The emergency stabilization of the southern structure of the Salzbachtal Bridge near Wiesbaden, which was damaged in mid-June, has been completed.
As the Autobahn GmbH announced on request, the securing of the northern side of the damaged bridge pier using a shotcrete corset had already been completed at the beginning of the week.
Oliver Bock
Correspondent for the Rhein-Main-Zeitung for the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis and for Wiesbaden.
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However, that still does not mean the green light for appraisers, construction specialists and explosives experts.
The shotcrete must first harden for about ten to 14 days.
As soon as the necessary strength has been achieved, the test engineer can give the approval so that the preparatory work for the planned demolition and the extensive securing of the infrastructure in the immediate vicinity of the structure can begin.
This can be expected at the end of next week at the earliest.
The fate of the special vehicle parked on the bridge, a so-called bridge viewing device, has not yet been finally clarified, according to Autobahn GmbH: "We are, however, hopeful that we will be able to secure the vehicle before it is detonated from the bridge," it said on Thursday at the request of the FAZ