Bridge closure on Damaschkeplatz: Magdeburg remains paralyzed!
Bridge closure on Damaschkeplatz: Magdeburg remains paralyzed!
The bridge of the Magdeburg Rings on Damaschkeplatz has been completely closed since Tuesday, April 14, 2025. This decision was made due to massive damage to the bridge that was found during a special test. Numerous cracks and partly broken tension members make the demolition of the bridge inevitable. This is reported by the Tagesschau .
The blocking affects all types of transport, including cars, trams, cyclists and pedestrians. In order to ensure the flow of traffic, diversions for car traffic via the A14 were recommended. Trams in Magdeburg have been able to keep their usual timetable again since Saturday, April 18, 2025. Before that there had been diversions for five lines.
accompanying measures and infrastructure
Difficulties arise for passengers at the stops. The Hauptbahnhof/Kölner Platz stop is currently not served; Instead, it is recommended to use the main train station/Willy-Brandt-Platz. The tram lines in the area were adjusted, including line 1 runs over Westring and Damaschkeplatz, while line 3 between Klinikum Olvenstedt and Diesdorf runs. The adjustments ensure a 20-minute cycle on some lines. Details provides MDR .
building deputy Jörg Rehbaum emphasized that the weight of the bridge, paired with the load of the cars driving above, is a serious risk. Mayor Simone Borris appeals to the federal and state governments to ask financial support for bridge renewal of 100 to 150 million euros. The Infrastructure Ministry of Saxony-Anhalt has already assured support and promised funding for the new building.
future planning
A provisional makeshift bridge is to be completed by the summer vacation in 2025, with an assembly time of around ten weeks being expected. At the same time, the tenders for the construction of the new bridge must be completed, which could take between 5.5 and 15 years. In order to shorten the procedures, the city strives to develop a concept that also takes into account the mobility of the emergency services. In this context, an additional rescue vehicle in the west of the city is stationed.
Citizens are asked for help, especially in the formation of emergency lines. Nevertheless, the Magdeburger Ring, a expressway, whose construction began in 1970 and completed in 1975. Material investigations on the bridges of the ring due to voltage crack corrosion, and other bridges could also be potentially blocked. Tempo 30 currently applies on the bridges over Halberstädter Straße and Brenneckestrasse, whereby only one trace can be used.
For more information on bridge modernization and the current developments, detailed reports are available, which is available at DetailsOrt Damaschkeplatz, 39112 Magdeburg, Deutschland Quellen
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