Start of Excavations on Metro line D in Prague

On Monday, June 20, two months after a ceremonial commencement of the construction, excavations of an access and ventilation gallery on the future metro D station started at Pankrác. In the excavated shaft, first of all a protective umbrella arch was drilled and then NATM excavations began. The construction of the first section Pankrác–Olbrachtova is led by division 5, other contractors are HOCHTIEF CZ, STRABAG, HOCHTIEF Infrastructure and Ed. Züblin.