ÖBB completes new Lieser rail bridge in Spittal/Drau

ÖBB has dismantled the old rail bridge over the Lieser in Spittal/Drau, built in 1910, and built a double-track steel truss bridge in its place; the work took about ten months and stayed on schedule. A footpath on the south side and a cycle path on the north side were added to the structure, the latter linked to the Drau cycle route R1 by a new section of about 120 m and open since 1 November 2025. Total investment is about EUR 10 million, with Carinthia contributing about EUR 250,000 and Spittal municipality EUR 161,000. (LOK Report, 8 Nov 2025)