"When it comes to who stands between the bulldozers and a national park, it's still us Greens who will stand in between," said the Green Party's environmental spokesperson, Lukas Hammer, on Sunday in the ORF program "Hohes Haus".

Lobau Tunnel: Billion-Dollar Project to Be Implemented Despite Need for Savings

The Green climate protection minister Leonore Gewessler had stopped the construction of the Vienna Lobau Tunnel at the end of 2021. Her successor as infrastructure minister, Peter Hanke (SPÖ), now wants to implement the billion-dollar project, as agreed in the government program of ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS. Hammer criticized the new government's prioritization. Despite the need for savings, the government wants to spend billions on motorway projects that "generate" new car traffic.

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