In Pardubice, architects are debating about the granite paving

Pardubice - Třída Míru in Pardubice, which has been undergoing an expensive reconstruction since the beginning of March, will soon resemble a commercial boulevard. The construction company has laid part of the planned paving and continues with the repairs of engineering networks. Jaroslav Hruška, the head of property and investments, stated this to ČTK today.
    "Paving has started from Třída 17. listopadu, large earthworks are continuing, and in the second half of August, paving will begin at the intersection from Sladkovského Street. Třída Míru will slowly start to look like a boulevard," Hruška said.
    Despite an initial one-month delay, the planned completion date will be met, said the construction manager of the Syner company, Miroslav Holub. The schedule for the 120 million crown project had to be adjusted, and the company deployed more construction machinery for the repairs. Completion is planned for the end of February next year.
    "The price is currently within the planned budget, with the help of technical supervision and the designer, we saved 1.2 million crowns on the remediation of plains," Hruška said.
    Archaeological work is outside the project and its budget, with the city paying about 1.6 million crowns for it. Archaeologists found remains of 17th-century structures on Sladkovského Street. They are currently examining Třída Míru.
    "It always causes us a delay of a few days. The research is conducted in sections, so it cannot be definitively said how long it will still take," Hruška said.
    On social networks, critical discussions often arise regarding Třída Míru, and the media are also interested in its appearance. Criticism has been directed at the installation of traction poles, which were previously attached to buildings. Now, according to some people, they unnecessarily divide and visually reduce the space and are not even attractive. "The traction system is designed and part of the European project, and we are implementing it as a department," Hruška said.
    Mladá fronta Dnes also questioned the durability of the pavement, which will be subjected to trolleybus traffic, using the words of the construction holding Enteria and architect Milan Košař. however, architect Jaromír Walter told the newspaper that according to an expert assessment from ČVUT, the granite cubes will not crack.