Construction site frustration and bus chaos: Störtebeker Festival in danger?

Construction site frustration and bus chaos: Störtebeker Festival in danger?

In the heart of Rügen, a lot is happening - not only on the construction site on Boddenweg in Einterhof, but also in the world of the Störtebek Festival. A lot has moved here in recent years, and the current developments are of great importance for both locals and visitors.

The construction site on Boddenweg has not been overlooked for a long time. Actually, she would have long since pointed out a new building of apartment buildings. However, the allotment gardeners had to clear their plots in 2020 so that space could be created for the new construction projects. Now a building application can be made, but this also means that new waiting times will come to many people interested in building. Several apartment buildings are planned on an area of 2.6 hectares between Boddenweg and Gustower Weg, which could still heat up the lack of housing on the island. The Rügen building contractor Jörg Monser is concerned about the challenges of the industry, especially in times of a shortage of skilled workers [Ostsee-Zeitung] (https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/vorpommern-ruegen/stralsund/bauplaene-im-boddenweg-bus-frust- UNSTOETEBEKER Festival Games-Promi-Ferienhaeuser-6ejp22z4cjakpc62iw4Hl6pjyi.html? Outputtype = valid_amp) [Construction industry] (https://www.bau industrie.de/bahlen-fakten/publikationen/brancheninfo-bau/fachkraeftes situation-im-bauhawen).

The challenges of the construction industry

The current specialist situation in the construction industry is tense. Even if the number of new training positions has been declining since 2024, the construction companies need confidence in a stable construction economy in order to regain skilled workers. The forecast declines in employees and training positions expect the labor market to make even more challenging. By 2025, a decline will be expected by 6,000 to 910,000 employees in the construction industry [construction industry] (https://www.bauindustrie.de/bahlen-fakten/brancheninfo-bau/fachkraeftes situation-im-bau-

But not only construction projects come to the island: During the time of the Störtebek Festival, it is also about the arrival of the guests. This year there is an exciting change in the traffic regulations for coaches: During the festival season from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. This causes resentment among entrepreneurs and festival visitors. Mayor Mandy Geist is optimistic about the new regulations, but also sees the existing problems.

a new arrival concept

To improve the journey, a separate parking area is set up in the parking lot on the B96. A security service will instruct incoming buses, and four shuttle tracks of the Jagdschlosse Express will commute between the parking lot and Ralswiek. Particularly important: These trains are barrier -free in order to make it easier for fewer mobile guests to travel. Here it is possible to purchase a ticket for the return trip for just five euros, whereby additional journeys from 7 p.m. are offered for non-foldable wheelchairs Störtebeker.

The Störtebeker Festival go into the last phase and end on September 13 with a spectacular fireworks display that is due as the highlight. It remains exciting how the new regulation will affect the number of visitors and whether the parking lot situation remains so critical. It is clear that there is a lot to do not only on stage, but also behind the scenes on Rügen. While the construction sites and the challenges of the construction industry remain, the cultural highlight of the festival remains a central attraction for tourists and locals alike.