Austria's Carinthia Receives €350 Million Public Transport Investment, Including Karawanks Tunnel Upgrade

en.Wedoany.com Reported - Austria's state of Carinthia will receive a total of €350 million in public transport investment from state-owned road and rail companies for the construction and upgrading of the regional public transport network.

Austria's state-owned road company ASFINAG will provide €193 million for public transport connections in Carinthia in 2026, with a cumulative total of up to €1.3 billion over the next six years—an amount nearly double ASFINAG's investment in Carinthia's public transport over the previous six years. Key routes benefiting from maintenance and upgrade works include the A2, A11, A10, and S37. Among these, the 7.8-kilometer-long Karawanks Tunnel will undergo a major upgrade to enhance capacity, improve the toll system, and meet the latest safety requirements. The tunnel's second tube is currently under construction, and the existing tunnel will also be upgraded in the future. Construction of the original Karawanks Tunnel began in 1986, connecting Austria's Karawanken Autobahn (A11) from Villach to the A2 motorway leading to Kranj and Ljubljana in Slovenia, and it opened to traffic in 1991. The tunnel was originally designed as a twin-tube tunnel, but due to lower-than-expected traffic volumes at the time, only a single tube was initially built. With steadily increasing traffic volumes and the need to comply with the latest safety standards, the excavation of the second tube has become necessary.

Meanwhile, the Austrian federal government has allocated an additional €400 million for upgrading the B317 road.

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