The extension of the tracks at Libuš will cost 300 million, and will be built for 14 months
The track will be built by OHLA ŽS and STRABAG Rail for 304.17 million crowns.
“If all goes well, we will soon start the construction of this 1.7-kilometer-long section, which is expected to be extended to the future metro station D Nové Dvory. At the same time, the great news for the city coffers is that we will get 85 percent of the funds from European Union subsidies from the Transport Operational Program, “said Adam Scheinherr, Deputy Mayor of Prague and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DPP.
According to the technical director of DPP, Jan Šurovský, the construction of a double-track tram line 1.7 kilometers long should take 14 months. The first passengers could ride on the new route at the latest at the end of spring 2023, Scheinherr added.
The track Semi Modřanský vodojem, Observatory Libuš, Sídliště Libuš and Libuš will connect to the existing turning point Sídliště Modřany, from where it will lead along Generála Šiška Street to the Libuš housing estate and the intersection with Novodvorská Street.
After Novodvorská, the line will lead to the planned metro station D Libuš. At the moment, the deadlock will end at the Pavlíkova bus stop, but DPP is preparing a temporary loop there. This will serve until the track to Nové Dvory is operational.
According to its spokesperson, the Libuš loop will be built by the transport company itself, according to the plan in a time suitable with the completion of the construction of the new Modřany – Libuš tram line.
“This DPP solution will make it possible to deploy one-way trams on this line instead of two-way trams,” explained the transport company’s spokeswoman Aneta Řehková.
According to the DPP, the extension of the tram line to Nové Dvůr can be expected in about five years. Trams will thus run to the location where Prague is planning new development. This should be provided by the city’s Prague development company.
DPP is also preparing another extension of tram lines. In September, he obtained a building permit to extend the line from Divoká Šárka in the Dědina housing estate. The state should start next year.
The company is already building an extension of the line from Barrandov to Holyně, which will later be extended to Sliven. He also recently completed a new loop in Zahradní Město and put into operation an extended line from the Prague Uprising in Pankrác. A route from Kobylis to Zdib in Central Bohemia is also planned.