Grinding of the road surface has begun the reconstruction of the Barrandov Bridge

Prague - This morning, construction work began on the repair of the Barrandov Bridge in Prague. Road workers are milling the roadway on the reconstructed part of the structure and will start demolishing one of the entries to the bridge on Wednesday. Footage from traffic cameras and information on the traffic website of the Road and Motorway Directorate indicate that shortly after 07:00, traffic jams of slowly moving cars were forming on Strakonická Street towards the city center. There are no significant traffic problems on the bridge being repaired.

The Barrandov Bridge, built in 1983, is part of the city ring road. Over 140,000 vehicles cross it daily, making it the busiest roadway in Prague. The reconstruction of the structure is spread over several years, and this year it will last for 110 days.

Workers initially started removing the surface of the road in the right lane heading towards Braník and also from the entrance ramp from Strakonická Street. They will begin demolishing this ramp on Wednesday and will also start repairing the abutments on the bridge. Preparatory work was initiated by road workers on Saturday when they marked out the traffic restrictions necessitated by the repairs. On Sunday, they brought heavy machinery onto the bridge and its surroundings.

The first ten days on Strakonická Street will likely be the most challenging for drivers, said Deputy Mayor for Transport Adam Scheinherr (Prague for Itself) earlier. Due to the demolition of the ramp, there will be a lane narrowing at the bridge. However, the flow of traffic on the bridge should not be jeopardized by this measure. Strakonická Street is also narrowed in the direction from the city center before the intersection with Nádražní Street, due to the rotating ramp near Lihovar, which will be used by drivers approaching the bridge from the south during the ramp demolition.