Vitis-Zwettl bypass

FPÖ is now also stepping on the gas when it comes to road construction

Construction work on the bypass is now being accelerated.

(Bild: NÖ Straßenbauabteilung)

Good news for the Waldviertel: the Vitis-Zwettl bypass is to be completed a year earlier - by the end of 2027. "I don't believe in postponing major projects until the day after tomorrow," emphasizes Transport Minister Udo Landbauer (FPÖ).

Part of the bypass between Vitis and Zwettl has already been completed. For the much more important and larger section in the south, which also includes the largest village of Großglobnitz, there were even fears before the national elections that the construction site would not be continued. However, Transport Minister Udo Landbauer waved it off at the time, as the "Krone" reported.

Project costs 60 million euros
Immediately before the municipal elections, the FPÖ is now stepping on the gas and announcing that construction will be completed a year earlier. "The bypass is necessary and will only be fully effective when it is completed. The work is being accelerated in order to achieve the opening to traffic by the end of 2027," says Landbauer, not wanting to waste any more time. The total costs are estimated at 60 million euros, the southern section alone at 37 million.

I want to relieve our compatriots of through traffic as soon as possible. This will increase traffic safety and the quality of the location.

Udo Landbauer (FPÖ), Verkehrslandesrat von Niederösterreich

Bild: FPÖ NÖ

Don't postpone forever
"I don't believe in postponing major projects until the day after tomorrow," says the Provincial Councillor, emphasizing the budgetary feat. This is welcomed by the President of the Waldviertel Provincial Parliament, Gottfried Waldhäusl: "The bypass is an investment in the future. It stands for quality of life and added value and is an important and correct signal for our region."