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Union Berlin to Scale Back Alte Försterei Expansion After Traffic Plan Rebuff, Report Says

Senate opposition leaves the 2027 timeline in doubt.

Overview

  • Berlin’s Senate rejected Union Berlin’s matchday transport concept for the Alte Försterei, according to BILD.
  • The club is preparing a downsized redesign of roughly 34,000 capacity instead of the previously planned 40,500, the report says.
  • Approval of the smaller proposal remains unclear, placing both the project’s viability and the targeted 2027 completion at risk.
  • Union’s shuttle-bus idea was meant to ease recurring congestion and packed public transport around the 22,012-capacity venue.
  • The revised plan would favor more seats over standing areas to enable higher ticket prices, with members set to be informed in the coming days.