Tunnel was canceled first, and at the last meeting of the Budapest Public Development Council (FKT) the termination of the tramway under the Pest bridgehead was raised.
Instead, tram 2 would be taken to Széchenyi István tér in the way used at Kossuth tér, as this would be said to be much cheaper than renovating the tunnel, which would take approx. It would take 8-10 billion forints from the budget. Samu Balogh, chief of staff of Gergely Karácsony, confirmed to the paper that the surface drainage of tram 2 had been discussed at a meeting of the FCMC.