Last act of the play called “New District”. Behind the Ikea at Westbahnhof the renovation work has started. The excavator rules. You have to be honest: Without pushing the outgoing district chief Gerhard Zatlokal if there hadn’t been the radical conversion around Langauerplatz up to the Amtshaus with complete traffic calming. The project will go down as his legacy.
Thanks to the city
And the asphalt of the former parking lot has already been broken up and taken away. That’s it with the concreting, now it’s time to get out of the asphalt. 15,000 m2 of space will be redesigned – however, the construction work will not be pleasant for the residents until the autumn. Nevertheless, the large green area with 13 new trees should compensate. “I hope it will be a real feel-good zone for the people in our district, thanks to the city for the good cooperation,” said Deputy District Manager Merja Biedermann.
school forecourt
The Friedrichsplatz at the Amtshaus will also be redesigned. It will become a pedestrian zone with benches, new trees, drinking fountains and mist showers. For the children of the elementary school – hopefully – a “little paradise” in autumn.