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Ferry Tanja has been quiet for 50 days - Darchauers are fighting for the bridge!
Demonstrations in Darchau are calling for bridge construction, while the ferry “Tanja” has been idle for 50 days due to low water.
Ferry Tanja has been quiet for 50 days - Darchauers are fighting for the bridge!
There is currently frustration among citizens in Darchau and Neu Darchau because the ferry “Tanja” has stopped operating for 50 days. Anyone who relies on the crossing to the other side of the Elbe must expect long journeys to work, school or other destinations on many days. The reason for the break: low water currently makes crossing impossible NDR reported. The Lüneburg district only recently announced the closure of the ferry.
On the 50th day of the shutdown, the affected residents organized a loud demonstration at the ferry pier. Hundreds of people held posters and chanted to demand the construction of a bridge over the Elbe to ensure a reliable connection. “The current situation is unsustainable,” said Marko Puls from the Building Bridges Association. His words reflect the residents' lack of understanding that the district has been interested in building a bridge near Neu Darchau for 30 years, but resistance and high costs, estimated at 100 million euros, have always stood in the way of the project Uckermark courier analyzed.
Bypass and alternatives
An emergency ferry service with bus line 508 has now been set up for students who need to go to the Bleckede school center. The relevant timetables can be found on the district's website. Even if some bus trips are canceled on some days due to a warning strike at the KVG, there is at least a regular alternative with the “Amt Neuhaus” ferry between Bleckede and Neu Bleckede NDR communicates.
The situation is further exacerbated by the general low water situation in the rivers, which is also causing difficulties on other waterways. Recently it was reported that water levels are falling and shipping is affected, which also affects ferry connections Mirror determines.
Hopes for changes to come soon remain, but passengers and commuters in the region are impatient. The return of the ferry “Tanja” depends on a rise in the water level, which is currently uncertain. Many citizens are asking themselves: When can the ferry finally run again?