Full closure in Rostock-Nienhagen: level crossing remains tight until July!

Full closure in Rostock-Nienhagen: level crossing remains tight until July!

in Rostock-Nienhagen the road users and residents face challenges: At the level crossing in the L 22, there has been a full closure since June 2, 2025, which will now be ongoing up to and including July 3, 2025. The reason for the shift are unpredictable load -bearing problems of the building ground. On behalf of Deutsche Bahn AG, construction company DAU GmbH renews the level crossing at the freight traffic center, which has been in full swing since the end of April. Therefore, drivers have to expect extensive diversions. The alternative route leads via the B105 and Rövershagen towards Graal-Müritz. For pedestrians and cyclists, alternatives were set up via Goorstorfer Straße in Neu-Hinrichsdorf.

Especially for bus lines 16 and 18 of Rostocker Straßenbahn AG, this block brings with it some changes. These lines have to drive shortened or changed routes, which could encourage passengers to find out more about the new timetables in good time. The information page of Rostocker Straßenbahn AG offers helpful details.

traffic restrictions and their backgrounds

Construction work at level crossings are not uncommon, and they have often caused trouble in the past. According to bmv.de, such systems in road traffic are a common cause of stress and disorders. The residents burden noise pollution and increased pollutant emissions when trains drive across the level crossings. In addition, more and more trains lead to longer closing times of the barriers, which can result in risky behavior of road users. Here construction measures such as the ones just carried out are urgently required to increase security.

The federal government promotes these measures with considerable sums. Every year, the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure is investing around 75 million euros to replace level crossings with safer transfer structures. This also happened in response to the constant reduction in the level crossings in Germany, which fell from 28,336 in 2005 to 22,545 in 2020.

The construction site will soon be accessible again

But there is light at the end of the tunnel: From Friday, July 4, 2025, the construction site will be released for traffic, which will ensure relief. The civil engineering office continues to ask for patience and understanding for the necessary traffic restrictions during the construction work. Finally, the goal is to optimize the rail infrastructure and to ensure the safety of all road users.

The construction work at the level crossing is a good example of how important it is to modernize old infrastructures in order to improve traffic flows in our cities.