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Weser Bridge A1: Nights full of traffic jams due to closures until the end of the year!
The Weser Bridge in Bremen is dilapidated. Night closures until the end of the year for stability control are necessary.
Weser Bridge A1: Nights full of traffic jams due to closures until the end of the year!
The bridge over the Weser on the A1 motorway is in a questionable condition. Current reports show that the dilapidated bridge has to be closed repeatedly at night due to stability checks. Loud butenunbinnen.de The road in the direction of Osnabrück will be closed on weekends from 10 p.m. to midnight. In the direction of Hamburg, drivers have to be prepared for restrictions between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. These measures will continue until the end of the year, with closures taking place one weekend per month.
DEGES GmbH is responsible for planning and carrying out the necessary work and has now begun construction phase II to repair the Weser Bridge. This includes, among other things, the establishment of a lane closure in the direction of Osnabrück, such as DEGES announced. Road users must expect diversions across the Bremen city area during the closure times. One thing is certain: maintenance of this bridge is urgently needed to avoid future traffic disruptions.
Background to bridge modernization
Where does the need for action actually come from? Germany has an extensive transport infrastructure with around 40,300 bridges, many of which are more than 40 years old. Many of these structures were built particularly between 1960 and 1985, which poses challenges today. The increase in heavy traffic and the associated stress requires comprehensive modernization measures in order to adapt the bridges to today's requirements for load-bearing capacity and traffic safety. A bridge modernization program has been launched, which aims to modernize heavily used stretches of federal highways, explains the Federal Ministry of Transport.
A sustainable bridge modernization network of around 7,000 km and around 10,700 sub-structures was created. This network not only plays a role in national transport safety, but also improves connectivity with European transport systems. Over the next ten years, the necessary core routes are to be expanded with load-bearing capacity for the benefit of all road users.
Planning is underway and the first steps have been taken. Let's hope that the bridge modernization will soon lead to noticeable improvements in the transport infrastructure and that the night closures of the Weser Bridge will only be temporary!