Refurbishment or new building? Garmisch's railway bridge with a big challenge!

Refurbishment or new building? Garmisch's railway bridge with a big challenge!

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Deutschland - The railway bridge on St.-Martin-Straße in Garmisch-Partenkirchen faces major challenges: Due to the high traffic volume due to heavy load trains and its advanced aging, it must be extensively renovated. Deutsche Bahn (DB) has already installed a monitoring system to monitor the structural integrity of the bridge. The first renovation measures were carried out this year, but further work is planned for 2025 to add an additional support. The deputy head of the market building office, Markus Gehrle-Neff, emphasizes that this is necessary to relieve the bridge and to remedy possible damage such as cracks in the concrete, such as reported.

A complete new building of the bridge is also considered as a serious option, which raises concerns about possible traffic disruptions in the village. Local politicians like Anton Hofer are calling for an early examination of the possible effects, especially if this construction work coincides with plans for the new campus. This concern was taken up during a meeting of the construction committee, but the mayor Elisabeth Koch expressed that now was not the right time to speculate about such "horror scenarios". In contrast, Hofer pushes to proactive preparations to ensure both security and the traffic situation, said .