Demolition of the Damaschkeplatz Bridge in Magdeburg: One step into the future!

Demolition of the Damaschkeplatz Bridge in Magdeburg: One step into the future!

Damaschkeplatz, 39104 Magdeburg, Deutschland - Magdeburg is currently head - but not because of upcoming festivals or events, but because of the construction site noise around Damaschkeplatz. On Monday, June 16, 2025, the demolition work of the dilapidated bridge began, which had been closed to traffic since April due to considerable damage. On the night of Thursday, June 19, the complete demolition of the ring bridge was completed. This work was implemented on time after the award committee had already placed the order on June 4, reports the .

During the demolition work, the city relied on transparency and installed webcams in order to be able to document the progress of the work. According to Volksstimme , the costly measure, which takes a total of around 564,000 euros on the eastern side West side undisturbed. The dismantling of the fall bed, which serves as protection for the underlying roads and lines, should be completed by June 28th.

planning of the makeshift bridge

After the demolition, the plans for the makeshift bridges continue directly. From June 23, preparations for the assembly of the single -track designs begin, which should enable trials in both directions from August 1st. The planned steel structures have a width of 3.50 meters and a total length of around 70 meters. This was also confirmed by the .

In order to get the traffic over the Magdeburger Ring as quickly as possible, the work on the makeshift bridges should also be carried out at night. The traffic flows could flow again by mid -July, and the chances are good that the city will soon return a little more to the usual order.

noise pollution and patience of the citizens

The city appeals to the patience of the citizens, since the demolition work and the subsequent assembly of the makeshift bridges will go hand in hand with a certain noise pollution. It is also pointed out that the closures may subsequently affect other construction projects and traffic flows in the city. But what do you do for a better infrastructure? The preparations for a permanent replacement building are already running in parallel, so that Damaschkeplatz can soon be crossed again without detours.