The Bund Naturschutz rejects the compromise negotiated to expand the Frankenschnellweg with the city of Nuremberg.
The lawsuit remains - what's next?
Nuremberg
- For eight years the Bund Naturschutz * (BN) has been complaining against the expansion of the Frankenschnellweg to a city motorway without crossings.
The Franconian part of the Autobahn 73 between Feucht and Suhl in Thuringia is known as the Frankenschnellweg.
The motorway ends in Nuremberg * and traffic is directed through the urban area, which often leads to long traffic jams.
The majority of the members of the BN rejected a negotiated compromise with the city on Monday - the lawsuit will therefore continue.
Nuremberg Frankenschnellweg: Bund Naturschutz rejects compromise with city
According to the city, 60,000 vehicles pass the route every day.
It is planned that a 1.8 kilometer long tunnel as well as cross-free entrances and exits should remove the bottleneck.
According to the city, without the planned expansion a renovation of the expressway would be necessary, which would also mean high costs and a long construction time, as the German press agency (dpa) reports.
The compromise negotiated with the city stipulated that a speed limit of 60 kilometers per hour should apply on the expanded route.
In addition, there should be a ban on vehicles over 7.5 tons.
Although that would have reduced the consequences for the residents, it would not change the fact that the expansion was a wrong decision in view of the traffic turnaround and climate protection, said BN state chairman Richard Mergner.
In the member survey, 57 percent spoke out against this compromise.
Nuremberg: Expansion of the Frankenschnellweg - court must now decide
“A tight but clear decision,” said Mergner.
He appealed to Nuremberg politicians, but also to Prime Minister Markus Söder * (CSU *), to give up the project.
Mergner emphasized that the city would never have taken this risk without Söder's initiative and funding commitments.
The Bavarian Administrative Court * (VGH) in Munich must now decide how to proceed with the construction project, which costs around 660 million euros.
The BN does not expect a judgment this year.
In 2015, however, the VGH gave the lawsuit little prospect of success at the hearing.
(tkip / dpa) * Merkur.de / bayern is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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