Hessen Mobil announces road closures, flight ban zone and live broadcasts
Bad König/Zell. The valley bridge of federal road 45 near Bad König/Zell is to be blown up Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. This was announced by Hessen Mobil on Thursday. Preparations for the demolition of the approximately 3,000 tons of bridge , which has been closed in the concrete since the end of April, have been running for weeks.
Cabinations around Zell from 8 a.m.
For safety reasons, a safety radius of around 250 meters around the bridge will be set up on the day of the demolition. From 8:00 a.m., all access roads to Zell will be fully blocked. The blocking of the closures is planned around 12:00 p.m. The following access roads are affected:
- B 45 from Michelstadt , behind the Asselbrunn industrial estate (access to the Walther-Rathenau-Allee remains possible)
- Königer Strasse in Zell , before the confluence with B 45 / L 3414 (Café Orth and Möbel Kempf remain available)
- Wide-Gesäß-Straße in Zell , confluence "Im Neuroth"
- Heuberweg in a wide range
The diversion takes place via the state roads L 3318 and L 3349 to Vielbrunn , from there via the B 47 back to Michelstadt .
Flight ban zone and no spectators on site
flight ban zone for drones is set up during the explosion . The police and fire brigade use their own drones to monitor the security area. Hessen Mobil emphasizes that a tour on site is not possible - also because of the difficult to access area. briefly evacuated on the morning of July 30th .
The public is called to pursue on live streams on television or internet Several media plan a live broadcast of the explosion.
Background: blocking since April - new building planned
The bridge is transferred to the Odenwaldbahn, a bike path and the Mümling. At the end of April, she was closed in both directions after cracks were found in the concrete. A project-task force is now working on a quick replacement building.
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