Poor preparation led to delays on D1 repairs says watchdog

The country main spending watchdog, the Supreme Audit Office, has criticised how repairs were carried out in the Czech Republic key road artery between Prague and second city, Brno, the D1 motorway. The report said that the Motorways and Highways Authority responsible for preparing the project failed to look properly at the different repair scenarios available and insufficient preparation before work started meant that the final work was delayed by at least two years. The price for repairs to similar sections of the motorway varied by up to a third, the watchdog added. The state agency said that construction firms had been willing to drop their prices during the recession when the repairs started. Repairs should have been completed by 2018 but not look as though they will continue to 2020.

Author: Chris Johnstone