Endspurt bei new Wiedner Hauptstraße in Wien: Erste Freigabe für Verkehr – Vienna Online

On November 28, the small Margaretenstraße, a side street of Wiedner Hauptstraße, will be open to traffic, as reported by “Vienna Today”. Originally, construction was scheduled to be completed by early November, but at that time final tasks, such as tree planting, were still underway.

A test of the tram is planned for Friday, during which the new tracks will be checked. From Saturday, trams (lines 1, 62 and Badner Bahn) will once again transport passengers on Wiedner Hauptstraße.

Trams should be able to travel much faster on the new tracks, reports zoomvp.at. The approximately 1.2 kilometer section between Karlsplatz and Trappelgasse has been redesigned as part of the necessary track exchange of the Viennese lines. As part of this process, construction measures were also implemented, such as a physically separated two-way cycle path between Karlsplatz of the TU Freihaus and Johann-Strauß-Gasse. The aim is to fill a gap in the main cycle traffic network.

In order to relieve residential areas, a traffic slowdown and a change in the traffic route in Wiedner Hauptstraße aimed to reduce car traffic. In addition, 1,300 square meters were unsealed to make way for new discs and tree beds. Other new features include new seats, cooling elements and more space for pedestrians.

Residents were given the opportunity to express their wishes and suggestions in advance. The cost of the overhaul was estimated by the city of Vienna at 8.5 million euros.

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