Overview
- The Federal Audit Office reported that the transport ministry’s current masterplans will not even remotely reach their stated targets.
- Auditors concluded that the push to move traffic off roads is failing and said the ministry is not easing the load on highways.
- The report urged the ministry to change course if it wants to meet its benchmarks for moving freight and passengers to rail and waterways.
- The ministry led by Patrick Schnieder has not revised its masterplans or questioned the goals, according to the reporting.
- The targets include about 25% of freight on rail, roughly 12% on waterways, and a doubling of rail passengers by 2030, and missing them would weaken climate and congestion goals.