<translation>Meeting in Prague with companies regarding Blanka brought no results</translation>

Prague - Deputy Mayor Petr Dolínek (ČSSD) met with the suppliers of the Blanka tunnel complex this morning as part of a control day. However, he did not receive the promised work schedule and the replacement of water-damaged cables from them, Dolínek told ČTK. The company ČKD Praha DIZ, which installed the technology in the tunnel, will submit the documents gathered from all suppliers this afternoon. The construction supervision will then study them, and next week they will inform Prague of the findings, the deputy said without further comment.
    The city leadership had to postpone the opening of the tunnel complex again recently, this time due to damaged cables. Since then, there has been a dispute with the suppliers about who is responsible for the situation and who will pay for the replacement of the technology. According to some information, the damages could amount to hundreds of millions of crowns. Sources from suppliers and the city hall even mention nearly a billion crowns. The entire tunnel has already cost Prague 37 billion crowns.
    The councilors were supposed to discuss a possible arbitration against the company ČKD Praha DIZ this week. However, they ultimately postponed the decision, referring to today's meeting. Dolínek said on Tuesday that the council would revisit the matter in a week. Today, however, in response to a query from ČTK, he stated that the construction manager would inform him of the schedule findings by Tuesday evening. He did not indicate whether this would affect the discussion at Tuesday's council meeting.
    The construction of the more than six-kilometer Blanka tunnel was initiated in 2007 by the former political leadership led by Mayor Pavel Bém (ODS). Blanka was supposed to be opened in 2011. Contrary to initial expectations, the costs have risen by approximately six billion crowns. The Blanka tunnel is part of the city ring road and connects to the Strahov tunnel.