Everyone familiar with public administration knew, when the state delegated the upkeep of grade II and III roads onto the country’s regions, that the state was ridding itself off one of the biggest burdens: namely, these roads account for the greatest portion of the country’s domestic deficit. Frankly speaking, this status quo is to be attributed primarily to the fact that the country’s roads are in a very bad shape as no one was taking good care of them for a long time.

In this context, our Region is quite specific due to a great number of small and tiny roads, because there are many small villages in Vysočina and each one of them has at least one road.

We had therefore a detailed analysis done, thanks to which we know which roads must be fixed as soon as possible and which later, and how long it can be postponed so as not to deteriorate too much.

In short, road maintenance is clearly one of the Region’s highest priorities. With this aim in mind, we insisted emphatically, in 2006, that the largest portion of European subsidies be allocated to the Region’s road infrastructure. We therefore decided in 2006 to take out a major loan for road reparation from the European Investment Bank. This also accounts for the fact that the Transport Chapter takes up the second largest portion of the Region’s budget.

We realize that quality roads and good transportation network are most important for the Region’s development. Rather than having a huge regional capital surrounded by mouse-poor villages, it is essential for the Region to have a network of equally thriving towns and municipalities.

Václav Kodet

Regional Vice-President for Transport