Tempo 30 for trucks on the men's bridge: residents breathe up!

Tempo 30 for trucks on the men's bridge: residents breathe up!

From December 19, 2024, trucks on the Herrenseebrücke in Waren, located in the Mecklenburg Lake District district, have to drive considerably slower. The city administration has introduced a speed limit of only 30 km/h in order to curb the high exhaust emissions due to increasing truck traffic. Previously, of only two trucks that used the bridge every day had increased around 30 trucks, which has worrying effects on the street infrastructure, as recently nordkurier.de reported. The editorial team of the NDR region also reports that a regulation for vehicles over 12 meters in length will also apply near the urban harbor.

The increase in the number of truck has also led to complaints from residents, according to city spokeswoman Stefanie Schabbel. This traffic development is partly due to the construction site of the railway bridge on the Schwerin Damm, where there is a driving ban for trucks over 12 tons. The city has also announced that driving bans for trucks over twelve meters in length are introduced everywhere in the area, including the beach road and Müritzstraße, to avoid further breakdown of the sidewalks that are used as alternative road. These measures are an immediate response to the drastically increased traffic density, which is documented by ndr.de was.

extended traffic controls and possible exceptions

The city administration also evaluates the possibility of further reducing speed in the affected areas. So far, the regular city bus has used these routes, but its trips are now also prohibited. Violent complaints about noise and vibrations from the built -up areas confirm the urgency of the situation. Companies in the region can apply for exceptions to maintain their logistics despite the temporary restrictions.

The new regulations come at the right time to protect both damage to the infrastructure and the quality of life of the residents, since the greatly increased truck traffic is expected to continue until the traffic situation is fixed.