Prague is expecting the construction of the metro or new bridges next year

Prague - The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) will continue geological surveys for the construction of metro line D next year. At the beginning of the year, tunnel boring will commence. A new bridge will be built over D4 in Zbraslav, the new Troja footbridge will be completed, and inspections of other bridges will continue. The lower part of Wenceslas Square will be modified and the Industrial Palace will be completed.

Prague will also seek a designer for the terminal at Smíchov Station and for the repairs of the Libeň Bridge. A memorial for the Vlasov Army soldiers, who helped liberate Prague in 1945, is to be established in Řeporyje. The closing of a partnership agreement between Prague and Taipei will have an international dimension.

During the construction of the new metro line D from Pankrác to Písnice, workers will start boring a 322-meter long exploratory tunnel from the shaft on Na Strži street towards Budějovická street in Pankrác on January 2 next year. The geological survey began in Pankrác this June. The survey is taking place at four locations. In two locations, it should be completed by summer next year, and in two it will continue until summer 2021.

The Troja footbridge collapsed two years ago on December 2. The city began the construction of a new one at the beginning of November this year. Four people were injured in the fall, two of them seriously. The police have already charged two men. The new footbridge is expected to be completed by October 2020 and will cost 128 million Czech korunas.

The original bridge over D4 in Zbraslav, which connected the exit ramp to K Výtopně and Za Opusem streets, was demolished at the end of November this year due to its emergency condition. The new bridge should be completed by September next year. Monitoring of several Prague bridges in poor condition will continue next year. This includes Hlávkův Bridge, for example. The Technical Road Administration should announce a contract for the repair of the Libeň Bridge at the beginning of the year.

Modifications to the lower part of Wenceslas Square will cost Prague approximately 326.6 million Czech korunas. The work will be based on a project from the architectural office Cigler Marani Architects, which was created back in 2005. In the future, the upper part of the square will also be modified, with trams returning to it.

The leadership of Prague intends to select a designer for the new transport terminal at Smíchov Station at the beginning of next year. The terminal will allow transfers between the metro, trams, trains, and suburban connections. The station building will be renovated and a fourth platform will be added.

In the first quarter, the city plans to announce a two-billion-crown contract for the repair and completion of the burned left wing of the Industrial Palace at the Exhibition Grounds. According to the city management, work could begin by the end of the year. The city also plans to take over the management of the Na Františku Hospital from Prague 1, which was originally supposed to take place on January 1. The series of paintings "Slav Epic" by Alphonse Mucha is expected to leave the metropolis for five years, as the city will loan it to Moravský Krumlov.

Next year, Řeporyje will construct a memorial for the fallen soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army, known as the Vlasov Army, to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. It will be under surveillance and protected by graffiti-resistant paint. The details of the memorial will still be discussed by the Řeporyje town hall leadership.

Prague will sign a sister city agreement with Taiwan's capital Taipei, which will focus on economic, trade, and cultural cooperation. The contract will be signed by both sides in January during the visit of Taipei's Mayor Ko Wen-je. At the same time, representatives of the cities should agree on a date for when Prague Zoo would receive a pangolin.

Prague Zoo will open a new exhibit, Darwin's Crater, focused on Australian fauna, on March 28. Its main attraction will be Tasmanian devils. The new exhibit will cost approximately 69 million Czech korunas. The zoo also expects the birth of two elephant calves in the first half of the year.

In the Botanical Garden in Troja, a water line from the Vltava for utility water should be completed in the first quarter of next year. The area currently uses drinking water for irrigation. The construction of the water line from the Vltava has been considered for the first time 40 years ago.