Tag: Bridge construction & tunnel construction
Putin announces retaliation – traffic resumed
Wladimir Putin The Kremlin boss announces retaliation for the attack on the Crimean bridge. (Photo: via REUTERS) Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Ukraine with military retaliation for an…
Putin announces retaliation for attack on Crimean bridge – car traffic interrupted for weeks
Wladimir Putin The Kremlin boss announces retaliation for the attack on the Crimean bridge. (Photo: via REUTERS) Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Ukraine with military retaliation for an…
A45 Rahmede viaduct in Sauerland blown up
Before the Rahmede Viaduct was blown up The bridge has been closed since early December 2021. This has created a significant burden for motorists and residents in the region. (Photo:…
Autobahn GmbH: Government balance sheet revealed: Unconstitutional mixed administration remains
Berlin The federal Autobahn GmbH will be dependent on help from the federal states for a long time to come. This emerges from a balance sheet by the federal government…
Crimean bridge becomes a permanent construction site – what that means for Putin
Vienna Trucker life in southern Russia is currently even less of a bed of roses than in normal times. Since the bridge to Crimea was damaged, presumably by a Ukrainian…
After attack on Crimean bridge: Putin retaliates
Collapsed section of the Crimean Bridge Early on October 8, a truck exploded on the bridge, setting fuel tanks on a freight train on fire. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Russia responded to…
After attack on Crimean bridge: Putin retaliates
Collapsed section of the Crimean Bridge Early on October 8, a truck exploded on the bridge, setting fuel tanks on a freight train on fire. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Russia responded to…
Divers to check damage after explosion on Crimean bridge
Kyiv A massive explosion, blazing wagons and parts of the Crimean Bridge that fell into the sea gave Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin a rude awakening on the day after his…
Explosion on Crimean bridge: security circles suspect Ukrainian attack
Riga The fire may have been extinguished. But the strategic consequences of the fire on the Kerch Bridge are likely to be immense for Russia’s military, which is currently fighting…
After explosion and severe fire: Massive damage to Crimean bridge
Fire on the Crimean Bridge The bridge connects mainland Russia with Crimea. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Riga The fire may have been extinguished. But the strategic consequences of the fire on the…
After explosion and severe fire: Massive damage to Crimean bridge
Fire on the Crimean Bridge The bridge connects mainland Russia with Crimea. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Riga The fire may have been extinguished. But the strategic consequences of the fire on the…
Ship collides with bridge: Wesel-Datteln Canal blocked
Accident site in Dorsten A pushed convoy on the Wesel-Datteln Canal hit a road bridge on Thursday night for reasons that have not yet been clarified. (Photo: dpa) Dorsten After…
Infrastructure: dilapidated bridges, crumbling administration
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) visited the disaster this Thursday that shocked him right at the beginning of his term in office: the closed Rahmede viaduct on the…
Dilapidated bridges in Germany: the construction industry is waiting for orders
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing experienced his first surprise six days before he was even appointed Minister. On December 2, the federal highway company had to close the Rahmedetal…
Benetton family and Blackstone submit bid
highway in Italy Atlantia is already partly owned by the Benetton family, but competitors are also targeting the group. (Photo: Bloomberg) Milan In the struggle for the Italian infrastructure group…
4000 bridges are to be renewed by 2030
Rhine Bridge Leverkusen The pace of bridge modernization is to be accelerated. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) sees a great need for action on the motorway…
A need should become a necessity
Berlin In the transport industry, truck drivers are remembering a joke that was fashionable a few years ago: A father from the new federal states is driving his children to…
Experts expect further bridge closures
Fortunately, a replacement is already in place in Rindsdorf, so the old building was ready for demolition. However, the old bridges have one thing in common: Like thousands of other…
Experts expect further bridge closures
Fortunately, a replacement is already in place in Rindsdorf, so the old building was ready for demolition. However, the old bridges have one thing in common: Like thousands of other…
Rotterdam wants to dismantle bridge for Jeff Bezos
Konigshaven Bridge The 40 meter high bridge is too low for Jeff Bezos’ superyacht. Now she may have to go. (Photo: Reuters) Rotterdam Ships have been sailing under the Koningshaven…