Water pipe break in Mainz: Hans-Böckler-Straße closed for weeks!

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In Mainz-Bretzenheim there have been restrictions since February 10, 2025 due to a water pipe break on Hans-Böckler-Straße.
In Mainz-Bretzenheim there have been restrictions since February 10, 2025 due to a water pipe break on Hans-Böckler-Straße. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

In Mainz-Bretzenheim, a water pipe break that occurred on Sunday, February 8, 2025, ensures considerable restrictions in local public transport and on the street. The damaged drinking water pipe is located on Hans-Böckler-Straße, where the escaping water has already washed the road. This led to a full closure of the street in both directions, both for drivers and for buses, such as Merkurist.de reported.

The restrictions are particularly affected by bus lines 57, 70, 74 and 90. These are redirected and are now driving over the Hinkelsteinerstraße and Red Weg. The Karl-Zörgelt-Straße and St. Bernhard stops cannot be arranged due to the closure. Residents and commuters have to prepare for longer travel times, since the exact duration of the blocking is currently unclear. However, pedestrians and cyclists remain granted access to the construction site.

detour details of the bus lines

From Monday, February 10, 2025, the following changes for bus traffic in Bretzenheim:

apply until further notice
  • Lines 57 and 90 are diverted via the Südring and take a turning drive over the parking lot of IGS Bretzenheim.
  • The stops Karl-Zörgel-Straße and St. Bernhard are
  • The stop area D at the Albert-Stohr-Straße stop is approached in different ways (line 71 towards Lerchenberg or Finthen).
  • The lines 70 and 74 operate the Albert-Stohr-Straße, Hinkelsteinerstraße and Roter Weg.

These changes should help to maintain bus traffic during the disorder, such as Mainzer-mobilitaet.de

context and possible effects

In urban environments,

water pipe breaks are often a problem that significantly stresses both the infrastructure and the residents. Similar incidents, such as the water pipe break in Berlin on New Year's Eve, show that such damage often causes extensive repair work. There, the Berlin water operations planned months of construction for the renewal of 270 meters, while residents also had to expect restrictions, such as merkur.de

The situation is also tense in Mainz. The water supplier checks the damage to the lines to determine how long the repair work is expected to take. In the meantime, many households that were affected by the water supply on Sunday morning have been connected to the water supply since Sunday afternoon.

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