Frankfurt deals with election fraud investigation, tunnel construction and local disputes

Several local stories are unfolding in Frankfurt, Germany. Authorities have opened an investigation into suspected fraud related to a local election, and 29 more forged signatures have been discovered on a list connected to Peter Feldmann.

Separately, the city is cutting down the last trees to make way for the construction of the Riederwaldtunnel, a major infrastructure project. Other local news includes a fire at the German Football Association (DFB) campus that was extinguished, a dispute over a bicycle street on Grüneburgweg, and a tight race expected in a university presidential election.