89 million passages: Warnow tunnel celebrates anniversary with gifts!

89 million passages: Warnow tunnel celebrates anniversary with gifts!

A very special moment for Rostock and the users of the Warnow tunnel: On Friday, June 13, 2025, Jenny Petrick and Steve Zimmermann were welcomed as the 89 millionth drivers in the popular tunnel. As Rathaus.rostock.de , the passage took place at half past nine in the morning in bright sunshine. Yvonne Osterkamp and the tunnel mascot Otter Oscar welcomed the happy couple.

The Warnow tunnel, which opened in 2003, is the fastest connection between the two districts of Warnemünde and Brinkmannsdorf. There were numerous gifts for the two drivers, including a lovingly designed bouquet of flowers, a cozy Otter fabric and two cards for the Rostock Zoo. They were also able to look forward to an 89-euro voucher and useful extras such as a Warnow tunnel front disc sun protection. Steve Zimmermann uses the tunnel almost every day, which gave him a special moment on this day.

a long success story

But the Warnow tunnel not only welcomed the 89 millionth vehicle; The 70 millionth vehicle was expected some time ago, which indicates the great encouragement and the long success story of the tunnel. This was opened in September 2003 after a construction period of 45 months and is with a length of 790 meters of Germany's first privately financed road construction project.

If you look at the numbers, so n-tv.de analyzed in 2019 on average 13.541 in 2019 Vehicles used the tunnel. In the following year 2020, the number was 12,465 vehicles per day due to the pandeme -related circumstances. Although the original expectation of reaching up to 25,000 drivers every day was not fulfilled, but refinancing and running time extension has meant that society could continue to be stabilized.

traffic statistics at a glance

On the subject of traffic, there are also informative statistics that are created regularly. The standard work of traffic statistics in Germany, "Transport in numbers" (viz), is published annually by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure . The extensive publication documents over 50 years of traffic data and includes important key figures on mobility, infrastructure and even accident statistics.

With this information it becomes clear that the Warnow tunnel not only plays a practical, but also an important role in the Rostock transport network. The use of special tunnel cards, tunnel strips or tunnel boxes in direct debit is recommended to offer drivers more favorable conditions and further increase the attractiveness of the tunnel.

Rostock remains on the pulse of time and shows how important modern transport infrastructure is for the quality of life and mobility of the citizens.