Prague 6 is crying under the onslaught of cars because of Blanca. Complete the circuit, you are writing the city council
The completion of the outer motorway bypass of the capital is, after all, once under the conditions of the building approval, which was stipulated in the Blanka building permit. Another was the reduction of emissions and noise in the street in Holešovičky in Prague 8. Blanka began to be built in the era of Mayor Pavel Bém (then ODS) in 2007, accompanied by ambiguities, landslides, delays and several billion cost increases. The complex of three tunnels was opened in 2015 and operated in trial operation until its approval in 2019. I have to assess the approval of the building approval again by the Department of Roads and Railways of the Prague City Hall. And the trial operation returned.
“Blanka fulfills the role of a double circuit for the entire five years of its operation, but it was not designed for that. The opening of the tunnel literally clogged Prague 6. Residential areas, such as Patočkova Street or Jugoslávských partizánů Street, are now under heavy traffic. At least half of the cars should drive on the motorway around the airport and completely avoid inner Prague, “wrote the architect Eva Smutná (not for TOP 09), who is responsible for strategic development in the city council.
The letter was addressed to the mayor’s deputy for transport Adam Scheinherr (Prague himself), a copy was received by mayor Hřiba and another deputy Petr Hlaváček also (United Forces for Prague / TOP 09), who is responsible for spatial planning. City Hall Councilor Scheinherr previously argued that the condition for completing the Prague Ring Road was inadequate because the city could not guarantee a state project being prepared by the Roads and Motorways Directorate.
Spokesman Vít Hofman declined to comment on the matter before the office became aware of the verdict. On Thursday, the Prague daily contacted the press department with a request to respond to a request from Prague 6. Tadeáš Provazník said that the municipality first wanted to officially respond to the Prague 6 district. Scheinherr was working on the document. “We will not comment on the press release at this time. As for the court’s decision, we are now still waiting for a written judgment. Until the judgment is delivered to us, we will not be able to comment on the case. The court has 30 days to send it, “the spokesman reminded.
The councilor from Prague 6: He already sees the mushroom in the next government
However, Councilor Smutná complains that the municipality “completely ignores” the comments of the city district. It is also stated from Prague 8 that the leadership of the capital does not sufficiently address the completion of the Municipal Ring Road and also the municipal opposition (ODS and ANO) to Hřib a spol. I blame myself for not taking steps in cooperation with the state to implement the outer ring road of the metropolis. The civic association then in vain demands the deepening of the busy V Holešovičkách street.
The Blanka tunnel complex functions as a radial for transit traffic without both mentioned constructions. 80,000 cars pass through here every day and although Blanka is a relief for many drivers, because without it the traffic situation would be even worse, so elsewhere other problems.
“Unfortunately, we are not satisfied with the operation of light barriers, which would alleviate the passage through the densely populated area of Prague 6,” added Smutná and continued: ” . . We discussed this not only with Prague 8, but even with the Holešovičky association for people who challenged the tunnel approval in court. “
In the end, Smutná also dug into Hřiby with an allusion to this year’s parliamentary elections: “The mayor probably already sees the next government, and the steps he gives priority correspond to this. It is obviously not the completion of the ring road around Prague. However, the capital is to be managed for another three quarters of a year. ”It is a bit paradoxical that Smutná belongs to the TOP 09 club in the Prague 6 council, which is part of the Prague coalition within the group with STAN and the People’s Party together with Pirates and Prague.
“Traffic problems in Prague 6 are long-term and on this topic we met with Deputy Scheinherr and Mayor (Ondřej) Kolář (TOP 09) in September 2019. Unfortunately, the completion of the ring road around Prague is blocked by the city district under the leadership of ODS and YES, which submitted and an appeal to the zoning procedure for section 511. This state construction is thus the same, although we provide maximum support for speeding up the zoning procedure. Paradoxically, the subject of objections is that I personally strive for the circuit too much and therefore the municipality cannot announce an appeal in this territorial procedure, “Mayor Hřib responded for Pražský deník and added that he is not going to run this year.