A143 | ||||
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Bundesautobahn 143 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length | 9 km (6 mi) | |||
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North end | Bennstedt, Saalekreis | |||
South end | Bad Lauchstädt, Saalekreis | |||
Location | ||||
States | Saxony-Anhalt | |||
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Bundesautobahn 143 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 143, short form Autobahn 143, abbreviated as BAB 143 or A 143) is an autobahn in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The A 143 comprises the western leg of the Mitteldeutsche Schleife (Central German Loop), a beltway around the cities of Halle an der Saale and Leipzig. 9 km of the planned 22 km route have been completed, due to the autobahn's path potentially disturbing an environmentally sensitive area.
German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.
The Autobahn is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. The official German term is Bundesautobahn, which translates as "federal motorway". The literal meaning of the word Bundesautobahn is "Federal Auto(mobile) Track".
Saxony-Anhalt is a state of Germany.
After reunification, the A 143 was one of the first projects to begin planning under the new government. The A 143 project was placed under top priority in the Bundesverkehrswegeplan (Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan) of 1992, and the original plan was for at least part of the highway to open within a year. However, the A 143's path goes through an environmentally sensitive area, part of which is protected by the Habitats Directive. The southernmost 9 km was not built and opened until July 11, 2005. [1] Construction on the remaining 12.6 km is currently blocked from proceeding after a successful lawsuit by the Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU). According to the NABU, the highway threatens the habitats of great crested newts, European polecats, and some 25 different species of dragonflies. DEGES plans to meet all of NABU's concerns and restart construction by 2011, but the NABU and most local residents are still opposed to the project, and the NABU intends to continue using lawsuits to stop construction.
The Habitats Directive is a European Union directive adopted in 1992 as an EU response to the Berne Convention. It is one of the EU's two directives in relation to wildlife and nature conservation, the other being the Birds Directive. It is one of European nature's policies that establishes one organised network—Natura 2000, which intends to protect nature and wildlife. The Habitats Directive requires national governments to specify areas that are expected to be ensuring the conservation of flora and fauna species.
The Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. or NABU is a German non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to conservation at home and abroad, including the protection of rivers, forests and individual species of animals.
The European polecat – also known as the common ferret, black or forest polecat, or fitch – is a species of mustelid native to western Eurasia and north Morocco. It is of a generally dark brown colour, with a pale underbelly and a dark mask across the face. Occasionally, colour mutations, including albinos and erythrists, occur. Compared to minks and other weasels – fellow members of the genus Mustela – the polecat has a shorter, more compact body; a more powerfully built skull and dentition; is less agile; and it is well known for having the characteristic ability to secrete a particularly foul-smelling liquid to mark its territory.
The 18-year delay in construction has added an estimated €70 million to the project's initial projected cost of €80 million.
![]() | 3-way interchange Halle-Nord (planned)![]() ![]() | |
![]() | Tunnel Porphyrkuppen 250 m (planned) | |
![]() | Salzmünde 958 m (planned) | |
![]() | Tunnel 207 m (planned) | |
![]() | Salzmünde (planned) | |
![]() | Talbrücke Benkendorfer Bach 250 m (planned) | |
![]() | ![]() | Rest area (planned) |
![]() | Grünbrücke (planned) | |
![]() | (3) | Halle-Neustadt ![]() |
![]() | Rest area Pappelgrund | |
![]() | (4) | Teutschenthal |
![]() | (5) | Holleben |
![]() | (6) | Halle-Süd 3-way interchange ![]() |
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