Overview

• Brandenburg’s transport minister said he opposes a general autobahn speed limit, insisting that existing seasonal restrictions remain and motorists should self-regulate.
• A Kiel-based study from the Institut für Weltwirtschaft found that a 120 km/h cap on highways could cut around 33 million tons of CO2 by 2030.
• Tabbert warned that ongoing railway construction will make the next two to three years difficult for regional train operations.
• He anticipates significant gains in service quality and punctuality from Deutsche Bahn once current infrastructure work is finished.
• Regional lines RB73 and RB74 are slated to run until at least 2026, with a July deadline set for a plan to extend RB74 into Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.