16,000 signatures against Porsche's private tunnel in Salzburg!
16,000 signatures against Porsche's private tunnel in Salzburg!
Kapuzinerberg, Salzburg, Österreich - Wolfgang Porsche plans to build a private car tunnel to his villa on the Kapuzinerberg in Salzburg. This tunnel, which should have a length of 500 meters, will include a cavern for up to twelve cars. The properties required for this project are completely owned by the city of Salzburg. Porsche made a one -time payment of 40,000 euros for the use of these areas. A contract was concluded in 2024 under the then Mayor Harald Preuner (ÖVP).
However, when planning the project, it turned out that the tunnel touched more urban land than originally thought. More specifically, 2,579 square meters for the tunnel and 365 square meters for the cavern are required, and small areas are also required for rock anchors. At the end of April, the Salzburg City Senate approved a new official contract that increased the compensation to 48,000 euros.political debate and public reactions
In a political coordination of the parties, the SPÖ, ÖVP and FPÖ voted for the contract, while the KPÖ Plus and the Green Citizens' List voted. Vice Mayor Kay-Michael Dankl expressed criticism of the lack of added value of the project for the general public. Mayor Bernhard Auinger (SPÖ) pointed out that the approval of the construction project depends on the assessment of the responsible specialist department. For the construction of the tunnel, the necessary individual spatial planning law is still missing, the official report on this topic has not yet been available.
The tunnel should lead from the entrance to the Linz Gasse public parking garage to Villa Porsche. Currently the existing road to Villa is steep, narrow and difficult to drive in winter.
public infrastructure in focus
The discussion about private tunnel construction takes place against the background of the continued underfunding of the public infrastructure in Germany, as shown by other reports. The pressure on the transformation towards a climate -neutral economy and security policy challenges require massive investments, which, however, are in competition with other state expenditure.
The challenges include inefficient planning processes, lack of coordination, lack of transparency as well as cost overruns and delays in projects. A proposal to improve this situation provides for the establishment of a central, cross -functional organizational unit at the federal level. This is intended to ensure successful processing of public infrastructure projects and promote sustainable professionalization.
With a clear focus on transparent and targeted implementation of infrastructure projects, trust in public investment policy could be strengthened. The creation of a powerful and climate -friendly infrastructure is therefore of central importance for the future.
The situation around Wolfgang Porsche's tunnel construction remains tense. It remains to be seen how the political discussions develop and what effects they will have on the permits and the further planning of the project.
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