Since this year’s mid-April, division 1 has been working on the reconstruction of the Dolnolučanský Tunnel, located on the Liberec–Tanvald railway line. The profile of the 19th century tunnel was enlarged by blasting works, while the tunnel was extended by approximately one tenth to 90 metres. Now the installation of the drainage system, waterproofing and preparation of the forwork for the concreting of the secondary lining is continuing. Division 1 is working around the clock on the project, which is due for completion in September.

On Thursday, June 12, division 2 signed a contract for construction of new buildings for Hostýnská Primary School in Prague’s Strašnice. The project, designed by AP Studio, includes a block with classrooms and a community hall, a sports hall and a connection to the existing building including utilities. The contract also features the preparation of construction documentation. The construction will be carried out while the school is in operation.

On Monday, May 12, the handover ceremony of the modernized tram line Nová Ulice took place in the Jeremenkova tram hall in Olomouc. The project, in which division 1 had been taking part since last August, included the reconstruction of tracks in a 1.5-kilometre section, as well as the covering of the area planted with sedum inside of the railway lines, the renewal of three stops and the relocation of a cable route. The company Subterra was represented at the ceremony by commercial director Jiří Tesař and director of division 1 David Cyroň.

On Tuesday, April 15, the annual programmatic conference of the company Subterra took place in the multifunctional hall DOX+ in Prague. The presentations given by general director Ondřej Fuchs and financial director Pavel Zykán were followed by the introduction of four selected projects. At the end of the conference, the best employees were awarded. Vladislav Beneš, the long-serving head of the general director’s office and the spokesperson, was named the Person of the Year 2024.

On Thursday, March 27, Prague’s O2 Universum hosted the 28th annual Conference Railways. The meeting of experts, attended by more than 450 guests, was opened by the Minister of Transport Martin Kupka. Štěpán Budík presented the electrification of the line Střelice – Zastávka u Brna, which was led by division 3. Subterra ranks among the main sponsors of the conference.

On Wednesday, March 19, a ceremony, which included the traditional blessing and installation of statues of Saint Barbara, took place at the construction site of the Holstein Tunnel in Germany. The two 1.6-kilometre-long tubes on A44 motorway in Hesse are being built by division 1 and its sister company BeMo Tunnelling. Subterra was represented by its director for foreign business Miroslav Zobaník and the director of division 1 David Cyroň.

On Wednesday, March 12, the blessing of the statue of St. Barbora and the christening of the tunnel boring machine called Božena took place at the construction site in Kněževes. The microtunnelling, with a total length of approximately 320 meters, is being carried out by division 1 for Metrostav DIZ as part of the reinforcement of the storm sewer S_L at the Prague Airport in Ruzyně. The company Subterra was represented at the ceremony by its commercial director Jiří Tesař and the director of division 1 David Cyroň.

On Wednesday, 29 January, the results of the competition the Railway Construction of the Year 2024 were announced in the Fanta building of the Main railway station in Prague. In the category Construction, one of the winning projects was the electrification of the 20-kilometre-long line Střelice – Zastávka at Brno, which had been led by division 3 since 2022. The award was received by commercial director Jiří Tesař and project manager Štěpán Budík.

On Tuesday, 28 January, the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic hosted for the 12th time the professional conference Trends in Czech and European Transport, with Subterra as one of its main partners. In the afternoon block – focused on transport in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region -commercial director Jiří Tesař presented the progress of the construction of the new metro D line Pankrác-Olbrachtova, led by division 5.