en.Wedoany.com Reported - Germany's Federal Minister of Transport, Patrick Schnieder (CDU), announced after the second steering committee meeting of federal, state, and local governments in Bonn that the Bonn North Bridge (A565 motorway) will be demolished and rebuilt due to severe damage and will not be reopened to traffic. The damage to the left bank approach bridge is more severe than previously anticipated.

Schnieder stated that the top priority now is to accelerate progress, with the tendering process to be launched immediately so that demolition work can begin as early as July. The target is for the new bridge to open to traffic by the end of 2028 at the latest. Built in the 1960s, the Bonn North Bridge is the most important east-west link in the region and has been in a dilapidated state. Since February, a ban has been in place for trucks over 7.5 tons. In early June, the bridge was unexpectedly completely closed after the latest inspection revealed structural damage to its load-bearing structure.

The closure has severely impacted regional traffic, with the German Automobile Club (ADAC) calling it a "full-blown catastrophe." Many motorists are detouring through the Cologne area, adding pressure to an already overloaded traffic system. The Bonn/Rhein-Sieg Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Bonn/Rhein-Sieg) stated that the bridge is a lifeline for the region. Since the closure, traffic congestion in Bonn has worsened, and the city government has announced several emergency measures, including temporarily providing free public transport, to encourage more people to switch from cars to buses and trains. According to previous plans, the new construction of this North Bridge was not expected to begin until the 2030s.

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