Cars begin using part of Šmejkalka bridge as billion-koruna repair continues
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- Traffic began using a repaired section of the Šmejkalka bridge at kilometre 24 of the D1 motorway toward Prague.
- Until the end of September, vehicles will travel in two narrowed lanes in each direction.
- The nearly one-billion-koruna repair, excluding VAT, is scheduled for completion next summer.
Cars have begun using the repaired section of the Šmejkalka bridge on the D1 motorway toward Prague.
The Czech Road and Motorway Directorate opened the section on Sunday at kilometre 24. Until the end of September, traffic will run in two narrowed lanes in each direction.
The full repair is expected to cost almost one billion korunas excluding VAT. Luděk Hubáček of the directorate said the project should finish next summer.
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