Praha and DPP want to have a building permit for the construction of metro line D this year

Prague – The capital city together with the transportation company (DPP) aims to obtain a building permit this year for the construction of metro line D from Pankrác to Písnice. The geological survey is expected to finish in the summer, and this year additional trial drillings will also be completed. CTK was informed today by Deputy Mayor Adam Scheinherr (Prague Together). It is unclear exactly when construction will begin, but according to DPP's statements from last September, it could be this spring, and the first section could be opened in the second half of 2028. Metro D will initially connect Pankrác and Písnice.

"The construction proceedings are ongoing, during which objections and biases are being resolved. We hope to obtain the building permit this year. The geological survey will also be completed, and a contractor will be selected," said Scheinherr.

DPP completed the geological survey at two of the four locations last summer. In the areas where the survey has been completed, additional exploratory geological drillings are being conducted, which will be part of the future metro spaces. The survey at the remaining two locations is expected to last until the summer of this year. Most of the tunnels from the geological survey will be part of the future metro D.

In the budget of the capital city and DPP, the construction of metro D is planned at about 1.7 billion CZK. The larger portion of this will come from the transportation company's budget.

Originally, tunneling was supposed to start last September. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the construction proceedings and deadlines for tenders were extended. The construction process was also prolonged due to numerous comments.

In the first phase, the metro will be built between Pankrác and Nové Dvory, and it is expected to continue to the Písnice Depot. In the future, a section from Pankrác to náměstí Míru is to be constructed. It has not yet been decided where the metro may lead from náměstí Míru. One of the options was náměstí Republiky, while another suggested the route would head towards Žižkov and then to Vysočany. The total estimated cost is 72.6 billion crowns, and the investor is DPP.