New barrier -free bus station in Hövelhof: construction work is now starting!

New barrier -free bus station in Hövelhof: construction work is now starting!

On Monday, February 17, 2025, construction work in Hövelhof began to build a new barrier -free bus stop "Ärztehaus". This stop will be created directly in front of the Lidl near the roundabout on Paderborner Straße and is intended to ensure safe and comfortable access to local transport for all passengers, especially for people limited. Paderborner Straße is closed on one side during the construction period, which brings some adjustments for traffic, such as nw. reports .

The new construction of the stop is carried out in two phases. First, the stop is built in the middle of the area, which should take about four weeks. In the second phase, the opposite stop is being built towards Paderborn. The work is expected to be completed by the end of April;

impairments and diversions

During the construction work, considerable traffic restrictions can be expected. A one -way regulation towards Paderborn is introduced between the Wassermannweg junction and the roundabout on Mergelweg. The traffic from Paderborn to the town center is diverted via Geschwister-Scholl-Straße and the street on Finkenbach. In addition, the Cup & Cino stop (formerly Hudeweg) stop in the center of the village, while a temporary stop in Geschwister-Scholl-Straße is set up at the Falkenrich Autohaus. However, the stop towards Paderborn remains during the construction time.

In order to defuse the traffic situation, a traffic light system is installed at the intersection at Finkenbach. In Geschwister-Scholl-Straße there is an absolute ban on parking and holding during the construction work. The residents and road users are asked to ask for understanding during this time. It is important that access to the industrial area on Zieglerstrasse remains without restriction and the heavy goods traffic is guided through extensive detour.

financing the measures

The Zweckverband Nahverkehr Westfalen-Lippe (NWL) promotes the project with 90 percent of the costs, which enables the construction of a modern and barrier-free bus stop. This follows the trend that other cities also implement appropriate measures in order to improve accessibility in public transport. For example, the city of Kreuztal has invested 213,000 euros in the barrier -free expansion of bus stops to facilitate people with visual impairments and other physical restrictions. The conversion should ensure that no steps or high distances have to be overcome when getting in and out. Such conversion measures are part of a comprehensive plan that was set up at the end of 2017 and will be continued in the following years wirsiegen.de explains this .

The importance of accessibility in the area of ​​mobility is a central concern, emphasizes the mayor of Kreuztal, Walter Kiß. In 2020, further stops were converted in barrier -free, which further drives the integration of people with physical restrictions on public transport.