Arbitration court ends dispute over Blanka tunnel

A court of arbitration, part of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, on Wednesday resolved the long lasting dispute between the building firm Metrostav and Prague City Hall over Blanka tunnel compex, ordering the city to pay the remaining billion crowns to the construction company. The sum will be used to cover the construction of a new bridge in Prague-Troja area, which is part of the project. The Blanka tunnel, designed to channel traffic from the city centre, is expected to cost Prague some 36 billion crowns. It has been criticized as an overpriced and non-transparent project. The tunnel was originally meant to be opened in May but the opening has been postponed.

Author: Ruth Fraňková