New building over the Riedbahn completed - city and farmers celebrate the opening after eleven months of construction
The path into the field is free again: after around eleven months of construction, the new construction of the Mühlweg Bridge in Dornheim was completed. Farmers, cyclists and day trippers can fully use the route via the Riedbahn again. At a small ceremony on site, representatives of the city, the railway and the companies involved in the construction paid tribute to the project.
Mayor Jörg Rüddenklau emphasized the relief for agriculture: "The farmers recently had to accept great detours via Büttelborn. Thank you for her patience." Bridge renewal is an important contribution to improving the infrastructure on site.
Million project with challenges
Thilo Groß, Head of the Roads, Transport and the Environment Office, informed about the project costs: So far, 4.1 million euros have been invested. Non -negotiations are still pending, but the budget of five million euros is to be met.
The old bridge was no longer portable for safety reasons. Regular checks had resulted in a potential risk of collapse, and contact protection for the overhead lines was no longer intact. Groß referred to the comparable Zeller bridge in the Odenwald , which had to be closed for similar reasons.
The construction time was closely linked to the planned Riedbahn renovation between July and December 2024. Deutsche Bahn had signaled that blocking breaks would no longer be possible in the coming years. Complications discovered as late as asbestos and tar burdens led to delays. Even after the reopening of the railway line in December, work had to be continued - partly under the current railway operation with up to 220 kilometers per hour.
A specially designed wearing and hanging scaffold made it possible to work safely during the passages. Further challenges resulted in short-term planning changes, approval procedures and the search for warehouse and access areas. Head of Office Groß praised the short -term and pragmatic cooperation of everyone involved: "This project could only be successfully implemented through the great commitment of everyone involved."
(Gross-Gerau-Red/PSGG)
