Prague's Dvorecký Bridge opens to public

A new bridge, the Dvorecký Bridge, officially opened to the public in Prague on Friday. The connection between Prague 4 and Prague 5 is intended for public transport, pedestrians, cyclists, and emergency services. Regular tram and bus operations will begin there on Saturday. The city started construction in 2022, and the bridge cost approximately 1.97 billion Czech crowns.

Due to unexpected complications, mainly related to geological conditions at the bottom of the Vltava River, the total cost of the bridge—including design work—increased from 1.57 billion to 1.97 billion crowns. The construction was also delayed; it was originally supposed to be completed last year.

The Dvorecký Bridge has become the 21st bridge in Prague spanning both banks of the Vltava. Most recently, in July 2023, a pedestrian and cycling footbridge was opened across the river, connecting Holešovice and Karlín via Štvanice Island. The last bridge in Prague opened for road and tram traffic was the Troja Bridge, in October 2014.