Construction site chaos in Aschaffenburg: residents urgently call for solutions

Construction site chaos in Aschaffenburg: residents urgently call for solutions

insight into the traffic load in the Aschaffenburg Oststadt

The current construction site in the Bessenbacher Weg/Kneippstrasse roundabout has caused a significant change in the traffic of the Aschaffenburg Oststadt. Residents and drivers report a noticeable change and new routes that are now used.

construction site as a turning point

In the Oststadt, the residents are directly affected by the construction site, which is carried out by Aschaffenburger Versorgungs-GmbH and the civil engineering office. While the supply company lends new gas and water pipes, the civil engineering office ensures the renovation of the street and the ceiling renovation. This has caused many drivers to choose alternative ways to bypass the closures.

Missing diversion and alternative routes

The blocking of the roundabout has changed the traffic volume in the surrounding neighborhood. Local residents have observed that drivers are now driving over the Röder, Hönlein and Memlingweg to Cranachstrasse to avoid the blocked Kneippstrasse. One reason for this could be the lack of signage for diversions, which leads to confusion and additional difficulties. In this context, the city explained that it has not set up any corresponding diversions.

The situation in Kneippstrasse

The opinions about the construction site are divided. Some residents, such as a resident of Kneippstrasse, are happy about the calm that the traffic reduction brings with it. She notes that she can sleep with the window open, which was often disturbed by traffic beforehand. Nevertheless, there are also critical voices that indicate the high traffic loads in Memlingweg. The residents Roth and Heeg are concerned about the speed of the vehicles and the lack of sidewalks that endanger the safety of pedestrians.

future challenges

The city has already proposed measures to improve the situation, but according to Roth, they seem unlikely for the time being. He and other residents tried to point out the dangers with homemade signs, but this does not seem to be sufficient to make traffic safer. The city has announced that it has no findings on the proposed changes.

- Nag