World of PORR 161/2012 PORR Updates Hartberg city centre to receive makeover Parking deck, business areas and housing to enhance appreciably, this may be the procedure to be followed in the northern end of old town centre future. In this project, the state of Steiermark is only involved After years of negotiation, the Alleegasse Hartberg project is in the construction of Franz-Schmidt-Gasse. now being realised. The starting signal was the ground- breaking ceremony which took place on 10.05.2012 in the Enhancement of the old town as a contribution to presence of numerous representatives of all those involved in Cittàslow the project. Three years of building are scheduled to produce Along with Enns and Horn, Hartberg is one of Austria’s three 270 car parking spaces, 30 flats, six offices and 1,200 m² of “Cittàslow” towns. “Cittàslow” stands for increased quality of business space. The project comprises an order volume of life, the Slow Movement and sustainable development of EUR 13.5 million. urban concepts. The Alleegasse project forms a further element in this innovative urban development. TEERAG-ASDAG AG, Greinbach construction district, is making a major contribution to the successful implementation of the Alleegasse Hartberg project. Milling of bit. layers 500 m³ Open collection + disposal 6,000 m³ Trench excavation 5,500 m³ Sewage channels 320 m d 400 Rainwater channels 200 m d 1,000 Image: Municipality of Hartberg Rainwater channels 65 m d 800 f.l.t.r.: GR Kurt Massing, Vice-Mayor Lutz Pratter, CEO Mag. Empty conduits 11,000 m Dieter Johs, City Admin. Dir. Dr. Gabriele Gaugl, Mayor Dir. Karl Pack, Dr. Reinhard Hohenberg, CEO DI Manfred In-situ concrete shafts 60 m³ Schuller, GR Ing. Marcus Martschitsch, BM DI Martina Kürzl Frost protection 3,000 m³ Hot mix 2,000 t The TEERAG-ASDAG syndicate has bid accepted for Granite bordering 700 m first building phase The overall scheme will be realised in three phases of construction. The first will involve road building (L421 Franz- Schmidt-Gasse) and infrastructure development, the second will entail constructing the parking deck and the third will encompass the superstructure work with the creation of homes, shops and offices. TEERAG-ASDAG AG, Greinbach construction district, was commissioned in syndicate with the first phase of construction. In a painstakingly detailed process, all utility lines and cables in the Franz-Schmidt-Gasse will be re-laid, including power, water, telecommunications and district heating connections as well as rainwater and sewage channels. The L421 will be completely remodelled and reconstructed. The particular challenge in this building project lies in having to maintain traffic flow at all times. This will be guaranteed by building a new access ramp to the existing city-centre parking spaces in Alleegasse and by diverting HGVs. Private investor as alternative to public funding The borough of Hartberg enlisted the firm of WEGRAZ from Graz as a private investor for the major project. Since federal state subsidies have been shrinking Page 1.