Climate Demonstration Will Paralyze Vienna Again on Friday

At 3:00 PM on Friday, demonstrations will start in Vienna and Linz, while Graz will join with a rally next Tuesday due to regional guidelines, as stated in a press release from FFF on Wednesday.

The protest is against the "fossil policies of the government," for a climate protection law, and against the announced expansion of the S1 through the Lobau by Transport Minister Peter Hanke (SPÖ).

Call from "Fridays for Future" for Climate Strike This Friday

"Climate protection must - contrary to the current trend - be at the core of every measure, in every law. We cannot live in fear every day of the next flood or forest fire, but need profound, socially just, and climate-friendly actions," demanded FFF spokesperson Emma Reynolds. The organizers expect a "mass protest" with thousands of participants.

In the federal capital, the demonstration will lead from Vienna-Mitte/Landstraße over the Ring to Maria-Theresien-Platz. In Linz, the protesters will march from the main square over the Nibelungen Bridge back to the Landhaus.

ÖAMTC: Closure of Ring and Kai Friday Afternoon in Vienna

The "Mass Strike for a Better Climate Protection Law" demonstration is expected to lead to traffic jams and delays in downtown Vienna on Friday afternoon, according to ÖAMTC experts. From around 3:30 PM, sectional closures of the Ring and Franz-Josefs-Kai are to be expected. Several thousand participants are anticipated. The demonstration march is planned to proceed against the traffic direction over the Ring, Kai, and Ring to the Votive Church (subject to change).

ÖAMTC fears traffic jams on Roßauer Lände, Untere and Obere Donaustraße, Franzens- and Aspernbrückenstraße, Praterstraße, around Schwarzenbergplatz, as well as on the "free" sections of the Ring. Recommendation: Detour widely via Gürtel or use the subway.

(APA/Red)

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