On Tuesday, April 5, a ceremonial breakthrough of the emergency gallery took place at the construction site of the Kramer road tunnel in German Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The representatives of investors, suppliers, and local government, as well as the tunneling crews, which had worked on the gallery, participated at the event. The 3.6-kilometer-long tunnel, a project by division 1 and BeMo Tunnelling, is expected to be completed next year.
At the end of March, a contract for optimization of the Čelákovice-Mstětice railway line in Central Bohemia was signed. The section, which is more than 6-kilometer long, will be upgraded for higher speed and safe operation. The construction includes two bypasses, the rest the track will be renovated. The Mstětice station will get a new platform with an underpass and also a technological part. Division 3 participates in the project; the main works will start next year.
The branch of the Municipal Library at Petřiny, Prague will reside in a new building, the construction of which will be led by division 2. The modern building designed by the studio monom will provide not only facilities for the readers and employees, but also premises for educational and cultural events. The library will have a multipurpose hall and a garden terrace. The building is expected to be completed in July 2023.
In February, the completed building of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, which expands the capacity of an older building, was handed over. The Center for Materials, Mechanics and Technologies (CEMMTECH) contains lecture rooms, laboratories, and offices. The complete ventilation system had been supplied by division 4.
Division 2 is building the Malešický háj residential complex in Prague, consisting of five blocks of flats with more than hundred apartments. After the completion of the main structures and windows, interior plasters, drywall partitions and installations will follow, also the thermal insulation of the facade is being prepared. The project of the company Metrostav Development, in which also division 4 participates, is supposed to be completed at the end of this year.
In the Swedish capital, the construction of the Skärholmen highway tunnel, having been carried out – since the year 2017 by the daughter company SBT Sverige AB – is coming to an end. Earthworks were part of all the phases of the project, and they are – for example – the creation of a paved surface after the excavation, piping, and refilling of concrete structures. More than 200 thousand cubic meters of gravel will be used for the roads.
On Wednesday, February 2, Subterra confirmed its collaboration with the Cesta za snem society, which organizes sport and other events to connect able-bodied and handicapped people. The support continues for the sixth year, its main part is Subterra Open Weekend. The contract was signed by the General Director Ondřej Fuchs, Commercial Director Jiří Tesař and Chairman of the society Heřman Volf.
On Monday, January 24, the new building of the State District Archive in Louny was officially handed over. In the construction, which started in February 2020, division 2 and 4 participated. Apart from the depository, the modern building also contains a restoration workplace, a research hall, and an administrative section. The institution has already started moving the archive from historical premises in the town center.
The Herrschaftsbuck highway tunnel in southern Germany was put into operation in December. The 480-meter-long twin-tube tunnel had been excavated by division 1 and BeMo Tunnelling from July 2017, the construction part was finished in the middle of the year 2020. The tunnel is situated on A98 Highway, close to the Swiss border.