Overview

• The 16th stretch of Berlin’s A100 extension has officially been finished after years of supply-chain setbacks.
• Mayor Kai Wegner stressed that the Autobahn project falls under federal jurisdiction and cannot be halted by the city government.
• Inclusion of the 17th section in the Bundesverkehrswegeplan marks the start of its formal planning and implementation process.
• The forthcoming segment is slated to run from Treptower Park over the Spree through Friedrichshain toward Lichtenberg.
• Local environmental groups remain active in their protests, voicing concerns over the extension’s sustainability and community impact.