Closure in Strausberg: Heavy rain delays road opening!

Closure in Strausberg: Heavy rain delays road opening!

In Strausberg, residents and road users must continue to be patient. The planned opening of the street along the city wall, which was originally supposed to take place during the summer holidays, has been delayed. Loud moz.de the poor weather conditions, particularly repeated heavy rains, are the main reason for this delay. The building inspection is now scheduled for Friday, July 25th.

If the weather is favorable, the road could be reopened to traffic at the weekend. Until then, however, it should be noted that bus routes are already allowed to pass on the road, while cars and rail replacement services remain closed. The renovation work on the 380 meter long section between Hegermühlenstrasse and Müncheberger Strasse has been carried out extensively: The dilapidated subsoil was replaced by a new, twelve centimeter thick layer of asphalt, which replaces the temporary patch work of recent years.

The importance of road infrastructure

The current construction work sheds light on the increasingly important resilience of our transport infrastructure. The research initiative “Pave4Climate” at the Technical University of Dresden, led by Dr.-Ing. Led by Anita Blasl and her colleagues, it deals intensively with the challenges of climate change. According to the project page Pave4Climate Weather-related natural disasters such as heavy rain are becoming increasingly common, and the need to keep transport infrastructure usable both during and after such events is becoming increasingly urgent.

A central goal of the project is to research methods for developing climate-resilient road infrastructure. Particular attention is paid to risk-based adaptation measures that are intended to help meet the challenges of climate change through innovative materials and construction methods. Laboratory experiments and simulations are intended to better understand potential damage from flooding and to prepare roads for future extreme weather events.

A long-term goal for road safety

With the ongoing construction work on the city wall road and the findings of research, it is clear that the safe and lasting condition of our roads is of central importance. The road is not only needed for residents and local traffic, but also plays an important role in the regional infrastructure.

In summary, the current weather conditions are hampering construction work in Strausberg, but the renovation work is a step in the right direction to make the roads of the future more resilient to the effects of climate change. Further information about the renovation work in Strausberg can be found on the city's website at stadt-strausberg.de.