Newly-opened Dvorecký Bridge in Prague now alive with traffic

Prague’s 21st bridge –the Dvorecký Bridge, connecting Podoli and Smichov, was ceremonially opened on April 17. Regular car traffic is not allowed on the new bridge, which serves buses, trams, pedestrians, and cyclists. The construction costs reached 1.624 billion CZK, of which approximately one billion was drawn from EU funds. More than 15,000 cubic meters of concrete and 3,000 tons of reinforcement were used in its construction. The bridge took 3.5 years to build.