Krumlov received a subsidy for a rotating bridge, which will help during floods

České Budějovice/Český Krumlov - The Český Krumlov town hall has received a grant for a special bridge that will rotate during potential floods so it does not impede the water flowing in the river. Construction costing 53 million crowns will begin this fall. This is reported by today's South Bohemian supplement of Mladá fronta Dnes and Deníky Bohemia.
    The rotating bridge will be built near the Eggenberg brewery, where a flood in 2002 swept away an old prefabricated bridge that was built after World War II by American soldiers. After the floods, it was replaced by a temporary structure that remains there to this day. The Ministry for Regional Development has now confirmed a grant of 22 million crowns to the city of Český Krumlov.
    This unique structure in the Czech Republic will allow the bridge to be rotated during floods so that it does not act as a dam and impede the flowing water, the pressure of which could sweep it away. "The bridge will open in two parts during high water, upstream and downstream," said the spokesperson for the city office, Jana Zuziaková, to MfD. The operation of the bridge will be manual, as electric motors could be disabled by the water.
    The bridge near the brewery is important for the city - it is the only one that ensures the supply of the historic center by truck. The other bridges cannot support it.
    For the construction of the bridge, which is planned to take two years, the city will contribute nearly four million crowns this year. By the end of July, the project documentation for the building permit should be completed, which the city is expected to obtain by the end of August. Then it still needs to announce a tender for the supplier of the bridge structure.