This year the city of Žatec completed the construction of a cycling zone along the backbone cycling route No. 6 along the Ohře River. The new traffic regime, along with an asphalt road on a two-kilometer stretch, has increased the comfort of cycling.
„The aim of the project was to ensure continuous operation of the newly built or modernized road for cyclists and accompanying cycling infrastructure,“ states the city of Žatec on its website.
The two-kilometer road is designated as a cycling zone with permitted entry for motor vehicles. The cycling path regime could not be chosen due to the necessity of maintaining vehicle access for the service of surrounding properties, especially allotment colonies, as the city explained.
This traffic regime has been part of Czech law since 2016 but has so far only been operational in two locations in Ostrava. The main advantage is the ability to cycle side by side, occupying the full width of the street. The new cycling zone along the Ohře River has a width ranging from 3 to 3.6 meters, expanding to 5.3 meters at intersections.
The cycling zone regime was introduced in Czech law only in 2016, inspired by similar traffic regimes in the Netherlands and Germany. It designates a speed limit of 30 km/h on the roads and gives priority to cyclists, who can ride next to each other across the full width of the street. Other vehicles are allowed to enter the zone if the lower part of the cycling zone sign permits their entry.
Cyclists must also allow motor vehicles to pass in the cycling zone. The zone, like 30 km/h zones or pedestrian zones, is marked by zone signs indicating its beginning and end.
The new section begins south of the railway bridge on Stroupečská Street. The cycling zone then runs along allotment colonies along the Ohře River until the valley below the village of Záhoří. The total cost of the project was 13.7 million, with 85 percent of this amount funded by the European Union.
This is an adjusted ChatGPT translation of this article: https://mestemnakole.cz/2023/11/zatec-dokoncil-cyklozonu-podel-ohre/
Líbil se Vám článek? Podpořte náš další obsah!
Stačí 100 Kč a minuta Vašeho času.
Vyberte prosím částku, poté budete přesmerováni na darujme.cz
