Long-distance bus terminal: WK Wien calls for rapid approval and rapid start of construction

The new Terminal is to be built at the stadium – jerk: „Our tenacity has paid off“ – Sertic: „Vienna needs of this international flagship project“

Vienna (OTS) – „We have fought many years of intense, the policy for a new and modern bus terminal. The Terminal now with the site selection in the 2. The district is finally in the implementation phase, is a major success of our work and representation of interests,“ says Walter Ruck, President of the Vienna economic chamber.

„The location of the stadium is a very good choice. Vienna needs an international flagship project, as it is the WK Vienna has been presented at the beginning of the year. A visionary architecture that is well connected to the road network, heated waiting rooms and Shops for passengers and residents. So that Vienna would have a new, modern business card for tourists,“ says Davor Sertic, Chairman of the division Transport & traffic in the WK Vienna.

A new bus terminal will be necessary, because alone the existing bus terminal in Erdberg and the buses departures within a period of two years from 59,000 to around 79,000 increased. In 2015, 1.8 million passengers were counted, 2017 there were already 2.5 million. This is more than the Salzburg airport.

Sertic is a reminder in any case, pace: „After the impending departure of Deputy mayor Vassilakou, the project should not be shelved,“ says Sertic.

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