New makeshift bridge on Damaschkeplatz: Traffic in Magdeburg soon free again!

New makeshift bridge on Damaschkeplatz: Traffic in Magdeburg soon free again!

in Magdeburg is just doing a lot, because the construction site on Damaschkeplatz keeps the city in suspense. What may act like an ordinary plank for the passerby has a massive impact on traffic flows and daily mobility. The demolition of the dilapidated ring bridge, which was carried out on the night of June 19, brought a disaster for local traffic. The bridge had been closed since mid-April, such as MDR. All of this did not happen without reason; A depth test on April 14 had revealed the massive damage, so that a repair was simply excluded.

The construction work on the new makeshift bridge started at the beginning of the week and should be completed by the end of July. With a cost calculation of almost six million euros, Systec GmbH from Parey on the Elbe is commissioned to build. Originally, the makeshift bridge was supposed to be ready on August 11th, but the city is now aiming July 31 as the new target date. A total of eight bridge parts are necessary to create two single -track lanes over a total length of 72 meters. It is to be hoped that the makeshift bridge will be passable until the summer vacation to open the high -frequency traffic artery again.

unemployment for city traffic

The effects of the blocking should not be underestimated for the city center. The city administration has already redirected redirections that affect slowly driving road users. Pedestrians and cyclists can look forward to a new diversion at Damaschkeplatz, which finally offers an alternative. Unfortunately, the tram lines had to be diverted, which the Hauptbahnhof/Kölner Platz stop has temporarily left out, so also reports mz.de. In order to make the whole thing even more complicated, there is restrictions on emergency services, which ultimately also requires new measures: an additional ambulance is stationed in the area so that the help can be quickly and smoothly.

But the situation also forces for discussion. The leader of the garden party, Roland Zander, has already initiated a debate in the city council to promote more cooperation between administration and politics. There are also urgently needed deeper tests of other bridges, so that the condition is not worsened further. All in all, this change also makes high waves: It is expected to cost the bridge system of around ten million euros, and the entire renovation program could cost between 100 and 150 million euros, such as bmv.de.

A look into the future

The city of Magdeburg has launched further bridge reviews in cooperation with the Ministry of Infrastructure and the State Road Building Agency to ensure that there are no serious defects. Overall, it is pointed out to the importance of the bridges in Germany, where around 40,300 bridges exist in the federal long -distance road network, many of them from a period of 1960 to 1985. Modernization measures are urgently necessary to make the infrastructure fit for the future and to increase the load -bearing capacity, as can be seen from the burning program for bridge modernization.

The coming weeks will be decisive. If everything goes according to plan, the makeshift bridge could be completed on time and traffic in the city center could be released quickly.