Wiedner Hauptstraße: solemn opening and new traffic routes

Wiedner Hauptstraße: solemn opening and new traffic routes

in Wieden there is reason to be happy, because the construction work on Wiedner Hauptstraße is coming to an end. After a few weeks of delay, the freshly designed road will be presented today, and on Saturday the complete approval for traffic is planned. Before that, however, the tram is still on the program to ensure that everything works smoothly.

On Thursday, the small Margaretenstrasse, which forms a side street of Wiedner Hauptstraße, will be released for traffic. Interested parties can look forward to a presentation of Neue Straße this morning, in which the planning councilor Ulli Sima, "Opi" City Councilor Peter Hanke as well as district manager Lea Halbwidl and the managing director of the Wiener Linien, Gudrun Senk, will be present.

completion and background

Actually, the conversion of the Wiedner Hauptstraße should be completed in early November, but that did not happen. The Viennese lines said that adjustments in the construction process were necessary to secure critical infrastructure, especially due to extreme weather conditions. The complete release of the street for all road users is planned for Saturday after the work started in April.

The redesign includes an approximately 1.2 -kilometer section between Karlsplatz and Trappelgasse. These measures were necessary to exchange the tracks of the tram. The city took this opportunity to make additional improvements. Among other things, a structurally separated two-direction cycle path was built, which is supposed to close an important gap in the bicycle traffic network.

Another innovation concerns the traffic management: Through targeted measures to calm traffic, through traffic for cars in Wiedner Hauptstraße will be reduced in the future. This will help relieve the neighboring residential areas. In addition, around 1,300 square meters were sealed to create more green areas, including through new tree discs and beds.

In addition, new seating and cooling elements are planned to make your stay in the street more pleasant and to create more space for pedestrians. The residents had the opportunity to contribute their wishes and suggestions in the run -up to the redesign. Overall, the costs for the redesign was estimated to be around 8.5 million euros, which is a significant investment project to improve the infrastructure in Wieden.

A tram of the tram is scheduled on Friday, with the new tracks being tested. From Saturday, passengers on lines 1, 62 and Badner Bahn may use the Wiedner Hauptstraße again. The pace of the trams is to be significantly increased on these new tracks, which shortens travel times and increases comfort for passengers.