The transport terminal in Smíchov has a positive EIA opinion

Prague – The transport terminal that the capital plans to build at Smíchov railway station has received a positive opinion in the environmental impact assessment (EIA). This was reported by ČTK from the EIA database. According to the environmental protection department of the Prague City Hall, which issued the opinion, the construction will not significantly threaten the environment. The terminal is expected to improve transfers between the metro, trams, trains, and suburban services, and will include a P+R parking facility for about 1,000 cars.

"The assessments carried out in the EIA documentation indicate that the implementation of the project will not represent a significant deterioration of the environment and that the project in terms of its impact on individual components of the environment will be acceptable," states the published opinion. The office also set conditions for the project, which include solutions for using rainwater for watering green areas, limiting harmful emissions during construction, and replacing asphalt on nearby roads with noise-reducing material.

According to previous information from the city hall, the development of the terminal project is expected to cost 141.6 million Czech crowns, and it is being prepared by a consortium of companies including Metroprojekt, Sudop EU, Sudop Praha, and studio A69 architects. The actual construction will cost several billion crowns and could be completed by 2026.

The project plans to relocate the bus terminal, currently located at Na Knížecí, to the roof of the railway station. In addition to the P+R parking facility, there are plans for a new footbridge over the railway, which is to connect Smíchov, Radlice, and the new Smíchov City district, emerging in the area of the former freight station towards Anděl. The Railway Administration is also preparing a complete modernization of the station, for which it recently obtained a valid zoning decision.

The previous government of Andrej Babiš (ANO) had planned that the offices of the Railway Administration, the Directorate of Roads and Highways, the Ministry of Transport, and Czech Railways could move to the transformed station area. The current leadership of the Ministry of Transport has not yet commented on this project.