Working for a clean future
"The Stuttgart-Ulm rail project" will not only enable faster rail connections and improve the competitive situation for the regional business community: the project also stands for pioneering urban development, the creation of new parkland areas and environmentally compatible mobility. Environmental protection plays a central role in the Stuttgart-Ulm rail project and can only be achieved by imposing stringent standards for the protection of man and nature. The core of each planning approval procedure for the individual sections is the environmental impact assessment, which also includes complementary landscape conservation plans as well as numerous expert opinions on flora and fauna, noise and vibrations, soil and air emissions. No construction phase is approved until all the environmental requirements are satisfied. Click here for key facts about environmental aspects.