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CZECH REPUBLIC: The Prague Transport Authority (DPP) has decided on Eurovia CS for a CZK 1. 24 billion contract for the repatriation of trams to Václavského Náměstí.
The new tram tracks will run along the elongated section to link the existing lines of the Muzeum metro station and the Václavské Náměstí stops.
Work is expected to begin in spring 2024 and last 3 years. Bids were won from six consortia comprised of 15 corporations from 4 countries, and bids were evaluated based on cost (80%) and completion date (20%).
The brief includes a wider redevelopment of the square adding traffic calming and pedestrianisation, drainage and landscaping. The roof of the Muzeum metro station will be reinforced up to the tram tracks.
“We urgently need a tram connection here, as the capacity of the tram network in the centre is already at its maximum,” Deputy Mayor for Transport Zdeněk Hřib said on 3 November.
According to him, the line will reduce traffic congestion that can reach Anděl, on the other side of the Vltava River. “Also, the trams traditionally belong to the square,” he said. “They have been running here since 1884 and were sadly discontinued in 1980 when it was mistakenly thought that the metro would absolutely upgrade the trams. “
DĚDINA CZECH REPUBLIC: In mid-October, two tram extensions serving two newly built regeneration areas were inaugurated in Prague. On 23 October, a 2 km tram was inaugurated in the northwest of the city connecting Divoká Šárka with Dědina. -The stop extension is served through Array.
CZECH REPUBLIC: The Prague Transport Authority, DPP, has decided to form a consortium consisting of Subterra, Hochtief and BeMo Tunneling to build the 3. 3 km section from Olbrachtova to Nové Dvory of the first phase of the metro line D comprising two intermediate stations. they come with TBM and NATM tunnels.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Prague’s maritime operator, DPP, has awarded Doppelmayr/Garaventa a contract worth CZK 138 million for the supply of a pair of spare wagons for the Petřín funicular. The custom vehicles with a track gauge of 1,435 mm will be manufactured through Doppelmayr’s CWA subsidiary in Olten, Switzerland, while its Frey plant will be manufactured through Doppelmayr’sArray.