From 19:00 on Saturday 4 April until the early hours of Sunday, the key D11 motorway that links Prague with Hradec Králové and the Polish border is entirely closed near Exit 8 at Jirny while contractors demolish an ageing overpass. The Czech Road and Motorway Directorate has posted multi-kilometre detours through Úvaly and Nehvizdy and warns of significant congestion on parallel secondary roads during the Easter return rush.
![Bridge demolition closes D11 motorway outside Prague, rerouting Easter weekend traffic]()
For international visitors needing to adjust travel plans around the closure, VisaHQ can simplify the visa side of the equation: its Czech Republic page (https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/) lets users verify entry rules, obtain e-visas where applicable, and arrange secure passport couriering so that last-minute document errands don’t add to the traffic-related stress.
The bridge demolition is part of a CZK 94.4 million reconstruction that will see a modern, higher-clearance structure erected by April 2027. For logistics operators and assignment managers the immediate issue is timing: Hradec-bound delivery trucks will face 30–45 minute delays, while employees driving back to Prague from mountain resorts could miss late-evening flights. Rental-car firms at Václav Havel Airport have alerted customers collecting vehicles over the holiday to allow extra buffer, and ride-hailing platforms are applying surge-pricing multipliers in eastern Prague because of the detours. Companies shuttling workers to the Kolín automotive cluster have rerouted via the D10 and D35 corridors to avoid the bottleneck. Mobility advisers should communicate the closure in pre-trip briefings, encourage use of real-time navigation apps, and, where possible, re-schedule airport transfers outside the 20:00–23:00 demolition window. Longer-term, the upgraded bridge promises better traffic flow once opened, but a second full closure is expected in late autumn when the new span is pushed into place.
For international visitors needing to adjust travel plans around the closure, VisaHQ can simplify the visa side of the equation: its Czech Republic page (https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/) lets users verify entry rules, obtain e-visas where applicable, and arrange secure passport couriering so that last-minute document errands don’t add to the traffic-related stress.
The bridge demolition is part of a CZK 94.4 million reconstruction that will see a modern, higher-clearance structure erected by April 2027. For logistics operators and assignment managers the immediate issue is timing: Hradec-bound delivery trucks will face 30–45 minute delays, while employees driving back to Prague from mountain resorts could miss late-evening flights. Rental-car firms at Václav Havel Airport have alerted customers collecting vehicles over the holiday to allow extra buffer, and ride-hailing platforms are applying surge-pricing multipliers in eastern Prague because of the detours. Companies shuttling workers to the Kolín automotive cluster have rerouted via the D10 and D35 corridors to avoid the bottleneck. Mobility advisers should communicate the closure in pre-trip briefings, encourage use of real-time navigation apps, and, where possible, re-schedule airport transfers outside the 20:00–23:00 demolition window. Longer-term, the upgraded bridge promises better traffic flow once opened, but a second full closure is expected in late autumn when the new span is pushed into place.
