Linz A26
- The construction of the highway is to take place in three phases:
- Danube bridge
- Freinberg tunnel (with connection to Kärntner Straße / main train station) and Waldeggstraße underground route
- New construction of the western bridge and the closure of the distance to the Mühlkreis motorway (A7)
- The first construction phase includes the fourth Danube crossing in Linz, which stretches for more than 325 meters between Freinberg and the Urfahrwänd nature reserve. On both sides, the bridge leads directly into the tunnel. The second construction phase includes the 3.2-kilometer-long Freinberg tunnel from the Danube to the main train station, as well as an underground route (built using the cut-and-cover method) instead of today’s Waldeggstrasse. In the third construction phase, the West Bridge over the Westbahn needs to be rebuilt with a connection to the A 7 Mühlkreis motorway and the Unionstraße junction.
- The schedule for the construction phases is from October 2017 (according to ASFINAG) as follows: [1]
- Preparatory work for the bridge on the Danube: start of construction in the summer of 2017 to 2018
- Danube Bridge: start of construction 2019 to 2023
- Freinberg tunnel: start of construction 2024 to 2028
- New construction of the west bridge and closing of the gap to the Mühlkreis motorway: start of construction 2029 to 2031
