The inhabitants of Warsaw and commuters to the centre must be provided with additional patience. The long-awaited renovation of the track in Zawisza Square, which was expected to improve tram traffic, encountered unexpected obstacles. Heavy rainfall forced the contractor to halt key works, resulting in a weekly hold in the first phase of modernisation. This means that the handicaps in the area of the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue with Grójecka and Goods streets will last until at least 18 July. The Warsaw Trams published an updated agenda and appealed to passengers to check changed public transport routes that affect thousands of people all day.
The rain thwarted the plans. Why did the work stop?
The main culprit is the weather. As the Warsaw Trams reported in the authoritative communication, Wednesday construction control showed that the ground under the repaired torow is besides damp. This prevents the transition to 1 of the most crucial stages of the work, i.e. the laying of finished concrete track boards. It was this technology that was expected to importantly shorten the full renovation, but it requires the right conditions – above all dry and unchangeable ground. Laying dense plates on wet substrates could lead in the future to instability and faster wear of the tracks, which would undermine the full point of modernization.
Although the repair crew tried to make the most of the time, conducting work independent of atmospheric conditions, specified as demolition of old infrastructure elements or the export of debris, delays in key works proved inevitable. This situation perfectly illustrates how delicate to weather conditions large infrastructure projects are conducted in open ground, even with the best planning.
A fresh agenda of obstructions. These dates you must remember
Due to the weekly slip, Warsaw Trams presented an updated work schedule, which was coordinated with another renovations in the capital. It was crucial to assemble deadlines with completion of works on Młynarska Street and Rates, where trams are to return to their routes on 14 July. This will let the smooth start of the second phase in Zawisza Square. Passengers should compose down fresh dates to avoid communication surprises.
The fresh work plan in Zawisza Square is as follows:
- Until 18 July: Continuation of the first stage. Closed entrance from Grójecka Street. There is no tram traffic between Zawisza Square and Narutovich Square.
- 19 July – 3 August: Second phase of work. The robots will decision to the entrance from Jerusalem Avenue. Trams will not run between Zawisza Square and Starynkiewicz Square.
- 4 August – 10 August: Third, final stage. The entrance from Towarowa Street will be renovated and the tram traffic will be stopped towards Okopowa Street.
Complete completion of all works and restoration of average tram traffic in the square area The envy is now planned for mid-August.
Changes in public transport. How do we get there now?
The extension of the first phase of the renovation means maintaining the current changes in the moving of public transport. The biggest obstacles concern tram passengers. The following is simply a detailed list of applicable detours and suspensions:
- Tram line 7: Course remains suspended.
- Tram line 9: commutes from Prague only to the loop at Starynkiewicz Square.
- Tram lines 18 and 33: Abbreviated routes to stops Oh-Teatr.
- Tram line 78: takes a detour through Aleje Jerozolimskie do loop Kawęczyńska-Basilika.
Substitution communication has besides been launched. Bus routes Z-9 and Z14 were extended to Starynkiewicz Squareto facilitate the transfer. However, the tour of buses on Raszyńska and Żwirka and Wigura streets has not changed. Lines 128, 175, 504 and night N32 proceed to run through the streets of Grójecka and Niemcewicza, stopping at the replacement halt of Zawisza Square 04. Additionally, passengers can usage the halt Zawiszy Square 56 at Warsaw Ochota station.
No more obstructions in mid-August. Is that the deadline?
Although information on hold is bad news for thousands of people moving through the mall all day, Warsaw trams besides convey a affirmative accent. Despite the current slip, total time of modernization of the square The envy will be even 3 times shorter, if conventional methods were utilized for the construction of the track. The usage of prefabricated concrete panels, which came to Warsaw by a peculiar train, is simply a technology that allows for considerable time savings.
However, passengers must remember that the schedule, although updated, inactive depends on weather conditions. Further fast rains can affect the work in the second and 3rd stages. The Management Board of Urban Transport and the Warsaw Trams recommends ongoing tracking of messages to be kept up to date with possible further adjustments in timetables and detours.
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