Drivers want more money to maintain and repair bridges, the problem is the excessive increase in traffic

BRATISLAVA, August 19 (WebNoviny.sk) – National Motor Company, a. S. (NDS) plans to spend 6.5 million euros this year on maintenance and repair of bridges. euro. In the past year she used $ 4.5 million

"Since the repair process of the bridge is demanding and takes more than a year, it is not possible to clearly identify the need for financing for the coming years," Nita spokeswoman Michaela Michalová informed the SITA

] This year, drivers repair the Podbanská, Korytna and Skala bridges on the D1 motorway, Kováčová on the R1 and Košice motorways on the 1st roadway Nr.

Excessive traffic growth

The NDS reports 759 bridges totaling 89.407 meters, according to the status at the end of last year. "Of all bridges in the NDS report, there are 29 bridges on the scale from I to VII in the structural engineering V, that is to say bad, especially on older parts of motorways and motorways that we are constantly repairing. bad or emergency state (state VI, VII) are not found in the NDS report ", said Michalová.

An excessive increase in freight and freight traffic over the past decade means an increased load on bridge constructions.