Holešovice 2011

Following the decision of the mayor of Prague, Bohuslav Svoboda, a test construction of a mobile flood barrier took place that lasted from the 1st October to the 2nd October 2011.  This test construction was called "Holešovice 2011". The construction of flood protection elements was carried out in the section from the Libeňský Bridge to the underpasses in Stromovka.

The sections of flood protection in Prague:
- The Holešovice Docks – entrance to water
- Port line of the Holešovice Docks
- Port line – the Jankovcova Crossroads – the Přívozní Street
- The Varhulíkové Street  – gaps in a concrete wall near the entrance to the River Lofts residential block
- The Varhulíkové Street – heavy barriers (lower)
- The Varhulíkové Street – heavy barriers (upper)
- The Varhulíkové Street – railway viaduct
- The Za drahou Street
- Heavy barriers of an underpass in the Partyzánská Street
- The Za elektrárnou Street
- Stromovka 1
- Stromovka 2

Sample pictures


Did you know that in Prague, we have placed
15 060 square meters of flood protection?