At the construction site of the first section of the Prague metro D Pankrác-Olbrachtova, which is being carried out by an international consortium led by division 5, on Thursday January 11, the blasting of the second top heading of a U-turn tunnel took place behind the station Pankrác D. The gradual blasting of all the explosives from the core till the contour of the excavation caused a light effect. Each detonator was timed according to the project at one tenth of a second increment.
On Wednesday, January 10, the announcement of the results of the Railway Construction of the Year 2023 competition took place in the Fantova Building of Prague Main Station. In the category of modernisation of railway stations and junctions, the award went to the rebuilt Prague-Vysočany station, which has a new layout with a station hall under the railway yard, at the level of the surrounding streets. The construction is part of the optimization of the Mstětice – Praha-Vysočany track, which had been led by division 3 since 2020.
The optimization of the 15-kilometre section of a main railway track, which had been led by Division 3 since 2020, was officially completed. The ceremony took place on Thursday, December 7, at Prague-Vysočany station, whose new layout with an underground hall is the most significant part of the project. Miroslav Kadlec, director of division 3, cut the ribbon on behalf o Subterra.
On Wednesday, December 6, the modernization of the Královo Pole train station in Brno was ceremonially launched. The station will get a new building, barrier-free platforms, extended underpass, and modernized tracks. Together with division 3, OHLA ŽS, FIRESTA-Fišer and TRAMO RAIL are involved in the project, which is due for completion in 2025.
More than a year and a half after the official start, the construction of the first section of the Prague Metro D, which is being led by division 5, has reached the breakthrough and all the construction sites of the Pankrác–Olbrachtova line are now connected. The ceremonial breakthrough from the interstation tunnel to the Olbrachtova station took place on Friday, December 1, the company Subterra was represented by its general director Ondřej Fuchs.
On Friday, November 10, representatives of division 2 signed a contract with the company Hospimed for the annexe of an office building in Prague, Žižkov. The four-storey building in Malešická street will be operationally connected with the company’s headquarters and will include, in addition to offices, medical equipment service area.
On Wednesday, November 1, a new branch of the Municipal Library in Prague, the construction of which had been led by division 2 since last March, was ceremoniously opened at Petřiny in Prague. The three-storey building with a garden, designed by the studio monom, offers not only space for readers and librarians, but also facilities for educational, cultural and social events. Director of division 2, Petr Kajer, cut the ribbon on behalf Subterra.
On Sunday, October 22, the operation of the Prague tram line Divoká Šárka – Dědina was ceremonially inaugurated. Divisions 3, 1 and 4 cooperated on the construction of the 2.3-kilometer-long section with five pairs of stops, which began last July. After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was attended by the commercial director Jiří Tesař, the public could ride the new route for the first time in contemporary and historic trams.
On Friday, October 13, the modernization of the Havířov train station, which is being carried out by the contractors led by division 3, was ceremonially launched. In addition to the railway yard and platforms, a four-kilometer-long section of the track will also be part of the project. The ceremony took place in front of a station building of great value from the late 1960s, which was recently converted into a sport hall. Jiří Tesař, commercial director, spoke on behalf of Subterra and tapped the rail.