Czech railway infrastructure administrator SZDC reconstructed railway bridges on the line from Břeclav to the state border with Austria.
The project’s main objective was the reconstruction of a double-tracked bridge which required extending the track spacing by 2 metres and raising the track gradient approximately by 40 cm. In each track, the current three bridge spans were replaced by a single steel construction 97.5 metres long. In selected sections, railway superstructure and substructure was adapted for a speed increase up to 160 kph. It will be possible to maintain this speed on more than four kilometres on the line.
The project will decrease requirements on bridge maintenance and allow preserving operation on the line with the requested line category and track clearance. Another positive impact of the reconstruction is a line speed increase and higher railway transport safety in this section.
The total costs of the project amounted to CZK 455 million (16.8 million euros), from which up to CZK 317 million (11.7 million euros) will come from the Cohesion Fund under the Operational Programme Transport.
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