On Thursday, May 18, the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House hosted the traditional sponsor’s concert of the Prague Spring International Music Festival, which Subterra has been supporting for more than three decades. The Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra was led by the German conductor Cornelius Meister and the soloist of the evening was violinist Jan Mráček. The concert was followed by a social gathering.
On Friday, April 28, the first tram with guests passed through the Žabovřeská tunnel in Brno; after the opening ceremony, also the public could see the completed construction. Regular operation started on Monday, May 1. The 500-meter-long tunnel was built over a period of two years by division 1, the technological equipment was provided by division 4. The construction of this part of the Great Urban Ring Road continues, with the first two lanes of the adjacent road to be opened in August.
On Friday, April 14, the reconstruction of Brno – Maloměřice – Adamov railway track was ceremonially completed, the event also included the adjacent section. The works on the more than nine-kilometer-long track started in October 2021 under the leadership of division 3, with the reconstruction of four tunnels, also division 1 took part in the construction. The operation was launched last December. Business director Jiří Tesař cut the ribbon on behalf of Subterra.
On Thursday, April 4, Subterra Subterra’s annual program programmatic conference was held. In the premises of the Prague DOX+ centre, General Director Ondřej Fuchs spoke first, followed by a presentation of the company’s results by Financial Director Pavel Zykán. The programme also included presentations of selected projects and the conference was traditionally closed with the awarding of the best employees for the past year.
At the end of March, the rail mechanisation deparment took delivery of two new Liebherr A 922 Rail double-track excavators, bringing the number of these machines to twelve. The two-track excavators have a wide range of applications in rail construction, for example they can move sleepers or sweep gravel thanks to adapters. The new machines were immediately deployed on projects in progress.
On Thursday, March 2, division 2 signed a contract for the reconstruction and modernization of the Archbishop Grammar School and the Christian Youth Residence, which are located in Vinohrady, Prague. Both adjacent, five-storey buildings on the corner of Korunní and Francouzská streets will be modified in terms of their structures and layouts, along with some new functions, the interiors will also get a more modern appearance.
On Thursday, March 2, the launching ceremony of the tunnel boring machine took place in Dolany. Division 1 will use the machine, named Jaromír, in the next six months to build a 650-meter-long sewer for the drainage of the Jaroměř bypass. The project is being carried out by Metrostav Infrastructure. Pavel Kacíř, the production manager of division 1, attended the ceremony.
On Wednesday, February 15, selected students from the Secondary Technical School in Kutná Hora visited the construction site of the Prague metro D at Pankrác. They viewed the excavation process and the modern, automated machines, for which their fields of study – electrical technology and IT – are also essential. The construction of the first section of the new D line Pankrác-Olbrachtova was ceremoniously commenced last April, the project is to be completed in 2029.
On Thursday, February 9, the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Žilina held an open day, which also included a career day. Subterra presented itself to the students with a stand and a video with selected buildings, the representatives of divisions 1 and 3 took part in the event. In addition to reaching out to future employees, further cooperation is planned with the school, whose 70-year history is mainly related to transport constructions.