Explosion of costs at the Wiener Neustadt University Clinic: 1.4 billion euros!
Explosion of costs at the Wiener Neustadt University Clinic: 1.4 billion euros!
Wiener Neustadt, Österreich - The new building of the University Clinic in Wiener Neustadt has developed into a cost -intensive project, the estimate of which has originally exploded from 561 million euros to currently 1.4 billion euros. This reports Oe24 . The higher costs are due to several factors, including the construction cost index, which has increased by 36 percent since 2017, as well as new legal requirements.
For example, the introduction of an environmental impact assessment for hospitals requires additional adjustments and associated costs. There was also an important discovery on the construction site: a ground-to-ground population, the relocation of which will take a year in accordance with the statutory provisions, which leads to further delays.
delays and extensions
A decision for the project on April 30th in the state parliament is currently expected. The planned extensions of the medical offers that go beyond the original plan also contribute to increasing costs and extending the construction period. According to Kurier contains a cancer center, hybrid operating rooms and a central emergency center.
The original opening of the clinic, which was scheduled for 2028, no longer seems realistic. Commissioning for 2035 is currently being targeted, provided that the ongoing environmental exams are easily.
The new health plan
The project is part of a comprehensive health plan that was only presented a few weeks ago. The coalition partners ÖVP and FPÖ actively support the project, while the position of the SPÖ remains unclear. The plan aims to improve health care in the east of Austria and, if necessary, to create new infrastructure, such as a new road network to relieve existing traffic.
In a broader context Schwab Marketing Current trends and developments in hospital construction. The market overview of hospital projects in Austria and Germany shows that many construction projects are still in the planning phase, which enables timely and prudently carried out planning. Ultimately, this reflects the need and urgency to make the medical facilities modern and functional.
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