Czech Transport Minister Dan Ťok is set to build a section of the D4 motorway between Příbram and Písek in South Bohemia through a public-private partnership. PPP projects have not worked well in the Czech Republic in the past, but the current financial surplus and low interest rates could lead to success, according to Ťok. Completion of the D4 through a PPP will serve as a pilot project, as the Czech Republic will not be entitled to tap EU funds after 2023 and will have to look elsewhere for funding in the future. Jan Troják, head of project financing at ČSOB, and Petr Svoboda, head of the Association for Road Construction, both support the idea of building the D4 as a PPP project. Costs for the 30 km section are estimated at CZK 25bn. Construction should start in two years.
