Shock for commuters: A 559 closed from Friday for bridge construction!

Shock for commuters: A 559 closed from Friday for bridge construction!

Gremberghoven, Deutschland - in Gremberghoven it says from next Friday evening: "The street is tight!" Because the A 559 is blocked for important construction work. Like Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , the work is related to the construction of a new bridge over the Rather Straße. The closure begins on Friday, June 27th, at 9 p.m. and ends on Monday, June 30th, at 5 a.m. During this time, traffic in the direction of Bonn between the Cologne-Gremberg motorway junction and the Gremberghoven junction is derived. In addition, the A 559 in the direction of Cologne between the Cologne-Porz triangle and the Cologne-Gremberg motorway junction is affected. The crossings from the A4 and the A59 to the A559 are also particularly affected. Road users in the direction of Bonn are led from the Cologne-Gremberg cross via the A3 to Frankfurt, while the trips to Cologne can take place via the A59 and the A3 to the Cologne-Ost cross.

closures and diversions

The bridge on Rather Straße, which was built in 1964, had to be closed to motorized traffic due to voltage crack corrosion in July 2022. Since then, only foot and cycling has had access. The demolition of the old bridge is planned for February 2024, the new building is to take place in the same place. The construction period is expected to continue until autumn 2023.

The construction site activities are part of a larger modernization program that is carried out across Germany. According to Federal Ministry of Transport are recorded around 40,100 bridges in the federal long-distance road network in Germany. The intensive use and stress through the heavy traffic have left traces on many of these bridges, which has created an urgent need for action.

background to the A 57

A look beyond the current developments shows the importance of the A 57, which leads from the Netherlands to Cologne. With a total length of 119 kilometers, this highway extends through busy areas and has numerous junctions (29) and intersections. Like 24rhein , there are already plans to expand the A 57 continuously.

The current needs of renovation not only address the current renovation, but also to further improve the traffic exchange between the regions. The upcoming construction work on the A 559 in Grembergerhoven is therefore only a small part of a much larger puzzle that affects the traffic infrastructure in North Rhine-Westphalia. It will be interesting to see how the situation will develop!