Document 42 - Amendment to the Act on the Acceleration of the Construction of Transport Infrastructure

Processed date: 25.11.2025 |Session 10

Summary

The Act extends the exceptions for repeated extensions of the validity of the EIA opinion to local class I roads, which have so far been missing from the list. This will allow the preparation and implementation of these transport constructions to continue without the need to re-undergo the entire EIA assessment.

The aim of the change is to prevent significant time delays and the risk of thwarting public funds already spent, which would arise if valid EIA opinions were to lapse. At the same time, the proposal points out that without this amendment, construction would become more expensive, urban development would be blocked and traffic congestion would increase.

The amendment is described as neutral in terms of environmental impacts, EU law, international obligations and the principles of equal treatment.

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Additional documents

Additional document 1

Chamber Print 42/1 Government Opinion on Chamber Print 42/0

Processed date: 24.12.2025

The document contains the Government’s neutral position on the proposal to extend the possibility of repeated extension of the EIA opinion to local roads of the first class. The Government recognises the need to accelerate the construction of transport infrastructure, but warns of the risk of insufficient consideration of the current state of the environment. It also criticises the legislative-technical shortcomings of the proposal and the possible undermining of legal certainty due to the interference with transitional provisions.