Overview
- The city will initiate a Planfeststellungsverfahren for a roughly 1.3‑kilometre cover of the A661 between Friedberger Landstraße and Seckbacher Landstraße to cut noise and reconnect green spaces.
- Construction costs for the highway cover are estimated at about €690 million with total related outlays projected near €1 billion, and no external funding is yet secured.
- Official schedules foresee the A661 widening completed by 2029 with interim high noise barriers, the Riederwaldtunnel opening around 2033, and the deckel targeted for 2038, with synchronization now under review.
- A separate decision authorizes early planning for the ‘Stadtteil der Quartiere’ east of the A5, envisioned for about 6,800 homes, roughly 5,000 jobs and total costs near €1 billion financed partly through land sales.
- The measures passed with a broad cross‑party majority that included CDU and FDP support, while the next major hurdle is agreement on the 2026 municipal budget and funding talks with state, federal and EU partners.