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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.
Česká Skalice receives a completely finished bypass
20.11.2009
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As of today, drivers can begin to make use of the entire road bypassing the town of Česká Skalice. On 20 November 2009, the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic (ŘSD) is opening the section, problematic in terms of land purchase, because of which the bypass could not have been fully used back in October 2006, when part of the bypass road was placed into operation within the so-called pre-term use. The construction brings the greatest benefit to the local population. The opening of the new section will significantly relieve traffic load in the entire town, since the traffic intensity on the mentioned road had attained the level of up to 15 thousand vehicles a day.
The municipality of Sulec in the Louny region has a new bypass
18.11.2009
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The final transit through a municipality in the Ústí nad Labem Region on the route from Prague to Chomutov has been resolved – the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic is today placing into operation a new construction within the gradual increasing of the capacity of the current I/7 road to the four-lane R7 high-speed road leading from Prague to Chomutov.
Directorate presents exhibit on twenty years of motorway expansion
13.11.2009
Starting today at various public locations and online at www.dalniceza20let.cz, the Czech Road and Motorway Directorate will be exhibiting a series of photographs capturing the state of Czech motorways between 1989 and 2009. The opening ceremony will take place at the Ministry of Transport, after which the exhibit will travel to various shopping centers with the aim of showing just how much the country’s motorway network has changed over the past twenty years.
Opatov near Svitavy has a new bypass
11.11.2009
After enduring years of heavy private car and truck traffic, the residents of Opatov can breathe easy. The Czech Road and Motorway Directorate (ŘSD) is opening a new 4.2-km bypass on highway I/43 around town. The I/43 connects the town of Lanškroun with Svitavy and continues to Klodzko in Poland.
