Speyerer Viaduct: Refurbishment costs more and takes longer!

Speyerer Viaduct: Refurbishment costs more and takes longer!

Speyer, Deutschland - The Schipka Pass in Speyer, a historical viaduct, faces enormous challenges. As the

The bridge parts in the steel construction company BGM in Meißenheim are currently in Meißenheim, where they are thoroughly overtaken. Each of the approximately 6000 rivets that hold the structure together must be edited individually. This is not an everyday construction project - the coordination requires great effort, since the tasks have to be carried out in parallel to use the necessary funding of two million euros in the country. Specialists such as the welding technology teaching and testing institution Mannheim are also involved in checking the quality of the materials, such as the Rheinpfalz reported.

shift in reconstruction

originally planned for March 2025, the reconstruction of the Schipka Pass is expected to be delayed on the summer. This delay is also due to the necessary coordination by train, which must block the tracks below the bridge during work. Despite the challenges, the Schipka Pass will remain an important element in city history and hopefully will soon return to its place.