Status: 02/01/2021 1:23 p.m.
The A23 is to be enlarged to six lanes between Tornesch and Hamburg. According to the responsible construction company DEGES, the surveying work has now started. However, there are protests from residents.
More than 80,000 vehicles use the motorway every day. According to the Ministry of Transport, however, traffic repeatedly stalls or accidents occur. That should change with the six-lane expansion to a length of almost 16 kilometers. The work should actually have started a long time ago, originally last autumn was planned. That had been delayed.
AUDIO: A23 expansion between Tornesch and Hamburg begins (1 min)
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Local residents want to found a citizens’ initiative
According to the responsible construction company, Deutsche Einheit Fernstraßenplanungs- und -bau GmbH (DEGES), this is a highly sensitive traffic area. In addition, the A23 is characterized on both sides by houses and commercial buildings.
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The measurements will initially start on public land today, but will soon also be taken on private land. Many residents do not agree with this. Some already distributed flyers in the neighborhood – for example in Rellingen and Halstenbek. You want to provide information about the planned A23 expansion and thus have an exchange together. The aim is to found a citizens’ initiative.
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