New bike path on the L 508: Wertheim becomes more bike -friendly!

In the Main-Tauber region, the expansion of the cycle path network along the L508 bike path network began. The initial preparatory work has already been carried out, including the fall of trees on the left side of the state road in the city, which is fidgeted. With these measures, space is created for a separate bike path that will be part of a planned common walking and bike path.

The new bike path will have a width of 2.5 meters and ensure a safety distance of 1.75 meters to the road. The project will be completed by the end of 2025, with the expected construction costs being around 1.25 million euros. In these costs, engineering services of around 300,000 euros are also included. A section of the cycle path connection between Vockenrot and wet is also planned in the project.

planned infrastructure measures

In addition, the cycle path connections are intended in the Reinhardshof and the Wartberg. For cycling and pedestrians, a crossing aid will be set up at the Berlin Ring in Wartberg. Two existing crossing aids are also expanded to increase the safety of traffic crossings. These receive a installation area of twelve square meters. A traffic light for crossing is not planned because the traffic volume with an average of around 8260 vehicles per day is in the acceptable area. With a traffic volume between 5000 and 15,000 vehicles, only a central island is prescribed as a crossing aid.

The expansion of the bike paths on the state roads 2310 and 508 is part of a cycling analytical examination that was carried out in 2020. The aim of this investigation was to further develop Wertheim into a “bicycle -friendly city” by improving the cycle path infrastructure and increasing the proportion of cyclists in everyday traffic. An attribute of this measure was the proposal of the Wertheim Greens to convert the lane of the L 508 into a "bike road", but this was not implemented.

In view of the increasingly changed mobility behavior and the growing trend towards cycling, it is important to rely on adequate cycling infrastructure. According to a publication on the basics of a good cycling infrastructure, the need for new concepts and the expansion of bike paths is of great importance in order to promote the bike as an alternative movement method to the car. [Stadtmarketing.eu] reported six essential aspects that should flow into the planning of bike paths.