Czech Republic troubled tunnel delays

The project to construct the Blanka Tunnel in Czech capital Prague is over budget and behind schedule. So far the project to construct the 6km link has cost Prague council €1.37 billion so far. When complete the final pricetag is expected to be €1.48 billion. The link was originally intended to open to traffic in September 2015. However a string of problems have delayed the project and a final completion date has still to be revealed.
April 26, 2017 Read time: 1 min
The project to construct the Blanka Tunnel in Czech capital Prague is over budget and behind schedule. So far the project to construct the 6km link has cost Prague council €1.37 billion so far. When complete the final pricetag is expected to be €1.48 billion. The link was originally intended to open to traffic in September 2015. However a string of problems have delayed the project and a final completion date has still to be revealed.

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