New stretch of D4 motorway opens to drivers

A 48-kilometre stretch of the new D4 motorway between Příbram and Písek opened to drivers on Tuesday. The extension should shorten the journey from Prague and to Písek by at least 20 minutes. The construction of the D4 motorway is the first transport project in the Czech Republic undertaken in cooperation with a private company. The Via Salis consortium built the new part of the motorway in 43 months.