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A rapid reaction force for heavy projects
Berlin The federal government wants to reorganize the highway administration in order to rehabilitate dilapidated bridges and expand trunk roads more quickly. This emerges from a position paper by 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…
The state-owned company will drive Peugeot in the future
Motorway near Munich Actually, it needs a powerful management. (Photo: IMAGO/xcitepress) Berlin If you take a look at the fleet of the federally owned Autobahn GmbH, you will be surprised:…
Siemens receives what it says is the largest order in the company’s history
Siemens Siemens has an order value of 8.1 billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Munich The industrial group Siemens has received another billion-euro order from Egypt for high-speed trains, among other things.…
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…
Rotterdam has to dismantle a 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…
CO2 comparisons of trains and planes are misleading
plane and train Who is the bigger climate polluter? There are many factors to consider when evaluating, not just CO2 emissions. (Photo: EB STOCK) Merchants know the difference between full…
“Second-class charging stations” on the Autobahn
Rest area with charging station An electric car is parked at a charging station at the only fully renovated rest area “Ostseeblick” near Heiligenhafen. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf If you want…
The traffic light says goodbye to public-private partnerships
Berlin Despite empty state coffers, the traffic light coalition only wants to enter into public-private partnerships (PPP) in highway construction in justified cases. “The coalition agreement stipulates that state implementation…
The traffic light says goodbye to public-private partnerships
Berlin Despite empty state coffers, the traffic light coalition only wants to enter into public-private partnerships (PPP) in highway construction in justified cases. “The coalition agreement stipulates that state implementation…
The balance sheet of the Autobahn GmbH of the federal government is sobering after a year
Highway construction site According to information from the Handelsblatt, the motorway company will not be able to obstruct half a billion euros this year, which is a good ten percent…
The balance sheet of the Autobahn GmbH of the federal government is sobering after a year
Highway construction site According to information from the Handelsblatt, the motorway company will not be able to obstruct half a billion euros this year, which is a good ten percent…
A new construction freeze is looming on the autobahn
Motorway construction sites in Saxony-Anhalt The Autobahn GmbH will probably not be able to obstruct at least 200 million euros. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Autobahn GmbH of the federal government…
Rehabilitation backlog: Despite billions in investments – hundreds of dilapidated bridges
Sazlbach valley bridge Some bridges, like the Salzbachtalbrücke on the A66, threaten to collapse. (Photo: imago images / Jan Huebner) Berlin Despite high investments, the condition of the bridges on…
Elon Musk is barely making any headway with his tunnel boring company
Dusseldorf The power went out often, the internet connection was bumpy, and there wasn’t enough water to mix concrete because of the lack of hoses. To make matters worse, a…