Overview

• The penultimate section of the B178 highway, a 6-kilometer stretch between Oderwitz and Mittelherwigsdorf, opened to traffic on May 26, 2025.
• Construction of this segment cost approximately €57.4 million, funded through the German structural transformation fund.
• The B178 project, which began in 1999, has seen a total investment of around €242 million to date, with the final segment still undergoing planning approvals.
• Officials, including Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer, highlighted the highway’s importance for regional economic growth, cross-border collaboration, and reduced travel times.
• Calls for accelerated infrastructure planning and approval processes have intensified, as the B178’s protracted timeline underscores inefficiencies in current systems.