Salzburg AG
After an act of vandalism: Wind mast on the Lehmberg recovered
The wind measurements on the Lehmberg are to continue from next fall. The amount of damage caused is enormous.
Unknown vandals caused around 150,000 euros in damage at the beginning of May when they destroyed the wind measuring mast on the Lehmberg between Thalgau and Neumarkt. On Monday, work began to salvage the 80-meter-long mast.
It quickly became clear: "The assessment of the wind measuring mast revealed that even individual parts of the mast can no longer be used," says Saskia Heller from Salzburg AG. Workers from the crane company Taurus set out under adverse conditions, dismantled the mast into eight individual parts and lifted them to the loading station using a 60-meter crane.
The recovery was not easy. "The mast is deep in the ground," said Alexander Raminger during the "Krone" site inspection. Eventually, the mast was pulled out of the forest with the help of a strong cable winch. "We were really relieved, otherwise it would have taken many hours longer," reports Hans Dürnberger.
The workers had already erected the mast last year and were stunned by the destruction. As reported, the tensioning cables of the mast were cut with heavy equipment. This caused the measuring system to topple over.
Salzburg AG has made a firm commitment: "We will erect a new wind measuring mast at the beginning of fall and continue the wind measurements," says Heller.
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