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By the end of this year the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic will announce an international architectural competition for the future appearance of the Suchdol Bridge over the Vltava River which is part of the planned construction of the northern part of the Prague Ring Road between Suchdol and Bezinves. Representatives of the affected municipalities the Capital City of Prague and the Central Bohemian Region were informed about this at a regular coordination meeting by the Minister of Transport Martin Kupka. The management of RMD also announced that this autumn there should be a public hearing on the environmental impact assessment of the construction of the northern part of the ring road in the sections Ruzyn Suchdol Bezinves EIA process which is a necessary condition for further progress in the preparation of constructions.The upcoming Suchdol motorway bridge will be one of the dominant features of the northern part of the Prague Ring Road. That is why we have decided to go through a transparent architectural competition during its preparation which will result in an engineering and architecturally valuable building says Minister of Transport Martin Kupka. This is another helpful step on our part towards the representatives of the affected city districts and municipalities to find a variant of the northern parts of the ring road that will represent the least possible interference with the surroundings adds Kupka. The minister also announced that he will examine the possibility of announcing architectural competitions for other planned bridge structures along the ring road.Representatives of the Ministry of Transport and RMD also informed the representatives of the affected city districts and municipalities about the progress of work on submitting an EIA opinion request. The official start of the process of obtaining a positive opinion on the EIA should take place during the summer at the same time the submission will be coordinated by the RMD so that there is enough time to submit suggestions and objections. A public hearing should take place during the autumn months. The aim is to obtain an EIA opinion by the end of this year so that work can subsequently begin on the documents for the documentation for issuing a joint zoning and building permit.The successful construction of these important and complex transport structures depends on good coordination between the individual actors. That is why I am glad that our joint negotiations with the city districts which I introduced after taking office are constructive and that we are succeeding in solving the main problems. I am in contact with Prague and our investment organizations and we are operatively solving all the problems that have arisen said Kupka.The planned length of the Suchdol Bridge which will be located between the left bank of the Vltava River in Sedlec and the right bank of the river in Zmky is 606 meters. It will become part of the SOKP 519 section between Suchdol and Bezinves. Construction is currently scheduled to begin in 2027.
