Demolition starts on Buzesti boulevard to make room for street extension
However, some home owners in the area have complaint the City Hall hasn't repaid them and NGOs have challenged in court the General Council decision which enabled the demolitions, saying several historic monuments would also be demolished in the process. On the other hand, City Hall representatives say home owners have already received money for the damages caused and they will be able to access the funds when they will show the demolished house was not mortgaged and they don't owe any house taxes.
Works on the Buzesti boulevard will be phased, with the first stage planned from Buzesti to Vasile Parvan, the second, from Vasile Parvan to George Cosbuc market and the third, to Progresul railway station. The boulevard will have three lanes on each way. The extended boulevard should help alleviate the traffic in the Victoriei area, one of the main office areas in Bucharest, which is blocked by traffic jams during peak hours. In picture, the Buzesti area of Bucharest, view from one of the office buildings in the area.
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