The bypass of Victory Square for Prague will be proposed by the company Pudis for 11.2 million CZK

Prague - The planned bypass of Vítězné náměstí in Prague 6 will be designed for the Prague City Hall by the firm Pudis for approximately 11.2 million crowns excluding VAT. The selection of the contractor was approved by city councillors today. The estimated value of the contract was 14.5 million crowns. The city is also preparing the reconstruction of Vítězné náměstí.

The bypass is intended to connect Evropská and Svatovítská streets and relieve the heavily congested square. The road will run along the railway line behind General Píka Barracks and will end at Evropská next to the Diplomat hotel on Gymnasijní Street.

According to the Deputy Mayor for Transport, Adam Scheinherr (Praha Sobě), the new road will be completed in a few years. "I believe that the following two to three years will involve design work, after which actual work will begin, so it could be completed in four to five years," he said today.

Prague has been preparing the reconstruction of Vítězné náměstí for years, previously announcing an architectural competition for it. The firm Pavel Hnilička Architects succeeded in that competition. The main idea of the modifications is to clear the center of the area by relocating the tram and vehicle traffic so that it can serve the function of a standard square.

The city leadership also recently approved the announcement of an international architectural competition for the undeveloped part of the square, where the consortium Fourth Quadrant plans to build, that is, a partnership of the firms Penta Real Estate, Sekyra Group, and Kaprain. Offices, shops, residential spaces, and a new building of the University of Chemistry and Technology (VŠCHT) are planned to be built on the land between Evropská and Jugoslávských partyzánů streets.

Vítězné náměstí was established in 1925 and currently several streets lead into it - Evropská, Čs. armády, Jugoslávských partyzánů, Svatovítská, and Dejvická. It has had several names, including being named October Revolution from 1952 to 1990. Among the residents of Prague, it is commonly referred to as Kulaťák.