Prague is looking for a project to build the Hloubětín tunnel. He wants it up and running in eight years Transport News Pražská Drbna
According to the town hall, traffic problems on the Průmyslová and Kbelská roads, which together form the so-called Industrial Semi-Circuit, could solve the construction of the Hloubětín tunnel. The Prague Council has already approved the announcement of a public contract for the processing of project documentation. It will cost 320 million crowns.
Improvements for pedestrians and cyclists
“Thanks to the modification of the intersections and the new Hloubětín tunnel, we will increase the capacity of the narrow neck of the Industrial Semicircle by up to 150 percent. And thanks to the new construction, conditions will improve not only for car traffic. Drivers will not have to wait at intersections and drive comfortably without stopping underground. At the same time, new tree lines and quality paths for pedestrians and cyclists will be created on the surface“Said the Deputy Mayor of Prague for Transport Adam Scheinherr.
The tunnel, with a length of about 670 meters, will help ensure the smoothness and safety of traffic and reduce the long columns around the intersection with Poděbradská as Kolbenova Street.
They will start this year
“The first works will start this year with the modification of signaling and lane switching, including the construction of two pedestrian underpasses under the railway line along Kbelská Street.“Scheinherr announced.
The winner of the public contract should start project preparations this year and work on them for another two years. The construction for about six billion crowns is expected to be completed in 2029, and the first cars would then have a tunnel project a year later.