Construction projects 2024: A look at Villach's investments and challenges

Construction projects 2024: A look at Villach's investments and challenges

The municipalities in the Villach region and the city itself give us insights into the most important construction projects of the year. While many mayors master challenges, the financial framework is often extremely tense. This situation has ensured that some planned construction projects could not be realized, while other projects are in full swing.

Maximilian Linder, Mayor of Afritz am See, emphasized that no new construction projects have been implemented. Only the purchase of a fire and local vehicle was financed, which underlines how serious the financial situation of the municipalities is up to date. "We focus on covering the running costs," said Linder.

construction projects in other communities

in Arriach is a decisive project to convert the daycare center in the education center. The municipality is investing around 500,000 euros, whereby the work should take place from July to September 2024. Mayor Gerald Ebner makes it clear that the aftermath of the storm disaster is obvious, since many construction projects in the community are still in progress.

Arnoldstein focuses on the renovation of the train station, which still includes further construction work by 2026. The renewal of the side tracks and the integration of an electronic signal box are on the agenda. The greatest concern is to ensure the accessibility of the station, said Mayor Reinhold Antolitsch.

Bad Bleiberg relies on the renovation of Terra Mystica, which is to be completed with a large part of the work in 2024. "Weather conditions caused delays," notes Mayor Christian Hecher. In Feld am See, the kindergarten area was successfully completed for around 990,000 euros, and Mayor Michaela Oberlassnig emphasized that the renovation was challenging during ongoing operation.

Ferndorf has made major progress in the renovation of the streets of 30s Straße and L40, for which a total of 1.4 million euros were applied. This happened in cooperation with the state of Carinthia. Finkenstein, on the other hand, celebrated the success of the general renovation of his elementary school Ledenitzen, a logistical challenge that was mastered during school.

The barrier -free cancer hiking mile in Fresach is another project that was implemented with 300,000 euros. Mayor Gerhard Altziebler speaks of the difficulty of putting together the financial means that were successful thanks to leader funding.

PATERNION works on the fiber optic expansion, which will take until 2025, and Mayor Manuel Müller emphasizes that the choice of partner was a challenge for this project. In Rosegg, a flood protection project is working with a budget of 3.5 million euros, while the renovation of the elementary school will cost 4.5 million euros for an education center.

st. Jakob in the Rosental has also made progress with the completion of school projects and street repairs. The daycare center in Stockenboi was completed in October 2024, and Mayor Hans-Jörg Kerschbaumer sees this as a great performance because the operation of the kindergarten was maintained during the construction period.

meet projects that are related to the severe weather disaster from 2022. The cost of the renovation amounts to several million euros, with some measures only being completed in 2025. In Velden, structural measures are continued as part of the flood protection, with costs of around 5.9 million euros.

A large project in Villach is the 16 million euro general renovation of the Richard Wagner School. From 2026, the building should serve as a new educational institution for preschool. Another important project concerns the education sector in the technology park, where an OpenED daycare center became. On the agenda there is also the construction of an open-air sun power system in Zaucht.

summarized, many communities are faced with the challenge of realizing necessary construction work and at the same time observing their financial limits. The upcoming projects are not only important for the infrastructure, but also for the future development of the region. You can find more detailed information on the projects in a detailed report on www.meinbezirk.at read.