Traffic collapse in Berlin: A100 design meets Elsenbrücke construction site!

at the Elsenbrücke in Berlin, which has been renovated since 2018 due to extensive damage, threatens a traffic chaos. According to Berlin Live The replacement building of the bridge has been completed by 2028. The western part of the bridge is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. The concerns of the traffic city councils from the districts of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Treptow-Köpenick and Neukölln are large, especially with regard to the completion of the 16th phase of the A100, the commissioning of which is planned for the end of the first half of 2025.

The 16th construction phase of the A100, which will cost 720 million euros for 3.2 kilometers and corresponds to 225,000 euros per meter, ends three lane on the Treptower side of the Elsenbrücke. The city councils therefore warn that a serious traffic collapse threatens without suitable traffic concepts. Antje Kapek, the Greens' traffic policy spokeswoman, calls for a new traffic concept from the Senate Administration before the new construction phase is commissioned, which has about half a year until the opening to ensure this development.

traffic problems due to delays

How the Berliner Kurier , the extension of the A100 in June 2025 will be put into operation. The construction work on the 3.2 km long motorway extension is in the final sprint. However, the Elsenbrücke over the Spree will not be finished in time, which means that the traffic is led directly from the highway to a construction site.

Since 2022, traffic has been regulated via a makeshift bridge with three lanes. This has become necessary because the Elsenbrücke has not been fully used since 2018 due to cracks in the concrete. District politicians warn that residents of the surrounding quarters have to expect massive jams and high loads. Commissioning the A100 before the bridge is completed will probably lead to further traffic loads, since alternative crossings of the Spree have to be approached.

In addition, the planning approval decision provides that three lanes must be available for the junction of the A100. There has been a dispute over the motorway expansion for years, with opponents of the project require a reduction in car traffic in cities, while supporters want to continue the A100 to Storkower Straße in order to connect the eastern part of the city better.