Full closure and carnival: Potsdamer Straße is head!

A full closure of Potsdamer Straße will ensure considerable traffic disruptions in the coming days. The next section at Brücke's new building will be completely closed from January 17, 10 p.m. to 8 p.m., 4 a.m. During this period, the bridge itself will also be completely closed from 18 January, 5:30 a.m., until 19 January, 10.30 a.m. A diversion for vehicle traffic is set up via KRAHNE, RECHAHN and goddess, such as MAZ-Online

The carnival club KCH also moves its location in Brandenburg an der Havel. The club moves to a former open-plan office of the Arvato call center and plans to convert the 450 square meter area into several rooms. The official entry is planned for April 1; The rental agreement runs over ten years.

Personnel lack in the Federal Office and a shortage of skilled workers

The Federal Office for Foreign Affairs (BFAA) is urgently looking for employees because 10 % of the 772 positions are vacant. The authority sees itself in competition with other administrative authorities in the region and planned to increase the number of employees to around 1,000. A new building on Bauhofstrasse has been planned, but not yet started.

In the construction industry, a worrying situation arises due to an increasing shortage of skilled workers. According to the Federal Ministry of Transport, more than 10,000 bridges have to be renovated on motorways and federal highways. The goal is an annual renovation of over 400 bridges by 2032. The Association of the Baden-Württemberg construction industry reported that 44 % of companies are complaining about a shortage of labor. The area of concrete and reinforced concrete construction is particularly affected, where there is a lack of qualified specialists. Young people are increasingly preferring office work, which is attributed to working conditions on construction sites. In order to increase the attractiveness of the professions in construction, companies are increasingly investing in the extraction of trainees, such as Tagesschau.de reported.