Czech Republic: 1,000 bridges to undergo safety inspection
Concerns sparked by collapse in Genoa. Earmarked CZK 1.5 billion
03 September, 20:03Concerns have been sparked by the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in the Italian city of Genoa, which was constructed in the mid-1960s. Of the 1,000 or so Czech bridges due for inspection around 600 are road bridges and the remainder carry trains. The minister has also called on the country's regional authorities, which are responsible for second and third-class roads, to send out inspectors. Six of country's first class road bridges - Radio Praha also reported - have already been found to be in a calamitous state.
They have been closed and await repair or demolition. Over 350 railway bridges have been repaired but none are judged to be in a calamitous state. The state has earmarked CZK 1.5 billion for the modernisation of bridges this year. (ANSA).