Noise protection divides neighbors on the B1: “We feel overwhelmed”

2023-04-22 04:02:00

Five signatures are missing for the construction of a noise barrier in Straßwalchen. Owners describe being put under pressure.

While in other places residents have to fight for noise protection, the residents of the Riemerhofsiedlung in Straßwalchen unexpectedly find happiness. Or bad luck – because a minority of the owners of two apartment buildings, which are located directly on the federal highway (B1), have so far refused to approve the construction of a noise protection wall.

“We feel taken by surprise,” says owner Regina Pühringer, who doesn’t want to sign. “I don’t find it too loud and I don’t want to face a wall in the future when I’m out…