Marburger Brücke before demolition: Effects on track and traffic!
Marburger Brücke before demolition: Effects on track and traffic!
A dilapidated bridge in Hesse has to be demolished, which will lead to significant restrictions on rail traffic. The bridge that leads the L3089 on the Neue Kasseler Straße near Marburg across the railway line has been blocked in concrete since the end of 2024 due to cracks. The planned demolition will take place from March 21, 2025, 10 p.m. until March 31, 2025, 4 a.m. During this time, the rail connection between Frankfurt and Kassel is temporarily interrupted, which has a significant impact on commuters and travelers. During this time, trains will not be able to drive from Marburg's main station to Kassel, but the connection to Frankfurt remains open, if not continuously, informed hna.de.
The demolition of the bridge has become necessary because a renovation was considered "neither economically nor technically sensible", after detailed investigations and evaluations of the building. The affected railway tracks must be blocked for the demolition work, which also requires a short -term shutdown of the overhead lines in Marburg Central Station. This means that train traffic will come to a standstill for a few hours during the shutdown. The details of alternative travel options for affected rail drivers in Hessen are to be announced in early March 2025.
effects on traffic
The effects of the bridge cancellation have been noticeable for pedestrians, cycling and drivers since November 2024 when the bridge has been blocked due to the visible damage. The demolition work is expected to take 10 days and not only affect rail traffic, but also road traffic in the area. The bridge is one of many in Hesse who is under discussion due to their poor condition. Hessen has 19 out of 100 of the most in need of renovation in Germany, which indicates a larger trend that concerns both security and infrastructure in the state, such as Tagesschau.de Notes.
in Hesse is the Marköbel valley bridge on the A45 near Hammersbach the worst rated bridge. The state has a total of 3,786 motorway bridges, of which 1,382 are classified with the evaluation "still sufficient". The proportion of the "insufficient" or "insufficient" rated bridges has been reduced in recent years, but in the past few months two bridges in Hesse, the Schiersteiner Brücke and the Salzbachtal Bridge have suffered a collapse. These incidents illustrate the urgency of structural investments in the infrastructure, which the Federal Government is intended to address annually with a plan to renovate 400 bridges. From 2021 to 2023, Hessen invested around 162 million euros in the renovation of federal and state road bridges, so hessenschau.de .
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