Hundreds stuck in U-Bahn tunnel for two hours

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Around 200 passengers were trapped in a crowded underground train for two hours in Vienna yesterday (Tues).The U4 line train got stuck in a tunnel between Schottenring and Roßauer Lände stations between 2pm and 4pm after a power cut.According to Viennese public transport agency Wiener Linien’s error management guidelines, a stranded train must be evacuated […]

Afghan walks through motorway tunnel

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An Afghan who stopped while walking through a busy motorway tunnel has applied for asylum in Austria, it has been reported.Officials in the province of Salzburg said today (Thurs) the man was spotted strolling in the A10 Tauern motorway’s 6.4-kilometre Tauern tunnel yesterday.The man failed to present an ID but applied for political asylum in […]

Strabag snatches Koralm tunnel order

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Strabag SE has been assigned to begin one of Austria’s biggest infrastructure projects.Carinthian Freedom Party (FPK) Governor Gerhard Dörfler announced today (Fri) that the Vienna-based market leader was contracted to build both sections of the Koralm tunnel.The railway tunnel will connect the Carinthian capital of Klagenfurt and Graz in Styria from 2022. Strabag said it […]

Brit pensioner cycles on motorway

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Salzburg traffic police kept an elderly Briton from cycling through a motorway tunnel yesterday (Thurs).Russel M., 74, was about to enter the A10 Tauern motorway’s Reit tunnel near Hüttau in the province of Salzburg when police officers arrived to stop him.Several drivers called traffic authorities to inform them about a man cycling along the busy […]