Transport policy in Marchfeld: Greens demand rethinking from the ÖVP!

Transport policy in Marchfeld: Greens demand rethinking from the ÖVP!

In the Gänserndorf district, the Greens have heavily criticized the ÖVP for the ongoing traffic chaos in the region. Georg Ecker, spokesman for the Greens, is responsible for the ÖVP for years of blocking and failure that have led to the current traffic situation. "Responsibility for the traffic chaos in Marchfeld clearly lies with the ÖVP, which has been ruling in Lower Austria for decades," said Ecker. In particular, the planning of Marchfeld-Schnellstraße S8 has been with the administrative court for years and is presented by the ÖVP as a problem for the Green Transport Minister Leonore Gewessler. But Ecker contradicts: "It is misleading to blame Minister Gewessler for delays," said his message, which is based on the analysis of the situation and the priorities of recent years that have not been perceived by the ÖVP.

criticism of ÖVP transport policy

The Greens call for an immediate review of realizable alternatives to previous traffic planning. "We have repeatedly emphasized that a protracted procedure was foreseeable," says Ecker and emphasizes that there should have been opportunities for quickly implementable solutions that were ignored by the ÖVP. Instead, according to Ecker, those responsible were the ÖVP traffic politicians who failed to force proactive solutions. This is expressed in a pile of shards of transport policy, where citizens are confronted with traffic jams and environmental pollution. The Greens therefore not only call for a re -evaluation of the traffic strategies, but also a massive expansion of bus connections and cycle paths.

The starting point for the criticism is the current traffic situation in the Gänserndorf district, in which people were abandoned by the ÖVP. In recent years there have been numerous opportunities to check and implement pragmatic alternatives to traffic relief, but the suggestions were consistently rejected by top politicians of the ÖVP. "The ÖVP has to give up its blockade and finally realistically take care of relief for citizens," Ecker demands urgently. These statements underpower the demand for a sustainable, sustainable traffic concept in Marchfeld, which may no longer be treated with cautiously, as it is in the reports of NÖN.AT becomes clear.