Magdeburg (dpa/sa) – The taxpayers’ association criticized the significant cost increases and time delays in the construction of the federal highway 6n on Wednesday. According to the information, the costs for a section between Köthen and the connection to the A9 have risen from originally 51 million euros to 75 million euros. Completion is scheduled for 2026, originally it was planned for 2018. The “extreme delays and price increases” are “unacceptable,” criticized the taxpayers’ association.
The reasons should include additional species protection measures. Rare toad species have been discovered. According to the taxpayers’ association, 229 tunnels are to be built for the amphibians and compensation areas are to be created. “Measures to protect species cost money and have to be planned.” However, the costs and benefits are difficult to understand.
A total of four “waste cases” from Saxony-Anhalt are listed in the black book presented by the taxpayers’ association on Wednesday. In addition to the cost increases for the B6n, additional expenses for the construction of road maintenance depots and the construction of another refugee accommodation in Stendal are criticized. In addition, the organization denounces the size of the state parliaments in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia as well as trips abroad by members of parliament.
