This means that drivers will be able to drive on the route as far as the Villány junction (214 km southwest of Budapest).

In addition, Croatia has started building a road at Beli Manastir.

According to local publication Pécsi Újság, the construction permit for a section between the Croatian town and the border may be issued in Croatia next spring. Once this highway is completed, a new road connection will be created between the two countries, the report notes.