The Government of the Czech Republic met in the Vlašský Dvůr in Kutná Hora for its seventh outgoing meeting to the regions. The cabinet meeting, which dealt with issues related to the Central Bohemian Region and the capital city of Prague, was followed by a meeting with the councils of both self-governing entities in the Central Bohemian Region Gallery.
Minister for Transport Martin Kupka informed the members of the Government about the most important transport infrastructure construction projects that are currently being implemented in the capital city and the Central Bohemian Region or are at a late stage of preparation. Among the most important such constructions is the completion of the so-called Great Prague Ring Road, which is to take mainly transit traffic from the inner city to the outskirts of the capital. At present, the construction of the missing section between the D1 motorway and Běchovice on the south-eastern outskirts of Prague is already underway, and the final stage of preparation is the completion of the northern part of the ring road from Ruzyně via Suchdol and Březiněves to Satalice.
"The completion of the Prague Ring Road is a key construction not only for Prague and the Central Bohemian Region, but also for the entire republic and even for Central Europe," the Prime Minister said. "Today we were assured that the section between the D1 motorway and Běchovice will be completed in the expected time, quality and finances. This will connect the D1 in Brno, the D11 in Hradec Králové, the D5 in Plzeň and relieve the congested roads in the eastern part of Prague, especially in the Spořilov area. This is something that has been long awaited here, because the last new section of the Prague Ring Road was opened fifteen years ago." stated the Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
Large investment projects are also underway and planned to speed up and modernise rail transport in Prague and its surroundings. Large modernisations of Masaryk railway station and the railway station Praha-Smíchov are underway, a new railway station Praha-Bubny and a connected modernised section of the line towards Výstaviště are being completed, and the construction of several sections of future high-speed lines towards Kolín and Brno and Lovosice is being prepared.
The government also took note of information on subsidy programmes administered or directly announced by the Ministry of the Environment, which help the Central Bohemian Region to finance projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase the energy efficiency of buildings or to make water management more efficient and economical.
"The Central Bohemian Region is very successful in terms of drawing support from European subsidies. It draws the most from the Operational Programme Environment in the Czech Republic. It has received almost seven billion crowns and almost fifteen billion crowns from the Modernisation Fund for the modernisation of the energy sector," Fiala said. Central Bohemian applicants are also actively involved in calls for subsidy programmes financed by the ministry from national sources or from the National Recovery Plan.
The government meeting was followed by a meeting with the councillors of the Central Bohemian Region and the capital city of Prague. "I would like to thank both councils for the discussions we have had. It was very substantive, I think very well prepared by all the players. And we were not talking about some simple topics, but about important, complex issues, such as the issue of tax budgeting, transport issues, building permits, new sources in the energy sector and also health care issues." Fiala specified.
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