Good news for the approximately 250 residents of the Hochgallmigg district of the municipality of Fließ in the Tyrolean district of Landeck: After being closed for days due to a falling rock on Sunday evening, the Hochgallmiggstrasse (L312) is expected to close until tomorrow, Saturday afternoon at the latest. will reopen to traffic, the country announced on Friday.
“According to the experts, it will be possible to repair the road in such a way that it can be used safely again before the New Year,” said Governor Anton Mattle (ÖVP). Temporary slope safety measures are currently being completed; for example, concrete barriers with fences are placed. At the same time, approximately 500 cubic meters of demolition material would have to be removed from the road to make the road passable again. The final work should be completed on Saturday morning, it was said.
Permanent slope protection starts
At the same time, there are already plans for permanent slope stabilization, says Bernd Stigger, head of the district office of the Imst building. Work is expected to start next week. “The slope on the mountain side is secured with nets for permanent safety. There may be temporary closures during the day during the work,” says Stigger.
In recent days, more than 40 flights have been carried out with a federal army helicopter as part of an aid mission to provide the population with food and medicine. It was said that the 25-meter-long slope was still moving after the Hochgallmiggstrasse landslide.
Source: Krone
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