Wildeshausen's bridges in crisis: Politics urgently demands solutions!

Wildeshausen's bridges in crisis: Politics urgently demands solutions!

In Wildeshausen, local politics is once again faced with an explosive issue: dilapidated bridges in the city. At the building committee meeting on Thursday evening, traffic safety and the condition of the bridges were discussed. Jens-Peter Hennken, the CDW parliamentary group leader, was heavily criticized in his absence. The CDW has submitted a motion that calls for a comprehensive review of the traffic safety of all city bridges. In addition, dangerous areas should be marked or closed and necessary repairs carried out. A report on the results will be submitted to the committee. This reports District newspaper.

The administration, in turn, is reassured and emphasizes that all bridges are safe for traffic. If there is any uncertainty, crossings would be blocked immediately. Finally, regular inspections of the bridges are required, which is intended to ensure the safety of the transport infrastructure. However, Bodo Bode from Pro Wildeshausen was critical of the CDW's application and said that a simple call to the administration would be enough to find out more.

Prospects for bridge renovation

Rainer Kolloge from the UWG is concerned about the state of the infrastructure and confirms that the city is actually in a worrying condition. However, he is reassured that bridges are being gradually renovated. Karl Schulze Temming-Hanhoff, non-attached member, particularly highlighted the poor condition of the bridge over the diversion. Head of the construction department, Manfred Meyer, admits that this bridge is no longer in the best condition, but remains safe for traffic. The renovation of all bridges is currently a challenge because there is a lack of offers for planning services and there are not enough bridge construction engineers available.

The situation is similar at the national level. Germany has a transport infrastructure that includes around 40,300 bridges. Most of these structures date from the period between 1960 and 1985. The increase in heavy traffic and the aging of the infrastructure means that comprehensive modernization measures are required. A corresponding program for bridge modernization was launched by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport. The aim is to adapt the existing bridges to the increased requirements for load-bearing capacity and traffic safety. The entire bridge modernization network covers around 7,000 km and around 10,700 bridge substructures, which is intended to strengthen the connectivity of the European transport system. Information about this can be found on the website Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport.

Protection and security of the transport infrastructure

The safety of transport infrastructure and bridges has the highest priority. According to that Federal Office for Materials Research and Testing The continuous inspection of the bridges is of central importance. This is intended to inform the public and ensure road safety. The upgrading and modernization of these infrastructures is necessary not only for immediate traffic safety, but also to support large-capacity and heavy-duty transport.

In summary, it can be said that there is a need for action both in Wildeshausen and at a national level to ensure sustainable traffic safety and meet the challenges of modern traffic. The discussions in the building committee meeting are a first step in the right direction to finally tackle the dilapidated bridges.