Overview

• Autobahn GmbH removed the 17th construction section from projects expected to secure final construction rights by 2029.
• The extension is reclassified as one of the “further important planning projects” with no stated timetable.
• The company’s paper says approvals for 74 projects counted toward 2029 depend on increased federal budgets, which are uncertain under current fiscal pressure.
• The assessment is based on Autobahn GmbH documents obtained by dpa after an initial report by Der Tagesspiegel.
• The update follows the recent opening to Treptow that has produced daily congestion at the terminus, even as a further extension toward Prenzlauer Berg had been envisioned.