Repairing the damaged Hunte Bridge in Oldenburg According to the railroad, progress is being made. The railways announced that the bridge should be accessible again on two lines from December 9. Two special supports must be installed first. The bridge will be completely closed from December 6 to 8.
After that, the traffic jam will be resolved Bremen–Blanks are fixed, according to the railroad tracks. Trains can then pass over the bridge on schedule again. According to the railroad, more than 100 trains usually pass by the roughly 70-year-old building every day.
The support weighs more than a ton
Installation of the five meter high support weighing one ton will begin on Friday, December 5 at 23.00 WIB. and ends Monday, December 8, also at 11 p.m. The route will be completely closed for this.
Due to damage, the bridge has only had a single lane since November 5 and can be used later than usual. There are delays and cancellations. According to previous information, regional S-Bahn connections from Bremen via Oldenburg to Wilhelmshaven or Bad Zwischenahn, regional express trains from Osnabrück to Wilhelmshaven and long-distance trains between Bremen and Norddeich are affected.
The crack was discovered during repair work
As Deutsche Bahn announced, the damage was discovered during scheduled repair work on the bascule railway bridge. Therefore, cracks were found in the bridge’s counterweight support section.
Incidentally, the damaged structure is not the Hunte Bridge of the same name near Elsfleth a few kilometers further east. A temporary bridge currently stands there after an inland waterway ship damaged the regular railway bridge. The temporary bridge was also damaged due to an accident with a tanker. A new building should be completed there by late 2027 or early 2028.
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