Transport preparations for the 2006 World Cup are nearing completion. 3.7 billion euros have been allocated for motorway improvements around the host cities.
"We are right on schedule. All the projects will be completed by the end of May", announced Federal Minister of Transport Wolfgang Tiefensee at the WMobility 2006 conference in Berlin.
Football fans from 32 countries can look forward to a stress-free journey to the stadiums. Five years of hard work by the Federal Government, the Länder, Cities and transport organisations has paid off, the minister claimed with satisfaction.
A World Cup of short and quick journeys
The transport preparations for the World Cup are clear to see. 3.7 billion euros have been allocated for motorway extensions and improvements around the host cities. 370 kilometres of new roads have been built. A further 802 million euros has been invested in improving local public transport.
All measures will help meet the demands of increased traffic during the World Cup.
In many places this investment will produce a tangible improvement in traffic that will last beyond the summer of 2006. "Germany wants to prove itself to be an excellent host at the World Cup", concluded the Federal Minister of Transport.
Facelift for 50 train stations
For the head of the German World Cup Organising Committee Franz Beckenbauer the World Cup is "the tournament of the short routes". Part of the "Time to make friends" slogan is that our friends have quick and easy journeys to the stadiums.
The Managing Director of Deutsche Bahn Hartmut Mehdorn commented, "It's not just what happens in the grounds that will be important but also what happens on the way there."
A total of 50 stations nationwide have been renovated. Building works have been completed in good time for the start of the tournament
"We are right on schedule. All the projects will be completed by the end of May", announced Federal Minister of Transport Wolfgang Tiefensee at the WMobility 2006 conference in Berlin.
Football fans from 32 countries can look forward to a stress-free journey to the stadiums. Five years of hard work by the Federal Government, the Länder, Cities and transport organisations has paid off, the minister claimed with satisfaction.
A World Cup of short and quick journeys
The transport preparations for the World Cup are clear to see. 3.7 billion euros have been allocated for motorway extensions and improvements around the host cities. 370 kilometres of new roads have been built. A further 802 million euros has been invested in improving local public transport.
All measures will help meet the demands of increased traffic during the World Cup.
In many places this investment will produce a tangible improvement in traffic that will last beyond the summer of 2006. "Germany wants to prove itself to be an excellent host at the World Cup", concluded the Federal Minister of Transport.
Facelift for 50 train stations
For the head of the German World Cup Organising Committee Franz Beckenbauer the World Cup is "the tournament of the short routes". Part of the "Time to make friends" slogan is that our friends have quick and easy journeys to the stadiums.
The Managing Director of Deutsche Bahn Hartmut Mehdorn commented, "It's not just what happens in the grounds that will be important but also what happens on the way there."
A total of 50 stations nationwide have been renovated. Building works have been completed in good time for the start of the tournament
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