Renovated bridge between Hungary and Slovakia re-opens
The renovated bridge over the Danube at Komárom was fully re-opened to traffic on Monday. The renovation of the bridge to Slovakia cost €5.5 million, shared equally by the Hungarian and Slovak governments.
No such large-scale work has been performed on the more than 100-year-old bridge since World War II.
An official ceremony will be held in the presence of Hungarian and Slovak government officials on December 20.
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