Dhe traffic-plagued commuters on the A 66 motorway and in the highway community of the state capital Wiesbaden can hope that in 2024, if not every thing, then many issues will enhance once more.
After a technical examination of huge bored piles and apparently prolonged negotiations with the contracted development firms, the Autobahn GmbH of the federal authorities is lastly ready to set a date for the completion of the four-lane southern half of the new Salzbach Viaduct: this ought to be open to site visitors at the finish of 2023 be launched. Then drivers between the two A 66 junctions “Mainzer Strasse” and “Biebrich” not need to take the time-consuming detour by way of the Wiesbaden highway community.
Initially, Autobahn GmbH had wished to offer readability a couple of dependable development schedule for the new Salzbach Viaduct again in March. However nothing got here of it. In April, when requested by the FAZ, it was mentioned {that a} load take a look at was first mandatory for two massive bored piles.
Stress take a look at handed positively
The explanation: Throughout the concrete work for the massive bored piles, there have been “abnormalities” – not described intimately by Autobahn GmbH – the results of which needed to be checked first. “It was subsequently essential to test the load-bearing capability of the affected basis piles utilizing a load take a look at,” mentioned Autobahn GmbH on Wednesday.
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Matthias Hannapel, head of the “Building and Upkeep” division at Autobahn GmbH, additionally cites the penalties of the “international disaster” by way of disruption to produce chains and value will increase as the motive for the delays in the development schedule.
Based on the CEO, Stephan Krenz, the “intensive load take a look at” of the piles was optimistic. The completion date has now been fastened with the development firm. The goal is handy over the new south bridge at the finish of 2023. The north bridge ought to be accomplished in mid-2025.
The southern after which the northern Salzbach Viaduct will encompass round 15,000 cubic meters of bolstered concrete with round 2,800 tons of bolstered metal and a metal superstructure of round 5,800 tons. Each bridges are every supported by three piers, in order that they are going to every encompass a complete of 4 bridge spans. Based on Autobahn GmbH, the north bridge will likely be 324 meters lengthy and have a most span of 90 meters. The southern bridge, on the different hand, may have a size of 314 meters and a most span of 85 meters after completion. A complete of round 7.5 kilometers of huge bored piles will likely be pushed into the floor. The development of a complete of three rainwater retention basins is deliberate for the utterly redesigned drainage of the bridge.
Blast with out harm
The completion date now talked about is considerably later than the state capital and the many commuters had hoped for. Earlier than the bridge was blown up in November 2021, there was discuss of a development time of twelve to 14 months for the southern half of the bridge, adopted by completion in autumn 2023.
Now will probably be winter 2023, offered the authorities can meet the deadline. Nonetheless, from the viewpoint of the authorities, the reconstruction of the broken bridge is making good progress. Work has been occurring in all development websites since January, after the railway strains and the B 263 have been reopened to site visitors shortly earlier than Christmas final year. The western abutment of the south bridge was demolished in January and the abutment of the north bridge in March. The development website for the new north bridge has additionally been cleared. The mandatory development roads are at present being arrange.
West of the railway strains, the excavation of the foundations of the bridge piers, which had already been made earlier than the blasting, had begun. The complicated safety of the foundations throughout the blasting has confirmed its price, as a result of there was no harm. For the crossing of the Aartalbahn additional to the west, the remaining demolition work was carried out on the current construction.
Since the starting of Could, there was a search for duds from the Second World Battle on this zone. The sheet pile partitions to safe the excavation pit for the development of the bridge, which leads over the Aartalbahn, can be began shortly.
The main focus is at present on the work in the so-called clock cellar, on the jap abutment and on the jap pillar between the B263 and the railway strains. That is the place the foundations for the shunting amenities can be made. In the neighborhood of the jap pillar between the federal freeway and the railway strains, the foundations of the previous bridge have been eliminated. All 30 bored piles for the east pillar of the south and north bridges have now been accomplished.
