TEN-T European Economic Recovery Four-track development of the Western Line Plan Vienna-Salzburg: gap closure St. Pölten- Member States involved: Loosdorf (freight rail bypass) bridge Austria construction works Implementation schedule 2009-AT-17100-E Start date: May 2009 Part of Priority Project 17 End date: December 2011 Budget: Other sources (OEBB): €10,400,000 Total project cost covered by this Decision: €13,000,000 EU contribution: €2,600,000 Percentage of EU support: Works: 20% Additional information: Coordinator’s Report of the Priority Project: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/infrastruc ture/ten-t-implementation/priority- projects/european-coordinators/peter- balazs_en.htm European Commission, DG MOVE http://ec.europa.eu/transport/ index_en.html The four-track development of the Western Line between Vienna and Linz is part of the section Vienna-Salzburg on Priority Project 17 (railway axis Paris- Trans-European Transport Network Strasbourg-Stuttgart-Wien-Bratislava). Executive Agency (TEN-T EA) http://ec.europa.eu/tentea More specifically, the project aims to close the gap between St. Pölten- Loosdorf, where the freight rail bypasses St. Pölten. This is an essential Beneficiary: element of the four-track operation within the sub-section Vienna-Linz and Republic of Austria mainly serves to: www.bmvit.gv.at • close the gap of the priority axes Implementing body: • eliminate bottlenecks and increase the capacity in cross-border passenger Österreichische Bundesbahn (OEBB) and goods transport www.oebb.at • boost the attractiveness of the cross-border transport between Germany and the new Member States • develop more environmentally friendly international transport routes for passenger and goods transport. • ensure the continuity of the TEN main axis 17 from Paris to Bratislava In order to stimulate the economy, the project includes the foreseen construction of a total of 14 bridges in the area of the city of St. Pölten: • Construction of 7 bridges and the reconstruction of the A1 motorway 1 junction St. Pölten South • Construction of 7 bridges and the reconstruction of the S33 expressway junction St. Pölten East This project has been completed. Update: September 2012 .