Traffic fully renewed along D1 motorway

Traffic has been fully renewed along a 20 km stretch of the D1 motorway between Prague and Brno which was closed for reconstruction work on Friday. In the course of the night hours, six bridges over the road were demolished attracting camera crews and onlookers. The debris was cleared shortly after dawn and traffic along most of the route was renewed by midday, with the exception of one stretch of the road near Benesov which opened at 4pm on Saturday. The country’s main motorway remains open to traffic throughout its four year reconstruction although the speed limit has been reduced along the single lane where work is underway.