Munich (dpa / lby) - Does the Free State of Bavaria have to rehabilitate the moors at the Kramer tunnel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen? This question was discussed on Tuesday before the Administrative Court (VGH) in Munich. According to the Federal Nature Conservation Agency (BN), the protected wetlands were destroyed when the tunnel intended to relieve local residents was built. The association criticized that a significant proportion of them had fallen dry. However, a verdict is still pending. The court said it would be sent to those involved shortly.
The Bund Naturschutz was optimistic after the negotiation. It is assumed that the Free State will have to develop a restructuring concept, said Thomas Frey from the state office of the BN in Munich.
During the construction of the tunnel, groundwater entered the tunnel. According to the BN, the groundwater level on the mountain dropped significantly as a result, and moisture was withdrawn from the moors on the slope. The association now demands that the rock crevices be sealed with the help of concrete injections. So there is a chance that the groundwater level will rise again and the biotopes could regenerate.
After decades of planning, construction of the main tube of the 3.4-kilometer Kramer Tunnel began in February 2020. It is intended to relieve the region of heavy through traffic from the end of 2024. Thousands of cars are on the federal highway 23 every day. The then Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) spoke of the longest federal road tunnel in Germany.
