SEA Vienna-Kittsee Environmental Report
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Modification of the Nationwide High-Level Transport Network DECLARATION OF THE RAILWAY LINE “AREA EAST OF VIENNA – NATIONAL BORDER NEAR KITTSEE (LINE AND FREIGHT TERMINAL)” AS A HIGH-PERFORMANCE LINE Environmental Report pursuant to Sec. 6 of the Federal Law on the Strategic Assessment in the Transport Sector (SP-V Law) Modification of the Nationwide High-Level Transport Network DECLARATION OF THE RAILWAY LINE “AREA EAST OF VIENNA – NATIONAL BORDER NEAR KITTSEE (LINE AND FREIGHT TERMINAL)” AS A HIGH-PERFORMANCE LINE Environmental Report pursuant to Sec. 6 of the Federal Law on the Strategic Assessment in the Transport Sector (SP-V Law) Imprint Initiator pursuant to Sec. 2(1) of the Federal Law on the Strategic Assessment in the Transport Sector (SP-V Law) ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG A-1020 Vienna, Praterstern 3, Austria Coordination Dipl.-Ing. Heinz Gschnitzer Dipl.-Ing. Jessica Kulczycki Content editing RaumUmwelt® Planungs-GmbH A-1070 Vienna, Neubaugasse 28, Austria Support team Dipl.-Ing. Marielis Fischer Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Mattanovich Dipl.-Ing. Gabriele Oedendorfer Dipl.-Ing. Felix Sternath Dipl.-Ing. Katharina Wagner, MSc Katharina Wallner, BSc Vienna, September 2019 Modification of the Nationwide High-Level Transport Network Environmental Report Declaration of the railway line “Area east of Vienna – national border near Kittsee (line and freight terminal)” as a high-performance line TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1 2 PROPOSAL FOR THE NETWORK MODIFICATION .................................................................... 5 2.1 Contents and Objectives of the Network Modification ................................................................... 5 2.2 Rationale Behind the Network Modification ................................................................................... 6 2.3 Benefits of the Network Modification .............................................................................................. 7 3 FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE PROPOSED NETWORK MODIFICATION ............................................................................................................................. 9 3.1 Delimitation of the Austrian Network Modification ......................................................................... 9 3.2 Volume and Distribution of Quantities of Goods .......................................................................... 11 3.3 Technical Requirements and Assumptions.................................................................................. 13 3.3.1 1,520 mm Gauge Network ........................................................................................................... 13 3.3.2 Terminal for Connecting the 1,435 and 1,520 mm Gauge Networks .......................................... 13 3.3.3 Logistics Centre ........................................................................................................................... 14 4 GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH PLANS AND PROGRAMMES ............. 17 4.1 Approach ...................................................................................................................................... 17 4.2 Relationship With Other Plans and Programmes ........................................................................ 21 4.2.1 International Level ........................................................................................................................ 21 4.2.2 National Level .............................................................................................................................. 32 4.2.3 State Level ................................................................................................................................... 41 4.2.4 Trans-national and Trans-Provincial Collaborations .................................................................... 55 4.3 Environmental Protection Objectives ........................................................................................... 61 4.4 Objectives pursuant to Sec. 5(4) of the Federal Law on the Strategic Assessment in the Transport Sector (SP-V Law) ....................................................................................................... 62 5 METHODOLOGICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................... 63 5.1 System Delimitation ..................................................................................................................... 63 5.1.1 Spatial Delimitation of the Investigation Framework .................................................................... 63 5.1.2 Temporal Delimitation of the Investigation Framework ................................................................ 65 5.1.3 Content Delimitation of the Investigation Framework .................................................................. 66 5.2 Methodological Approach for Presenting Environmental Conditions ........................................... 67 5.2.1 Procedure for Presenting Environmental Conditions ................................................................... 67 5.2.2 Procedure for Determining Space Resistivity .............................................................................. 69 5.3 Methodological Approach for Impact Assessment ....................................................................... 71 5.3.1 Assessment Framework............................................................................................................... 71 5.3.2 Methods ....................................................................................................................................... 74 5.3.3 Value Synthesis ........................................................................................................................... 75 September 2019 | Page I Environmental Report Modification of the Nationwide High-Level Transport Network Declaration of the railway line “Area east of Vienna – national border near Kittsee (line and freight terminal)” as a high-performance line 5.4 Consideration of Remarks From the Scoping Process ............................................................... 75 5.5 Consideration of the Specifications of the SP-V Law .................................................................. 77 6 TRANSPORT STRUCTURES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT .................................................... 79 6.1 High-Level Infrastructure Network in Europe .............................................................................. 79 6.1.1 Trans-European Transport Network TEN-T ................................................................................ 79 6.1.2 European Rail Freight Corridors (RFCs) ..................................................................................... 83 6.2 Rail Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................ 84 6.2.1 Existing Rail Infrastructure .......................................................................................................... 84 6.2.2 Rail Infrastructure Development .................................................................................................. 89 6.3 Road Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................... 94 6.3.1 Existing Road Infrastructure ........................................................................................................ 94 6.3.2 Road Infrastructure Development ............................................................................................... 97 6.4 Multimodal terminals ................................................................................................................. 100 6.4.1 Existing Multimodal Terminals .................................................................................................. 100 6.4.2 Multimodal Terminal Development ............................................................................................ 102 6.5 Inland Waterway ........................................................................................................................ 103 6.5.1 Existing Inland Waterways and Ports ........................................................................................ 103 6.5.2 Measures Envisaged for the Inland Waterway ......................................................................... 105 6.6 Airports With International Traffic .............................................................................................. 106 6.6.1 Existing Airports With International Traffic ................................................................................ 106 6.6.2 Measures Envisaged for Air Traffic ........................................................................................... 107 7 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ............................................................ 109 7.1 Functional Investigation Area .................................................................................................... 109 7.1.1 Population and the Economic Area ........................................................................................... 110 7.1.2 Traffic Situation and Developments in Freight Transport .......................................................... 112 7.2 Narrow Investigation Area ........................................................................................................