FPÖ Refers City Audit Office to Viennese Subway Construction
The focus is on the recently announced delays and cost increases in the construction of the U2/U5 line cross. The U2 will be heading towards Matzleinsdorfer Platz later than originally expected, not before 2030 at the earliest. The recent recommissioning of the U2 main line is also to be investigated.
Vienna's FPÖ leader Dominik Nepp wants to know, among other things, whether the rumored surveying errors were responsible for the delayed U2 comeback. The purple line should have been back in operation on the section between Schottentor and Karlsplatz, which was closed due to construction work, as early as autumn 2023. However, technical problems led to delays. The U2 has only been in continuous operation again since December 6.
"Botch" with Platform Doors Also a Topic
The FPÖ also wants the "botch" with the platform doors, which have been installed on the section, to be examined more closely. Because difficulties with the new system had further delayed the commissioning.
The budgetary impacts of the various delays are also to be assessed by the city audit office. "The costs originally budgeted at 2 billion euros have already risen to 2.3 billion, and there is no end in sight to the increases," Nepp complained. A total of 31 questions are asked to the city audit office in the audit request.
(APA/Red)
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