The state enterprise Air Navigation Services (ANS) of the Czech Republic reached the gross profit of CZK 480 million, while the turnover was the record-breaking CZK 4 billion. This significantly exceeded the expected financial results.
Drivers who speed on the D1 sections that are currently being repaired will have to face a section speed measurement system between exits 49 Psáře and 56 Soutice. This traffic safety measure shall ensure a smoother traffic flow, less accidents and dangerous situations. Detection cameras proved their function last year near Brno where the accident rate in the section measured dropped following their installation. About 150,000 drivers received the request to pay a fine of CZK 1000 (euro 35), i.e. only three percent of the vehicles passing the construction site.
The safety of autonomous vehicles, their development and testing was high on the agenda during the bilateral negotiations between the transportation minister Dan Ťok and the US Transportation Ministry. The minister attended the meeting during his visit to the USA. Road traffic safety and sharing of experience with the construction of transportation infrastructure were among the other topics discussed.
On Tuesday February 7, 2017 the period for funding applications in the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) expired. Since 2014, this was the third and last possibility how to get this European funding. Applicants submitted 30 projects amounting to EUR 988 million.
Extension of the South-Bohemian D3 motorway to Budweis (České Budějovice), the D11 from Hradec Králové towards Poland and the D35 to Olomouc. These motorway sections are the closest ones to construction commencement. The government received the information as part of the building investment preparations overview.
The minister of transportation Dan Ťok negotiated with Andrzej Adamczyk, the Polish minister of infrastructure and construction, in Dobruška about a better road and railway connection between the two countries. Construction of another 22.5 kilometres from Hradec Králové to Jaroměř will start in 2017. On the Polish side, approximately 180 kilometres are under construction and preparations are under way on the last section towards the state border.