Current News
Drivers Tend to Rely More on Information Boards When Travelling – RSD Increases Their Number
04.05.2010
More and more people tend to rely increasingly more on the variable information boards located along the motorway and expressway networks when travelling. An increase in their numbers has been supported by their ever higher efficiency and now three years of practical experience. The existing 48 boards will be doubled at the end of 2010. Besides motorway boards, the other most frequent sources of traffic information include radio stations, television, mobile telephones, and GPS navigation. This is the outcome of a survey conducted by the Road and Motorway Directorate and concerning the Uniform Traffic Information System (JSDI).
Development of Further 16 Kilometres of R7 Expressway Commenced
27.04.2010
The Road and Motorway Directorate commences the development of another two sections of the R7 Expressway connecting Prague and Chomutov today, 27 April 2010. As a matter of fact, the existing I/7 Road is going to be reconstructed into the R7 Expressway in the sections Vysočany – Droužkovice and Droužkovice – Nové Spořice. The Road and Motorway Directorate intends to commission the two section in 2013.
Opening an information centre for the R35 Motorway
19.02.2010
The Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic is officially opening a new information centre for the R35 motorway in the centre of Pardubice on 19 February 2010. A priority component of the Czech motorway network, the project will, once completed, function as an alternative for the D1 highway when travelling from the eastern part of the country to the west. The information centre will be officially open for the general public from Monday 1 March 2010.
The newly opened S1 road connecting the I/11 and I/56 roads marks the first step in the completion of the Opava bypass
15.12.2009
The Road and Motorway Directorate is opening the first (eastern) part of the road bypass of the town of Opava ahead of schedule today, 15 December 2009. The relocation of transit traffic outside of the centre of Opava is the chief priority when opening the new connection.
The new R48 Rychaltice – Frýdek-Místek section to bring higher traffic safety
02.12.2009
A great benefit for the local inhabitants of the area south of Ostrava will be brought by the construction of the R48 Rychaltice – Frýdek-Místek section, commenced on 2 December 2009. Yet the new road will afford the greatest benefits in terms of traffic safety, since the section is a place with a high accident rate.
The key R35 section near Hradec Králové and Pardubice is in operation
27.11.2009
The Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic (ŘSD) is placing into operation 3 kilometres of the R35 high-speed road, Sedlice –Opatovice, and 4 kilometres linking up the I/37 section, Opatovice – Hrobice, thereby providing a high-quality connection of the road between Hradec Králové and Pardubice to the D11 motorway. In 2006, the D11 temporarily terminated near Hradec Králové. It is a significant transport construction for both the Pardubice and Hradec Králové Regions.
Motorway connection with Ostrava established!
25.11.2009
Today has become a historical moment for transportation infrastructure. The Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic is opening two motorway sections from Bělotín through Hladké Životice to Bílovec. This means that Ostrava, the Czech Republic's third largest city, has now been officially connected to the motorway network. Just two years ago, not a single kilometre of the D47 project was in operation. This also marks the actual connection of the western and eastern ends of our country, as it is now possible to travel all the way from Rozvadov near German border to Bohumín near the Polish border using a four-lane motorway.
New route of the I/57 road diverts traffic from Fulnek, Stachovice and Hladké Životice
25.11.2009
On 25 November 2009, within the opening of the final section of the D1 motorway, which will link Ostrava to the motorway network, another two related thoroughfares are being placed into operation – a bypass of the I/57 road in Hladké Životice, and the Northern Junction in Ostrava. The newly opened bypass section of the I/57 road will significantly benefit the towns and villages through which the route has passed to date and smoothly connect transit traffic from the Opava – Nový Jičín axis to the new Brno – Ostrava motorway.
The centre of Ostrava has a new feeder road to the motorway
25.11.2009
Within the opening of the final section of the D1 motorway, linking Ostrava to the motorway network, on 25 November 2009 another two related thoroughfares are being placed into operation – the Northern Junction in Ostrava, and the bypass of the I/57 road in Hladké Životice. Thanks to the Northern Junction, the city of Ostrava is gaining a new crucial connection with the motorway in the direction of Brno.
Traffic restrictions on the D1 motorway near Prague
23.11.2009
The Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic (ŘSD) is launching the key part of the construction of the crossroads between the Prague Ring and the D1 motorway. A part of the busiest section of the motorway will be replaced by a bridging above the future route of the new ring road which will lead beneath the D1. The construction of new bridges on the D1 motorway will be completed next year, when the southern section of the Prague Ring is scheduled to be opened.
