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Berlin A100 Closure Drives Shift From Cars to Transit, Survey Finds

Regular users now spend 54 minutes on trips that previously took 35.

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Overview

  • TU Berlin reports car use on the affected section fell from 79% to 70%, while bus and train use rose from 12% to 16%.
  • Fewer people travel the corridor as frequently, with daily users dropping from 36% to 34% and weekly users from 47% to 41%.
  • Nearly one quarter of respondents described themselves as angry or very angry, and more than one third reported dissatisfaction with official measures.
  • The survey polled nearly 3,200 people between April 11 and 25, with about 1,000 directly affected forming the subgroup for the shift and avoidance findings.
  • The disruption follows the removal of the Ringbahn and Westend bridges after structural defects on the A100, with reconstruction planned to take years.