Blanka tunnel complex

Blanka Tunnel
Overview
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°6′20.95″N 14°25′1.07″E / 50.1058194°N 14.4169639°E / 50.1058194; 14.4169639
Operation
Work begun2007
Opened19 September 2015 (19 September 2015)
Trafficautomobile
Vehicles per day88,000 (2018)
Technical
Length5,502 m (3.4 mi)
No. of lanes4

Blanka Tunnel Complex (Czech: Tunelový komplex Blanka) is a part of the inner Prague Municipal Ring Road. It is the longest road tunnel in the Czech Republic and the longest city tunnel in Europe. The complex connects the area west of Prague Castle with Trója district in the northeast. Its length is about 5.5 km and consists of three tunnels: Bubenečský, Dejvický and Brusnický. The tunnel complex was designed to relieve the historic center of Prague from heavy traffic. In a first 49-month period it was used by 139 million cars, according to official statistics.