Modernisation of route Rokycany – Pilsen and Třinec bypass belong to a package of 25 big projects from ten EU member states for which the European Commission approved funding. This will bring EUR 151 million for Czech projects, i.e. almost CZK 4 billion. Both works are already serving the public, so this was only the formal completion of a demanding approval process.
Smart transport infrastructure, autonomous vehicles and navigation and satellite systems. These are only some of the areas the Ministry of Transport will support during the next years with up to CZK 2 billion in the new DOPRAVA 2020+ scheme. The government approved the material on Monday and opened the way for all potential applicants doing research in the transportation field.
This year's building season was kicked off in March 2019 with two new motorway sections. In the middle of Match construction of the D35 motorway between Opatovice and Časy started. And at the end of March the first part of the České Budějovice (Budweis) bypass on the D3 officially started as well. Modernisation of the D1 will of course continue.
After 150 days since signing the contract with the Ministry of Transport, CzechToll closed the first round of tests of its key technology for the new digital toll collection system. According to the current time schedule of ŘSD, the road and motorways maintenance organisation, the system shall be launched on 1 December 2019. The success rate of detection of the new on-board unit in designated toll sections reached 99.75% already during the first round of tests. CzechToll also introduced a prototype of the technical solution of the mobile control vehicle for the Czech customs administration today at the control meeting at the Ministry of Transport.
From 2021 the new European Space Agency (EU space programme) will have its headquarters in the Czech Republic. The EU agreed on the final shape of its space programme at its trialogue meeting yesterday. This brings new opportunities for Czech businesses and scientists and the Czech Republic has a unique chance of gaining importance in technologies and applications with high added value.
Most drivers receive penalty points for speeding, failure to wear the seat belt and for driving with the mobile phone in their hands. Last year 395,000 offences and criminal acts, for which drivers got penalty points, were registered last year. The register currently lists 6.8 million drivers, of which seven percent have at least one penalty point, i.e. every 14th driver. This is the output from an analysis of the penalty point system for 2018, prepared by the Transport Research Centre.