By 2021 more than 125 fast-recharging stations for electric vehicles will be available to drivers in the Czech Republic. Their construction will be supported by the Ministry of Transport from European funds. Up to CZK 130 million for the support of the alternative fuel infrastructure can arrive from the Operational Programme Transport.
The Road Traffic Act defines the obligation to start using winter tyres from November 1 to March 31. In this period the vehicle must have winter tyres whenever there is a continuous layer of snow, ice or frost on the road surface, or whenever these phenomena can be expected due to climate conditions.
Today the trial operation starts in the emission measuring stations, during which mechanics were taking photos of the vehicles. The images will be stored together with the measurement results in the Information System of the Technical Inspection Station that communicates on-line with the Ministry of Transport. The same system has been used since last year in Technical Inspection Stations. The full operation starts on December 1.
The falling autumn temperatures are a strong reminder for road maintenance units that their everyday hassle will soon start. This year more than 760 RSD staff will take care of the motorways and category 1 roads. The individual administration and maintenance departments can, with average precipitation, remove snow from the most important roads in the country within two hours by the latest. A total of 591 drivers and 170 controllers have been assigned to the working shifts.
Starting on December 1, the emission measurement stations will have to make photodocumentation of the vehicles measured. At the same time, the stations will be connected to the Technical Inspection Stations Information System, where the video records and the measurement results will be stored on-line. The same system has worked for the Technical Inspection Stations since January 2016. The amendment to the act on the conditions of road traffic, however, extended the obligation of video recording to emission measuring stations as well.
Drivers can already use the bypass of the town of Třinec. The 11-km section Nebory – Oldřichovice – Bystřice is part of the I/11 road and will significantly relieve the inhabitants of Třinec and Vendryně. The bypass will also be of great help to large businesses based in the region. The bypass is also an important route connecting the Czech Republic with Slovakia and Poland.