Bird drama on the A1

Asfinag cleared green strips despite a ban

Animal rights activist Daniela Bachmair on the cleared strip: "There used to be birds' nests and squirrels' nests here."(Bild: Einöder Horst)

Asfinag cleared a strip of grass behind a noise barrier along the Westautobahn, even though, according to local resident Daniela Bachmair, protected species were nesting there. The road operator cites safety reasons and says that such areas are often used as illegal storage sites.

Daniela Bachmaier from Ansfelden is angry: there was a green strip between her garden and the noise barrier on the A1 until Wednesday last week. Then Asfinag made a clean sweep and mowed down the shrubs growing there.