OHLA is awarded a project in the Czech Republic for close to 20 million euros

OHLA, through its Czech subsidiary OHLA ZS, has been awarded the second phase of the flood protection measures project on the Desná River, in the Czech Republic for an amount close to 20 million euros. This contract will complete the actions carried out in the first phase, already completed, and which focused on the construction and reconstruction of protection elements and structures in the municipalities of Rapotín, Vikýřovice and Petrov nad Desnou located in the flood zone of the Desná River.

Together, both actions constitute one of the largest flood protection projects against natural risks that have been carried out in the country.

The actions of the second phase include, among others, the reconstruction of a bridge, as well as the construction of a dam and a flood park in the section between kilometer points 12,088 and 14,231, which cover a total length of 2,1 km.

The first phase of the project focused on the construction of five flood parks, infrastructure capable of storing water and designed to prevent flooding, including three new revitalization branches with habitats, dikes and protection walls and fish passages, which have significantly improved the conditions for the migration of aquatic animals. Likewise, the old fixed dam was transformed into a mobile dam, the first in the region, and new green areas and sports spaces were built.

Thanks to the actions carried out by OHLA, the inhabitants of the municipalities affected by the flooding of the river valley Right They will be protected against future floods for more than fifty years.