Overview

• Preparatory work begins this week, including route surveys and ordnance detection, with completion targeted by the end of 2025.
• The barrier will run in two tranches between Haiger and Bromskirchen, with defined south and north routes through named municipalities.
• An existing electric fence will remain in place to create a double barrier against wild boar movements.
• Regional authorities adjusted administrative orders so landowners must tolerate installation on specified strips, with gates planned for farm and recreational access.
• Officials cite 175 ASF-positive wild boar detected in the Olpe area of NRW, and they urge the public to report dead wild boar and follow forest hygiene and access rules.