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Wilhelmstraße is becoming a construction site: district heating work will start soon!
Stadtwerke Tübingen will begin expanding the district heating network in Wilhelmstrasse on August 25, 2025 to promote climate protection.
Wilhelmstraße is becoming a construction site: district heating work will start soon!
Stadtwerke Tübingen (swt) has big plans: On Monday, August 25, 2025, civil engineering work to expand the district heating network in Wilhelmstrasse, in the area of the Köstlinstrasse intersection, will begin. The aim is to lay around 30 meters of new district heating pipes. But before it starts, residents and road users have to prepare for a partial closure of Wilhelmstrasse. In this construction site area there will only be one straight lane for traffic traveling out of the city, so the diversion via Weizsäckerstrasse, Waechterstrasse and Köstlinstrasse will be necessary. For this purpose, the TüBus stop “Pauline-Krone-Heim” will not be served out of town and a replacement stop will be set up around 60 meters into the city between house numbers 76 and 78. The plan is to complete the work by Friday, September 12, 2025, which could pose major challenges for residents on Wilhelmstrasse and the surrounding streets. Tübingen municipal utilities reports that the measure is part of a comprehensive expansion of the district heating network.
But it's not just Wilhelmstrasse that's making progress: Another important initiative, which is also being pushed forward by Stadtwerke Tübingen, is the recently successfully completed crossing under the Neckar. A 50-meter-long district heating pipe was laid under the Neckar, which now connects the southern part of the city with the Alte Weberei district heating network. With the help of a special machine that drills a tunnel with a diameter of 172 cm, the project was successfully carried out without the construction site being endangered by flooding City and factory reported.
Sustainability in focus
Network expansion is not only a structural challenge, but also an important step towards sustainability. The municipal utilities have set themselves the goal of increasing the proportion of renewable energy in the district heating network to 80% by 2040. Several projects are already being planned for this purpose, including a solar thermal park in Au and a wastewater heat project at the Tübingen sewage treatment plant. Energie.de emphasizes that this network expansion is not only necessary to supply Tübingen's city center with renewable district heating, but also makes an important contribution to municipal heat planning and the city's climate protection program.
Mayor Boris Palmer emphasizes the importance of these measures for Tübingen's climate neutrality. The timely implementation of these projects, together with the outlook for the planned expansions, are crucial for the implementation of the energy transition in the region. Managing director Ortwin Wiebecke of swt also sees the “Neckardüker” project as a milestone in the development of an efficient and climate-friendly heat supply.
A look into the future shows: The expansion of the district heating network in Tübingen is a dynamic matter that requires both technical innovations and a strong, committed team. The coming months will show how well we can combine the challenges in traffic and the construction work in the cityscape.