Overview
- The court dismissed the BUND lawsuit, creating building rights for roughly 10 kilometers of A1 between Kelberg and Adenau in Rhineland‑Palatinate.
- The judges pointed to the project’s designation as “vordringlicher Bedarf” in the Bundestag’s federal road plan and its role in the EU TEN‑T, including defense relevance.
- Exception permits for three protected bird species were upheld on public‑security grounds under the plan approval decision.
- Rhineland‑Palatinate transport minister Daniela Schmitt called on the federal government to secure full financing so construction can start quickly.
- BUND state chair Sabine Yacoub rejected the public‑security rationale, as two remaining A1 gap sections stay in planning without final approvals.