Lobautunnel: Political dispute escalated - Minister in the firing field!

Lobautunnel: Political dispute escalated - Minister in the firing field!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - Udo Landbauer, Vice-Landeshauptmann and State Party Chairman of the FPÖ, vehemently protested the latest test report of the Federal Environment Agency for the controversial lobaut tunnel. "The fact that the Federal Environment Agency spits out the praise tunnel as the worst traffic variant in a litanei over 500-page litanei is not a surprise, but a pure commissioned work of the Green Transport Minister," said Landbauer. He criticizes the party, which in his opinion ignores the interests of the citizens and hinders the urgently needed traffic project from party -political motives. According to the Landbauer, the published mail traffic between the Eco-Ministry and the Federal Environment Agency also shows that lenses have long since suffered a setback, while important traffic projects have to be postponed again and again.

Green Minister as an obstacle

The Ministry of Transport, under the leadership of Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens), supports the negative evaluation of the praise tunnel, which it described as a "nature destruction project". This assessment was made as part of a strategic examination that was commissioned two years ago. The minister states that the construction project, which would result in a significant destruction of natural habitats, cannot be pursued further in view of the challenges of climate change. Despite the support of the project by a majority in the National Council, including SPÖ, ÖVP and FPÖ, the Lobaut tunnel remains controversial. Environmental organizations and activists have been protesting the billion dollar project for over a year and calling for an immediate stop of the construction work.

The political fronts are clearly staked out along the project. While the Greens and Environmentalists are vehemently standing for the protection of nature and against climate change, the traditional parties support the construction project of transport policy considerations. The discussion about the loba tunnel will continue to increase in intensity in the coming months, since the positions seem to have driven and only a political agreement can decide the future of the project, as can reports the standard .