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For the construction of the B17 east bypass Wr. According to the state of Lower Austria, Neustadt now has legal certainty: the Administrative Court has rejected all appeals. The second part of the B17 east bypass is to complete the ring road around Wr. close new town.
It took almost six years before legal certainty could be established for the B17 east bypass Wiener Neustadt. Several citizens’ initiatives had fought against the project, partly because the road, which was almost five kilometers long, would damage the environment and attract additional traffic.
Provincial Councilor Ludwig Schleritzko (ÖVP) announced in a broadcast on Monday that “the environmental compatibility had been confirmed and all procedures had been completed positively”. The Administrative Court rejected the last appeal that was still open. The Lower Austrian road service has already started the basic redemption talks, but is not yet being built.
Construction is expected to start in early 2024
According to the state of Lower Austria, construction of the second part of the B17 east bypass Wiener Neustadt should start at the beginning of 2024. Because the construction of the B54 railway underpass is currently a priority and they do not want to have two major projects running at the same time, according to the state.
The second part of the B17 eastern bypass is intended to close the ring road around Wiener Neustadt between the B60 and B53 at the connection to the S4. The costs amount to around 38 million euros.