Construction to start on 105 km of new highways this year

The Czech state plans to start construction on 105 kilometres of highways and 18 kilometres of Class I roads this year, the Czech News Agency reported on Thursday.

Some 15.4 kilometres of new highways will open this year, with that number increasing in the coming years due to the large amount of planned construction.

Next year there could be up to 118 kilometres of newly opened stretches of highway, according to transport minister Martin Kupka and the Director General of the Directorate of Roads and Highways Radek Mátl.