Motorways directorate head says no danger from new D8 section

The general director of the state roads and motorways authority, Jan Kroupa, has said there is no danger from using the newly opened D8 motorway from Prague to Dresden. Kroupa, interviewed on Czech Radio Monday,said the ground at a problem section of the motorway is being monitored continuously and there are signs that instability is decreasing. A major landslide at the section delayed completion of the motorway, which was opened Saturday, with expensive consolidation work carried out afterwards. One lane of the motorway is still closed as a temporary measure.

Author: Chris Johnstone