Financing of the dilapidated motorway bridge in Wolfsburg unsafe - threatens to demolition and new construction?

Financing of the dilapidated motorway bridge in Wolfsburg unsafe - threatens to demolition and new construction?

The Wolfsburg concrete cancer bridge, which spans the Mittelland Canal and the railway line, is facing uncertain times. The motorway bridge, which urgently needs to be renovated, could possibly fall victim to the red pencil due to budget cuts. The traffic light government in Berlin is located in intensive budget consultations for 2025, in which financial resources are disputed for necessary bridge renovations. One of the affected projects is the dilapidated motorway bridge between Fallersleben and Sandkamp.

By the lack of the bridge construction project on the Autobahn GmbH website, there is speculation as to whether the renovation has been deleted or postponed for the time being. Funding for the renovation of dilapidated motorway bridges is a central topic, since the Autobahn Society sees a significant additional need for the bridge moderation program from 2025 to 2028

built with 55 percent of all bridge structures in Germany before 1985, the renovation of more than 4,000 motorway bridges in need of renovation is a major challenge. Examples such as the blown up Autobahn Bridge Rahmede and the blocked Leverkusen Rheinbrücke clarify the consequences if bridges are not sufficiently viable.

In Wolfsburg, restrictions on motorway bridges have already been recorded. At the WO2 bridge and the high-flyer on the mortar knot, speed limits and lane adjustments have been required due to the lusty load-bearing capacity.

Through planned budget cuts in the Federal Ministry of Transport, important construction projects and renovations could be postponed indefinitely. The bridge between Fallersleben and Sandkamp hangs in the floating, since the previously estimated costs of 35 million euros will not be sufficient.

It is still uncertain whether the Wolfsburg concrete cancer bridge is to be torn down or rebuilt due to budget cuts. Autobahn GmbH urgently needs additional financial resources for the bridge moderation program in order to maintain the infrastructure safely and reliably.

- Nag