Dan Ťok, the transportation minister, met his Austrian counterpart, the minister of transportation, innovations and technologies Jörg Leichtfried. Construction of the cross-border road and railway connection between the two countries was one of the main agenda points. Both ministers confirmed readiness to connect the D3 motorway with the S10 speedway.
The government approved at its meeting today project proposals in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA) that shall help develop the aviation industry and space activities in the Czech Republic for 2017 and 2018. The annual budget for these activities is CZK 375 million.
The last missing section of the D8 motorway between Lovosice and Řehlovice will be opened for drivers on December 17. This completes the D8 motorway in its full length of 94 km and creates the second international motorway connection between Germany and the Czech Republic. RSD is opening this new section after the necessary construction works have been completed and road safety ensured.
The European Commission announced today that it is starting – for the first time ever – its satellite navigation system Galileo. This makes Europe among the top world players in satellite navigation such as the USA and its popular GPS system, used now for decades, Russia with its GLONASS system and China with BeiDou. The users and owners of smartphones equipped with corresponding receivers will be able to use the signal from the Galileo satellites and, combined with the GPS system, have reception even in locations where it has been impossible or very difficult so far.
The most burdened Czech motorway will see up to nine narrowed sections in 2017 due to ongoing renovation works between Prague and Brno. To ensure that drivers can enjoy the new D1 motorway within four years, the pace of repairs must be accelerated, says Dan Ťok, minister of transportation.
In 2017, the transport sector will start constructing another 140 km of highways. Before the end of September, the Road and Highway Directorate will announce tenders for contractors for a total of 20 structures worth 64 billion crowns. The Minister of Transport, Dan Tok, said so at a joint briefing with the Minister of Finance, Andrej Babis.