Czech network’s 22km

Only 22km of new motorways will open in the Czech Republic in 2011 according to the Roads and Motorways Directorate (RSD).
February 20, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Only 22km of new motorways will open in the Czech Republic in 2011 according to the 2873 Road and Motorway Directorate (RSD). The longest new section will be 7.5km of the R6 road between Nove Sedlo and Sokolov. The most optimistic scenario for completion of the Czech motorway network is in 2025 but the worst case scenario says that it may be 100 years later.

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