Green Vienna require clarity: underground expansion in the crisis!

Green Vienna require clarity: underground expansion in the crisis!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - Vienna faces a massive challenge when it comes to expanding the subway. The Greens vehemently criticize the "many inconsistencies" in the subway expansion, especially for projects U2 and U5. While the original plans spoke of a completion of the first construction level by 2027 a few years ago, those responsible now assume from 2030, which the Viennese traffic manufacturers alerted. These massive delays and the considerable cost increases from originally 1.23 billion euros to 4.4 billion euros for the second level are alarming signals. According to Peter Kraus, party leader of the Green Vienna, it is essential to take the city government into account immediately and therefore calls for an urgent request with 42 questions to the public councilor Peter Hanke (SPÖ), since the citizens are increasingly upset about the Situation, like Today.at reported.

In order to strengthen Vienna's public transport, the Greens Vienna presented an extensive public package on March 12, which includes new tram lines, improved clocks and a "green wave". These measures aim to pay more attention to the outdoor districts, since the subway currently mainly serves well-supplied areas. The press conference, in which details on these plans are presented, takes place in the corner salon in the green club in the town hall and is led by Judith Pühringer, Peter Kraus and Kilian. In these improvements, the Greens see a way to make Viennese public transport not only more attractive, but also more efficient in order to offer citizens a better service, so ots.at

an urgent need for clarity and improvements

With the presentation of the new public package and the critical examination of the subway expansion, the Greens want to bring more transparency into the upstream problems. Peter Kraus emphasizes that the delays and cost increases can no longer be ignored in order to restore the reliability of public transport for all Viennese. The sparkle of hope for improvements is overshadowed by the gray reality of the construction delays and a chaotic budget, which makes the green suggestions even more urgent.