Prague has issued a tender for the Hloubětín tunnel project, the construction of which is to be completed within seven years
Submerging the coupling underground in the area of intersections with Poděbradská and Kolbenová is intended to improve traffic, increase safety and bring peace to the surface.
The capital city of Prague began implementing plans for the improvement and cultivation of the so-called Industrial semi-circle, when it recently issued a tender for the preparation of project documentation for the Hloubětín tunnel. The expected value of the order is 320 million, the almost 700-meter-long tunnel itself should cost 5.7 billion according to current estimates. It should be ready by 2029.
The Průmyslový semi-circle is a congested junction in the eastern part of the city, which runs along Průmyslová and Kbelská streets and which actually replaces a small missing part of the large Prague and city ring. It passes through densely populated parts of the city, especially Hloubětín. Submerging the semi-circle underground in the area of the intersections with Poděbradská and Kolbenová is intended to improve passability, increase traffic safety and bring peace to the surface. The project, including the tunnel, is to cover a total of two kilometers of the Industrial Semi-Ring.
“Drivers will not have to wait at intersections and will pass comfortably without stopping underground. At the same time, new rows of trees and high-quality paths for pedestrians and cyclists will be created on the surface,” said Prague’s deputy mayor for transport Adam Scheinherr.
The city intends to improve approximately nine kilometers of the Industrial Semi-Ring, where up to 85,000 cars pass daily, based on a study from last year. In addition to the tunnel, the study also proposes the creation of new connecting and disconnecting lanes, the construction of underpasses or the reconstruction of overpass bridges over the Rokytka valley.
The first work on the improvement of the intersection of Poděbradská, Průmyslová and Kbelská streets was started by the Technical Administration of Communications at the end of July.
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