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New momentum for Dresden: City council decides on Carola Bridge!
The ADAC Saxony and Dresden Chambers are pushing for quick decisions on the reconstruction of the Carola Bridge.
New momentum for Dresden: City council decides on Carola Bridge!
The situation around the Carola Bridge in Dresden remains tense. The ADAC Saxony received the open letter, which was initiated by the Dresden Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Dresden Chamber of Crafts, with positive words. Ines Springer, board member of ADAC Saxony, shows solidarity with the signatories' demands and emphasizes that the city administration must make a quick decision to rebuild the bridge. This decision is aimed for before the summer break in order to avoid a time-consuming planning approval process. There are also clear ideas with regard to traffic routing: Springer advocates a new four-lane building, equipped with standard-compliant cycle and pedestrian paths.
The city council will make a fundamental decision on June 19, but opinions differ on the number of lanes on the new bridge. While the Greens around Stephan Kühn advocate two to three car lanes to take account of the declining traffic numbers, the CDU and Team Zastrow are committed to maintaining four lanes. Kühn warns that an early determination would not be in the spirit of future requirements. A forecast shows that two to three lanes could be enough to avoid excessive widening, and TU professor Steffen Marx adds that additional lanes could increase costs by 30 million euros.
The challenges in the planning process
In the discussion about the new building, a new committee was created to accompany the planning process. The city administration's requirements are clear: short construction times, safe traffic management and the preservation of visual axes are on the agenda. The technical infrastructure and a robust, low-maintenance design are also key points. However, there is also criticism, especially from AfD politician Thomas Ladzinski, who complains that there are no representatives from urban society on the accompanying committee and that there is currently no recognizable instrument for citizen participation.
The challenges of the transport infrastructure as a whole cannot be overlooked either. According to a current study by the German Institute for Urban Studies (Difu), which was commissioned by various transport associations, major defects have already been identified in a third of the roads. Every second road bridge is in need of renovation, which indicates an enormous investment requirement totaling 372 billion euros by 2030. The ADAC emphasizes the urgency of modernizing roads and rails and calls for support from the federal and state governments to ensure road safety.
All in all, it is clear that the new construction of the Carola Bridge is not only a local political issue, but also reflects the pressing questions regarding the design of the transport infrastructure throughout Germany. Quick action is required to make Dresden future-proof as a transport hub and to ensure the city's ability to act.