The area in front of the Brno main train station will begin reconstruction on March 1st

Brno - The area in front of the main train station in Brno, which is to become more pedestrian-friendly, will begin reconstruction on Wednesday, March 1, with completion expected by June 30. While a pedestrian zone will be created on the side adjacent to the Letmo department store, allowing the removal of the railing at the northernmost tram stop, the railing at the southern stop near the station building will remain. However, there should be a passage created in it, as well as a place for crossing to the station building, said Anna Dudková from the press department of the city council in a statement to ČTK.

After the construction is completed, cars will only be able to travel on Nádražní street in the direction from Nové sady, but they will only be allowed to turn under the viaduct and will not be able to continue to Benešova street, according to a press release from the city published on the website www.kopemezabrno.cz. There will be no traffic around Letmo at all, allowing for the creation of a pedestrian zone.

Thus, after almost six years, the situation for pedestrians in the area in front of the station will improve. In 2017, the tram islands were reconstructed, and due to the position of the Railway Authority, the passages in the railings to the tram islands were eliminated. People had to weave their way between trams in the tracks while crossing to the tram and the station hall instead of using the underpass, which is barrier-free but significantly longer.

The city administration has been trying to reduce car traffic since before 2018, but then the ODS took over the administration and withdrew from the plan. It was only revived before last year's elections.

The construction will have two phases, during which the area in front of the station will be partially impassable and inaccessible. Work will take place on the side near Letmo until May 14, after which work will continue on the side near the station.