The Egger crossing in St. Johann in Tirol caused non-stop plate damage. There is a project in the air to defuse the danger zone. Will the deadly train accident turn the tide?
Local inspection on Thursday morning at the Egger crossing in St. Johann: Two grave lights and blue markings are still a reminder of the drama that took place here hours earlier. The road leading to the neighboring Egger factory and the nearby campsite is heavily used by cars and trucks. Passenger and freight trains pass through here approximately every ten minutes. There is hardly time for silence in this place. The grave lights were blown out after a short time.
Locals know about dangers
We meet Sandra Schmuck, a local who herself had bad experiences with integration into the highway six years ago: “When turning, a driver overlooked another car. During the evasive maneuver it crashed into my passenger side. I was unharmed, but my car was a total loss.” Everyone in the city knows that this intersection is dangerous: “There have been countless accidents here.” It is noticeable that most motorists wait in front of the level crossing when there are vehicles on the other side that want to enter the main road. Only when there is enough space to cross safely do the locals set out. Truck drivers also wait for the right moment .
Everyone knows the potential for danger
A broken rail barrier behind an ÖBB building proves that they too are in trouble. A truck cleaned it up at an earlier event, says ÖBB spokesman Christoph Gasser-Mair.
A fact is: if you are stuck between the barriers, you cannot just drive to the side. There simply isn’t enough space. The barriers are less than two meters from the tracks. The only option would be to take the bars down. But they make a huge impression.
The municipality of St. Johann also knows that the situation is precarious. “We have been working on a solution for almost ten years. The Kufstein district office has unanimously approved a project,” said Mayor Stefan Seiwald. This is confirmed by Jürgen Wegscheider, head of the office. “The solution lies in a viaduct. However, this requires the approval of five concerned landowners. That’s the problem.”
Source: Krone
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