The collapse of the Carola Bridge significantly affected both traffic and heat supply in Dresden. The energy supplier Sachsen Energie now wants to lay a new district heating pipeline on the Augustus Bridge. In addition, the demolition of Bridge C will continue from Tuesday.
After After the collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden, the energy supplier “Sachsen Energie” wants to build a replacement for the destroyed district heating pipeline. To this end, a new, temporary line will be laid on the Augustus Bridge, as the company announced on Monday. The line will be laid on the downstream sidewalk. In winter, the north of Dresden should be reliably supplied with district heating from the power plant at the Nossen Bridge.
This is how the new district heating pipeline should run on the Augustus Bridge.
The new line should be ready in November and will then safely supply 36,000 households in the Neustadt again, according to a company spokesman. At the moment this is only possible via a line on the Marienbrücke, which can only supply the western Neustadt. New lines would therefore also be laid at Carolaplatz in order to close the district heating connection on the Neustädter side along the Königsufer.
No traffic over Augustus Bridge
Dresden Mayor Dirk Hilbert said at a press conference on Monday that the Augustus Bridge would not be opened to traffic. “District heating has priority,” says Hilbert. The city is currently holding “intensive discussions” about the reconstruction of the Carola Bridge. Negotiations are also underway with the federal government about possible support. “We are very aware of the seriousness of the situation,” said Hilbert.
But we have to do everything we can to make the Carola Bridge roadworthy again.
Dirk Hilbert | Mayor of Dresden
The bridge is one of the city’s most important traffic arteries. But Dresden will have to make its own contribution to reconstruction. Other construction projects – such as the renovation of the Nossen Bridge – already place many demands on the Free State of Saxony. “But we have to do everything we can to make the Carola Bridge roadworthy again,” said Hilbert. This is what you become postpone other projects.
The building committee meets publicly on the Carola Bridge
Dresden’s construction mayor Stephan Kühn announced that the city’s construction committee would discuss the Carola Bridge issue on Tuesday. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. in the mess hall. All deliberations of the committee on the Carola Bridge are now public, said Kühn. In addition, it will be possible to inspect the bridge reports from Tuesday. These had the city council factions requested.
According to Kühn, work is currently underway on the expert report on the Carola Bridge. A first interim report should therefore be completed in November, and the complete report will then be discussed in the building committee on December 4th. Meanwhile, Kühn says he wants to lobby the Bundestag’s budget committee next week for support for the reconstruction of the bridge.
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Pictures: The collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden
More traffic chaos around the bridge
Meanwhile There are still significant traffic restrictions around the Carola Bridge. According to Simone Schecker from the city’s road and civil engineering department, it is complicated to reprogram the traffic lights. Road users must continue to be patient. That’s why we initially observed how the traffic was distributed. Now the traffic lights at Carolaplatz will be reprogrammed accordingly in the coming days. Other affected streets will then follow.
Due to the closure of the Carola Bridge, there are still significant restrictions in Dresden.
The city has also formed a task force on cycling to find a solution to the blocked Elbe cycle path. It was said that all road users must be taken into account. The Dresden Marathon planned for October 27th will take place over the Albert Bridge, said Kühn.
Demolition work should continue
The city wants to start with this in the coming days Continue demolition of the collapsed bridge. According to Simone Schecker, a gravel bed will be laid on the terrace bank from Tuesday. Afterwards, demolition will begin on the Old Town side. “We hope that the water in the Elbe will then be so low that we can then go into the Elbe to remove the rest,” said Schecker.
MDR (I/dkö)
