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Bridges over Kiel Canal to be four-lane again from Friday

It took a good year to repair the Holtenau elevated bridges. This was due to an accident involving a freighter at the end of 2022. Traffic should soon be back on four lanes again.

,   and  James Williams
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A cyclist rides on the cycle path over the closed Holtenau High Bridge. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
A cyclist rides on the cycle path over the closed Holtenau High Bridge. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Keel - Bridges over Kiel Canal to be four-lane again from Friday

A good year after the accident involving a cargo ship, the repairs to the Holtenau high bridges over the Kiel Canal are almost complete. From Friday, traffic will be able to move again in both directions on two lanes each, said a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Transport on Wednesday. State Secretary for Transport Tobias von der Heide (CDU) and the head of the State Road Construction and Transport Division, Christoph Köster, want to reopen the bridges to traffic on Friday (10.00 a.m.).

Despite the Kieler Woche break, an autumn storm and a heavy onset of winter, the work has been completed to such an extent that traffic can once again flow in four lanes, the Ministry of Transport reported.

A crane being transported on a Finnish freighter collided with both high bridges in Kiel-Holtenau on November 30, 2022. The Ministry of Transport put the cost of the bridge renovation at 6 million euros - 3.5 million for the severely damaged Olympic Bridge and 2.5 million for the Prinz Heinrich Bridge. Initially, the federal government will bear the costs. Later, they will be claimed from the party responsible. The results of the investigation into the question of guilt are still pending.

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  1. Once the restoration of the north-east sea canal's Holtenau high bridges is completed, freighter traffic in both directions will have four lanes available again, as announced by the Ministry of Transport.
  2. The state of Schleswig-Holstein's Ministry of Transport reported that despite challenges such as the Kieler Woche break, an autumn storm, and heavy winter onset, the repairs to the damaged bridges are substantial enough to allow for four-lane traffic on the north-east sea canal.
  3. The cost of repairing the severely damaged Olympic Bridge and the Prinz Heinrich Bridge on the north-east sea canal was estimated by the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Transport to be 6 million euros.
  4. Following an accident involving a cargo ship, the north-east sea canal's Holtenau high bridges are currently undergoing significant repairs to ensure safer traffic for both passenger and freighter vessels.

Source: www.stern.de

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