Czech republic to complete 80km of motorway out of 230km

The Czech government said that around 80km of highways out of 230km under construction will be finished this year. Completed work includes the upgraded sections of the D1 motorway.
July 3, 2017 Read time: 1 min

The Czech government said that around 80km of highways out of 230km under construction will be finished this year.
Completed work includes the upgraded sections of the D1 motorway.

In addition, work on another 152 km of highways is set to begin in 2017. The ministry has earmarked around €380.5 million for road construction and repair.

Earlier this year, the state-owned road management firm RSD said a contract for around €255 million of work on the D1 had attracted bids from 10 firms. Work involves 10 km connecting Prerov with Rikovice - the largest road tender in the Czech Republic during 2017. The foreign construction companies include businesses based in Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Spain and Turkey.

Slovakia’s D1 motorway runs from the western border with the Czech Republic to the eastern border with the Ukraine, a 100km frontier amid remote forested areas. The government has been building and renovating the route since 1985 when a cross-country route was planned in earnest.

The D1 also forms part of the European routes E50, E58, E75 E571.

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