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The last piece of the puzzle for modernization in the Gailtal is now complete On November 7th the newly erected crossing bridge over the tracks of the Gailtalbahn will be opened to traffic. Mobility Councilor Sebastian Schuschnig Regional Manager BB-Infrastruktur AG Franz Jank and Mayor Leopold Astner wish all road users a safe and accident-free journey in the futureAfter two and a half years of construction the imposing crossing bridge at the entrance to Hermagor is now open to traffic. In the future the structure will ensure better accessibility of the commercial area and the safe flow of traffic along and over the BB track system. The construction of the overpass enabled two railway crossings to be abandoned. BB invested around seven million euros in the project.Franz Jank Regional Manager BB-Infrastruktur AG With the completion of the Burgermoos railway crossing bridge in Hermagor we can now open it for road traffic. We have thus made great progress in the further development of attractive local rail transport and the constant increase in safety in rail and road traffic in Carinthia. Our goal was to complete the work successfully accident-free and on time - a special thank you to our project team who had to struggle with challenging conditions difficult subsoil conditions ongoing traffic on rail and road as well as the pandemic which made for additional impassability. Many thanks also to our project partners and everyone involved in the project for the good cooperation.Mobility Councilor Sebastian Schuschnig is also pleased with the completion of the new crossing bridge in Hermagor Investments in modern infrastructure such as the implementation of this project not only make a significant contribution to traffic safety but also strengthen Hermagor as a business location. This improves the accessibility of the commercial area in particular from which the entire Upper Carinthian region will benefit in the future.Leopold Astner Mayor of the Municipality of Hermagor-Presseggersee For me as the Mayor this bridge is a necessary non-intersecting access road to the existing and planned commercial area. On the other hand this will significantly increase traffic safety in the immediate vicinity of the train station. Of course there were many controversial discussions about this project in the run-up to the population. But a lot was due to the lack of information we gave to the public. It seems to me that the now completed object has convinced a number of skeptics. Thanks go to the BB which borne the considerable costs of this bridge. Thanks also to all residents the companies based there and the road users who had to bear some burdens during the construction period.Important information about the projectThe project was part of BBs modernization package for the railway infrastructure in the Gail Valley in cooperation with the municipalities and the state of Carinthia. The Gailtalbahn between Arnoldstein and Hermagor was modernized and electrified in 2018 and 2019. The infrastructure improvement in the Gailtal included the barrier-free design of 7 bus stops and train stations the construction of PR and BR facilities better connections to regional bus lines and a traffic safety package which provided for the closure of a total of 21 level crossings along the route. In return several alternative routes with a total length of 8.2 km were built. The last and largest part of the ambitious railway crossing program was the construction of the crossing bridge at the entrance to Hermagor.Due to the construction of the new railway and road bridge two railway crossings were closed the commercial area south of the railway line was connected and made more accessible for trucks. The integral reinforced concrete structure is 77.8 meters long and 12.25 meters wide. Guard rails and bridge railings with a total length of 650 meters were erected on both sides for protection. In the slope area of the north ramp it was necessary to erect a retaining and gravity wall more than 100 meters long. Construction work started in May 2020 and was completed in November 2022. After the traffic has been opened minor completion work is still possible but this will not lead to any obstructions for road users.
