Bridge breakdown in Wattenbek: Experts talks about concrete cancer emergency!

Bridge breakdown in Wattenbek: Experts talks about concrete cancer emergency!

Wattenbek, Deutschland - In Wattenbek, the dilapidated wooden bridge over the Bahnstrasse Bordesholm - Kiel is currently being broken down. According to information from Kn-online.de The new building of the bridge, which was originally planned for March 2024, is delayed due to concrete cancer on the pillars. The demolition work is planned at night until Sunday; During this time, the railroads are streamless.

Susanne Albert from the Bordesholm office said that the old pillars are being removed with a crane. The parts of the new bridge have already arrived in Wattenbek and will be installed in the next few days. Before that, the old pillars should stop until experts discovered concrete cancer that attacks the concrete. This chemical reaction also affected other bridges, such as the A7 bridge at the Bordesholm Autohof.

Financial aspects and further planning

The breakdown of the pillars goes hand in hand with a review of the foundations. If it turns out that the foundations are in order, new steel girders should be installed on the existing concrete foundations. The cost of the new bridge amounts to around one million euros, including the dismantling of the old bridge. Additional costs of around 150,000 euros are expected for the new supports. It is still unclear whether the municipality of Bordesholm will participate in these costs, but discussions are planned.

If everything goes according to plan, the new bridge could be installed in the summer of 2024. Further information on similar cases and the financial aspects in bridge construction are in a document on Heilfort.de to be found.