This year’s news in transport: town halls want more crossings and parking spaces
The seventh city district wants to focus on pedestrian safety in the area of transport. “This year will be marked by barrier-free modifications of crossings and crossroads, with an emphasis on increasing the safety of children, seniors and people with reduced mobility in particular. Our goal is to eliminate serious accidents in Prague 7 and to prevent as many as possible fatal accidents in our country as a result of traffic accidents, “Ondřej Mirovský, Prague 7 councilor, told the Prague daily.
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Safety will also be a major topic in Prague 8, where the town hall, in cooperation with BESIP organizations, is preparing ten events on safer crossings at schools. Specifically at the primary school, these are, for example, the Lyčkovo náměstí, Na Slovance, Dolákova and U Školské zahrady schools, ”described Martin Šalek, a spokesman for Prague 8.
At the top eight, I will also finish the long-prepared construction modifications this year, which will increase the number of parking spaces. “So far, we are still being implemented in Hanouskova Street in Bohnice,” added Šalek.
In connection with parking in Prague 10, they praise the change that the local town hall has resorted to. “Gradually, parking zones began to apply throughout our territory. This has significantly simplified parking for our residents, “said Jan Hamrník, spokesman for the tenth district.
No exit from the Prague ring road
This year’s novelty in Prague 6 will be measures that divert freight traffic outside this area. “Our part of the city has been suffering from excessive transit traffic for a long time, which passes through densely populated areas practically on a daily basis. Based on an agreement with the Prague City Hall, trucks over 12 tons will be banned from exiting the Prague Ring Road, ”Jiří Hannich, a spokesman for Prague 6, wrote a novelty for Pražský deník.
The exception will only apply to supplies. And at the level of the inner City Ring Road, trucks over 12 tons should be banned without exception. “The measures must now be approved by the state administration, the relevant ban could come into force this spring,” Hannich added.
In Řeporyje, they are going to revitalize the square. And with that is connected one important transport construction.
New bus turntable
“During the year, we would like to build a new bus turntable in Muzikova Street near the building of the old Reporyj railway station,” said Mayor Pavel Novotný.
A month ago, it kicked here for the first time. We are talking about the construction of a footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists, which will connect Holešovice with the island of Štvanice and Karlín. “After 120 years, the people of Prague will get their dream footbridge. This will significantly move pedestrians and cyclists between the two banks of the river, and at the same time the inhabitants of Holešovice will have better access to the nearest greenery in Štvanice. It should be ready by next spring, “said Prague 7 councilor Ondřej Mirovský. The footbridge will thus replace the HolK ferry next year.
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After many years, the reconstruction of the Libeň Bridge is also in sight. “This year, the processing of project documentation for all zoning decisions and building permits is being carried out, and the construction itself could begin in about two years,” Mirovský believes.