A consortium including HOCHTIEF has secured the contract for the next phase of construction on Prague Metro Line D in the Czech Republic.
The Prague Public Transport Company (DPP) awarded the contract, valued at approximately €1.23bn ($1.44bn), with HOCHTIEF’s share of the work expected to generate €428m in revenue.
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The project involves the construction of three additional underground stations and close to 6km of tunnel sections, extending the new metro line from Olbrachtova to Nové Dvory.
Construction activities are scheduled to begin in the coming weeks, with completion for this stage set for 2032.
This phase follows the ongoing first section, connecting Pankrác and Olbrachtova, for which HOCHTIEF is also a contractor.
The initial phase is currently projected to finish by 2029.
Subterra leads the consortium, which also includes HOCHTIEF Infrastructure and BeMo Tunneling.
HOCHTIEF CEO Juan Santamaría said: “Metro Line D will be critical to Prague’s future mobility, and we are proud to continue our role in delivering the city’s first fully automated metro line in partnership with the Prague Public Transport Company.”
The DPP proceeded with the contract agreement following the decision by the president of the Office for the Protection of Competition, who dismissed objections regarding the consortium’s status.
An earlier Supreme Administrative Court ruling had also cleared the way by overturning a previous injunction.
DPP has issued a notice to commence construction shortly after signing the contract.
When finished, Metro Line D will span approximately 10.6km with ten stations, eight of which are newly constructed.
The full line will provide a transport link from Náměstí Míru in the city centre to Písnice in southern Prague, built in two main phases moving south and then north from Pankrác.
Geological survey work has been in progress since 2019 ahead of these construction efforts.
City authorities have stated that the metro project is among the largest infrastructure investments currently under way in Prague and the Czech Republic.
In March, the Aspire consortium, led by HOCHTIEF, was awarded a contract valued at about €200m to construct and upgrade student accommodation at the University of Southampton in the UK.
