Railway tunnel construction in Spiš region encounters higher radiation levels than expected

Construction crews building a railway tunnel in Slovakia's Spiš region have discovered radiation levels higher than anticipated, according to Dušan Chovanec, chairman of TSS Grade, the country's largest railway construction contractor. The company is working on the Poprad-Vydrník railway line as part of Slovakia's infrastructure modernization efforts. Chovanec, whose firm operates in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic, disputed claims that Czech railway projects proceed faster than Slovak ones, arguing that any differences stem from permitting processes rather than construction speed. The Spiš region, located in northern Slovakia near the Tatra Mountains, is part of a broader railway upgrade connecting eastern Slovakia with major transport corridors.