9.5.2008
Strizkov station in Prosek will be inaugurated on the extended line C of the Prague Underground. The station is the first of three to complete the new line. The station is considered one of the most interesting construction of today and has gained many awards during its construction. Company EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE STEEL delivered a total of 1 000 tons of plates for this construction.
The building of the extension of line C in Prague from Ladvi station to Letnany station began in 2004. The line has three stations and the total stretch of 4.6 km runs solely in tunnels. The station is unconventional and very interesting due to its hanging glass construction in the shape of a whale, which despite its size appears light and airy. The construction is about 228 m long. On the side of the station there are platforms, as well as various bridges, rope suspensions, fountains and pools. Above ground there is also a parking lot with 200 parking spaces.
Strizkov station is unique thanks to its modern design created by the company Atelier designu a architektury, led by Ing.arch. Patrik Kotas, who is, among other projects, known as the author of tram line from Zlichov to Barrandov and the ongoing reconstruction of Hlavni nadrazi (main railway station) in Prague.
During construction the station won 1st place as the best executed construction with steel structure in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic during the period from 2003 - 2006 in the category of sport and civil structures granted within the 21st International Conference Steel Structures and Bridges 2006. Further awards, once again 1st place in the international competition of SCIA software users in the category of Building. The investor of the whole project is Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy, a.s. and submitter Inženýring dopravních staveb, a.s. The contractor is Sdružení metro IV.C2.
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EVRAZ VITKOVICE STEEL concentrates on the production of steel and steel products - heavy plates, heavy and medium sections, and flame-cut shapes from heavy plates. The company aims to continue increasing the sales of its products with high added value, such as deliveries of plates for pipelines. Thanks to the important support of the Evraz Group and its strong position on the Russian steel market the company has also successfully entered the Russian market of the pipeline industry. In the sphere of plates EVRAZ VITKOVICE STEEL is the main European manufacturer and the dominant manufacturer in the Czech Republic. The most important product of Heavy section rolling mill is sheet piles which represents a 65 % share of the mill's production. The company is the sole manufacturer of this product on the domestic market and holds a 90% market share.
Evraz Group S.A. is one of the largest vertically-integrated steel and mining businesses. In 2006, Evraz Group produced 16.1 million tonnes of crude steel. Evraz Group's principal assets include three of the leading steel plants in Russia: Nizhny Tagil (NTMK) in the Urals region and West Siberian (Zapsib) and Novokuznetsk (NKMK) in Siberia, as well as Palini e Bertoli in Italy, Evraz Vitkovice Steel in the Czech Republic, and Evraz Oregon Steel Mills headquartered in the USA. Its fast-growing mining businesses comprise Evrazruda, the Kachkanarsky (KGOK) and Vysokogorsky (VGOK) iron ore mining complexes and equity interests in the Raspadskaya and Yuzhkuzbassugol coal companies. The mining assets enable Evraz Group to be a vertically integrated steel producer. Evraz Group also owns and operates the Nakhodka commercial sea port, in the Far East of Russia, which facilitates its access to Asian export markets. Evraz vanadium operations comprise Strategic Minerals Corporation, USA, and a 54.1% equity interest in Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation, South Africa.
For further information visit http://www.evraz.com/
