Dispute over new carol bridge: expensive plans and political allegations!

Dispute over new carol bridge: expensive plans and political allegations!

In the Dresden City Council, a heated dispute over the construction of the Carol Bridge is raging, which is currently being accompanied by a lively debate. Patrick Probst from the FDP/Freie Bürger recently brought an important court judgment of the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia into play. This judgment states that the adaptation to current regulations does not constitute a change in the planning approval. Probst expressed concern that the city council is fueled by half -truths that could endanger the progress of construction planning.

The cost situation around bridge construction also leads to intensive discussions. Peter Lames, a former mayor of the SPD, warned of the high costs of a four -lane bridge. In the current double budget, proud 170 million euros are planned for the bridge, with funding of 35 million euros is expected. However, Lames has doubts that there will actually be funding for the wider bridge and fear that the costs could continue due to an extended construction period.

criticism of transport policy

Another critical word comes from André Schollbach, the person from the Left Party, who accuses the CDU a non -contemporary transport policy. He compares this with the concrete policy of the former SED and notes that the planned new bridge should be almost twice as wide as the Albert Bridge (22 meters). Reinhard Koettnitz, former road construction manager, supports him, who perceives the four lanes as oversized. He refers to research results that show that private transport is steadily decreasing, increasing during public transport and cycling.

A look into the past shows that the traffic system in the city did not collapse during the renovation work of the Carol Bridge, although the bridge was only accessible in two strips. Schollbach and Koettnitz take this experience as an opportunity to argue that a wider bridge is not necessary.

legal framework conditions

Another aspect that often does not pay enough attention in this debate are the legal framework. As the Juraforum , judgments of German courts are updated again and again and delivered ex officio to clarify the deadline and enforcement. The public availability of these decisions, which has been regulated since 1997, ensures that the citizens are also informed about controversial questions.