Near Packer Straße

Fighting for noise protection for a better quality of life

The traffic on Packer Straße and the Südautobahn is annoying the residents.(Bild: Gerlinde Schager)

Residents on Packer Straße have been fighting against traffic noise for decades. They are hoping for help from regional politicians. Asfinag now wants to take up the cause.

The residents of Enzelsdorf near Griffen have been fighting against traffic noise for two decades. So far, however, their efforts have - as reported - been in vain. And this despite the fact that the residents are doubly affected: 24,000 vehicles, including up to 4,000 trucks, use the Südautobahn highway every day. Added to this is the traffic on Packer Straße: hundreds of lorries and cars, most of whose drivers ignore the 70 km/h speed limit.

The residents of Enzelsdorf have been fighting the traffic noise for decades.(Bild: Gerlinde Schager)

"The noise is unbearable! We need noise protection that gives us back our quality of life," says local resident August Verhounig. Because it's getting on your nerves: no opening windows at night, no enjoying a balmy summer evening in the garden!

We are in the process of finding a solution for the residents. A speed camera in the 70 km/h zone would be desirable.

Josef Müller, Bürgermeister, Griffen

Route of the toll refugees
"We've been trying to reduce noise for years," says Florian Husel. But instead, traffic on Haimburger Straße has increased: "This has become the route of the toll refugees." An earth embankment built along the highway is no longer enough to protect local residents from the noise. "A curved noise barrier could perhaps help," believe the people of Enzelsdorf.

Asfinag spokesman Walter Mocnik: "We will take a look at this area of the southern highway and let our noise protection officer do his job." Meanwhile, the residents are working on a petition to the state.