2024-10-01 17:55:10
Infrastructure
Economy
Germany's Infrastructure Crisis: Soaring Costs and Aging Bridges
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Deutsche Welle
Economy
On Germany's highways and major roads, up to 5000 bridges are in a dilapidated state and urgently need to be renovated or rebuilt. Most of the bridges were built before 1985 and are now overloaded and damaged. The renovation of the bridges is a generational task, but requires significant financial resources that are currently lacking.
morgenpost
Demolition of the Schönhauser Allee Bridge: A Major Project Defused
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Deutsche Welle
Germany: More and more highway bridges are broken
Politics
Economy
Many highway bridges in Germany are in poor condition and urgently need renovation. According to the Federal Ministry of Transport, around 5,000 bridges need to be repaired or rebuilt. Examples are the collapsed Carolabrücke in Dresden, the closed Talbrücke Rahmede in North Rhine-Westphalia and the planned Fehmarnbelt Tunnel between Germany and Denmark. The renovation is made more difficult by lengthy planning processes, lack of funding and rising costs. The federal government wants to acceler..
Frankfurter Rundschau
Million-Disaster on the Baltic Sea: Solar Ferry Fails to Cover Route
Environment
Politics
A solar ferry 'Missunde III' was supposed to go into operation in 2024 to transport people across the Baltic Sea fjord. But the 3.3 million euro ship is not steerable and has significant problems with wind and currents. Despite test runs, the design flaw was apparently underestimated.
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