The leadership of Prague has approved the construction of a reservoir in the upper part of Wenceslas Square

Prague – The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) will construct a retention tank for irrigating the newly planted row of trees during the planned construction of the tram line and other modifications to the upper part of Wenceslas Square. This was decided today by the city councilors. The city will conclude a contract with DPP regarding the construction, valued at approximately 181 million crowns excluding VAT.

"As part of our strategy for blue-green infrastructure, we want to establish a rainwater drainage system into a retention accumulation tank, from which an irrigation system will operate for the new rows of trees that we will plant in Wenceslas Square," said Deputy Mayor Adam Scheinherr (Prague Ours). According to him, the advantage is not only water savings but also that rainwater is better for trees because it is not as cold and does not contain chlorine. DPP is already preparing the project for modifications to the upper part of the square.

The city is currently reconstructing the lower part of the square from Můstek to the mouth of Vodickova Street. Works began in April two years ago and are expected to be completed in the coming months. The foundation of the reconstruction is a project by the architectural firm Cigler Marani Architects, which was created back in 2005. Repairs to the upper part will be linked to the return of trams to the square. The city has also placed tracks in the lower part to be ready for a possible later extension of the line.