Activists from the “Last Generation” clung to the border bridge between Lustenau in Vorarlberg and Au in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen early Wednesday morning. The ÖVP in particular was criticized.
Seven demonstrators clung to the Austrian side of the bridge with their hands as traffic was already jammed. An eighth protester had not got stuck, so there should have been a rescue lane, the “Last Generation” emphasized. The action halted international traffic, the organization emphasizes on Twitter.
High-level connection
The Lustenau-Au intersection is a traffic bottleneck in the middle of the residential area. More than 1,350 trucks and 13,100 cars cross the EU’s external border every day. For decades, Vorarlberg has been thinking about a high-level connection between the motorway networks in Austria and Switzerland to improve the situation.
The Lake Constance highway S18, which Vorarlberg’s state parliament parties – with the exception of the Greens – are striving for, will come in 20 years at the earliest – if at all.
Road construction is not a solution
However, road construction is not a solution for the “last generation”. More fossil fuel infrastructure will only exacerbate the problem, one activist said. The state and federal government must finally recognize that building roads is an utterly absurd mistake in the face of climate catastrophe.
The “Young ÖVP” (JVP) for its part spoke in a broadcast of a “senseless disruptive action” and referred to a recent tree-planting campaign. “While others are still trapped in the streets, the JVP is campaigning for real environmental and climate protection,” said JVP President Raphael Wichtl.
Source: Krone
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