Cycle path blockade on Nibelungenbrücke: Chaos in Linz's early traffic!
Cycle path blockade on Nibelungenbrücke: Chaos in Linz's early traffic!
on Tuesday morning, June 3, 2025, there was an unexpected traffic chaos on the Linz Nibelungenbrücke. Between 7.35 a.m. and 8 a.m., six climate activists blocked a lane of the bridge. Two of them even stuck on the street. This unannounced protest led to the police had to redirect traffic, which was particularly delayed in the city for commuters and students in the city. The Reporting of the Kurier emphasizes that numerous bus lines have been passed onto the Gleisstrasse, which in addition to the morning traffic polluted.
The vice mayor of Linz, Martun Hajart (ÖVP), critically commented on this blockade and described it as irresponsible. "This campaign endangers security and brings hundreds of people in delay," said Hajart. Instead of standstill, he called for a dialogue about the city's mobility policy. The FPÖ Security City Councilor Michael Raml also spoke up and called for severe punishments for the activists who, in their opinion, would rather go to work instead of harassing people.
blockade in protest
The background of the protest is the dismantling of the cycle path provision on the Nibelungen Bridge. This decision was made just a week after the project's official start, which has been in a test phase since mid -April. How the city of Linz in a announced it was decided not to continue the cycle path on the river upward side of the bridge. Safety concerns and problems in tram traffic led to this decision. Since the beginning of the project, 97 dangerous situations have been documented between trams and vehicles that alerted the Linz transport companies.
"It was clear from the start that the project would be evaluated and had no fixed deadline," explains Hajart. The dismantling of the cycle path provision should be completed in the next two weeks, depending on the prescription procedure. However, the cooperation between the state of Upper Austria and the city is described as intensive and productive, with the aim of improving the cycling situation in the long term and sustainably.
The traffic situation in Linz and beyond
The current debate about mobility policy is part of a larger trend that can be observed throughout Austria and beyond. The traffic sector is responsible for a large part of the energy -related greenhouse gas emissions, which is illustrated by statistics from Germany. In 2019, the traffic sector in Germany emblazoned 165 million tons of CO2. In order to achieve the climate goals, a drastic reduction in emissions is necessary. If the things were made fundamentally differently, the traffic sector could contribute to solving the climate crisis instead of just being the cause. For this purpose, a transformation of the mobility industry should take place, which also pursues the goal of finding sustainable solutions for the traffic of the future in Linz, while the needs of commuters are not lost.
However,in Linz, however, is the first priority of security in public transport, which justifies the decision to terminate the cycle path provisor. It remains to be seen which measures the city will take after this turbulent action in the future to promote mobility and at the same time to keep an eye on climate protection.
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