Retention Basin Installed at Kräuterbach in Vienna-Hernals
To protect against flooding, a retention basin has recently been completed at the Kräuterbach in Vienna-Hernals. A protective wall is also intended to prevent future flooding in the Neuwaldegg area, as the city of Vienna announced in a press release on Thursday. Reference was also made to the recent flood events in Vienna last September.
Retention Basin at Vienna's Kräuterbach Now Complete
The Kräuterbach originates in the area of Höhenstraße and flows into the Alserbach Canal at Geroldgasse. In the area of Artariastraße/corner of Höhenstraße, a 100-meter-long flood wall and a new retention basin have been constructed. During the construction work, the stream bed behind the wall was excavated, significantly widened, and developed into a retention basin. According to the city of Vienna, the capacity of the new basin is around 13,000 cubic meters.
In the future, excess water can be temporarily stored, thus relieving the Kräuterbach and preventing flooding in the residential areas of Neuwaldegg. "With the protective measures, the formerly endangered residential houses along Neuwaldegger Straße are sustainably protected from floods," explained Christian Amberger, head of the torrent and avalanche control section. The project at the Kräuterbach has also been refined along smaller streams in the Vienna Woods, quoted the responsible city councilor Ulli Sima (SPÖ). This benefits not only the population along the flood-prone houses in Hernals but also the biosphere park as a habitat for rare animals and plants, added district chairman Peter Jagsch.
Flood Grates and Protective Wall
Further projects are also planned, according to the city of Vienna. Mentioned here were, among others, the flood grates in the area of the Auhof basins and the further raising of a protective wall on the Wien River in the area between Czedikgasse and Ludwiggasse.
(APA/Red)
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