City festival in Lebenstedt: Important traffic diversions from Thursday!

City festival in Lebenstedt: Important traffic diversions from Thursday!

On Thursday, August 12, 2025, the big city festival will be celebrated in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt. During this festive week, which runs until August 18, residents and visitors should prepare for extensive traffic disruptions. Albert-Schweitzer-Straße between Neißestraße and Joachim-Campe-Straße is particularly affected and will be completely closed during the entire festival period. Therefore there will also be changes to regular services, such as regionalheute.de reported.

The affected bus routes, 627 and 640, will be rerouted. Line 627 runs from the “Schillerstraße” stop via Neißestraße and Berliner Straße to a replacement stop on Konrad-Adenauer-Straße. The “Stadtbibliothek” stop will also be eliminated and will be moved to “Schillerstraße”, while the “SZ-Lebenstedt Bahnhof” stop will be moved to the replacement “City-Kino” stop. Line 640 also changes its route and takes a detour via Joachim-Campe-Straße, Kattowitzer Straße and Neißestraße. The “Arbeitsamt” stop is no longer necessary and “Schillerstrasse” is used as a replacement. In addition, the “City Library” stop will be replaced by the “Town Hall” stop. The city administration asks all passengers to allow more time for their journey.

Security concept for the city festival

The city festival not only attracts visitors from all over the region, but also requires extensive security precautions. The Salzgitter/Peine/Wolfenbüttel police station, the professional fire brigade and the Citizens' Festival Committee are in close contact to ensure safety during the event salzgitter.de communicates.

The security situation has changed significantly recently, not least due to incidents such as school shootings and terrorist attacks. There is always a special vulnerability at city festivals. In many cities, increased attention is therefore being paid to security concepts that include measures such as risk analyses, access controls and evacuation planning. In addition to police forces, modern techniques are also used to increase security, such as “Indutainers”—planted sandstone containers and mobile barriers. Mayor Tim Lochner emphasizes how important it is that municipalities have a good hand in planning such events and must take safety concerns into account kommunal.de reported.

Finally, the city of Salzgitter would like to thank residents, businesses and visitors for their understanding during the closures. There is a ban on weapons on the event site in order to further increase the safety of everyone involved. Preparations are already in full swing and the city administration is doing its best to ensure a pleasant and safe celebration.