Národní třída metro station closing for shorter period than originally envisaged

Národní třída metro station in Prague will be closed for 10 months during the construction of a new building, rather than the originally expected 12 to 16 months, Prague city councilor Radoslav Šteiner said on Tuesday. The station’s vestibule, which is currently at street level, will be underground when construction work is completed on the Copa centre being built on the site on Spálená St. The centre will feature shops, offices, flats and a car-park and will be linked to the Tesco building which is adjacent to the current Národní třída metro station. Several thousand people signed a petition against the closing of the station.