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Berlin Reopens Tiergartentunnel After Morning Technical Fault

The repeat breakdown highlights fragile systems on a route vital to central Berlin.

Overview

  • Berlin closed the Tiergartentunnel toward Moabit on Thursday morning because of a technical fault, blocking the B96 between Reichpietschufer and Heidestraße.
  • VIZ, the city’s traffic center, told drivers to plan about 30 extra minutes for trips near the tunnel.
  • BVG stopped M41 between S+U Potsdamer Platz and S+U Hauptbahnhof, and M85 between Kulturforum and Hauptbahnhof.
  • Repairs wrapped up late in the morning and the tunnel reopened toward Moabit, with M41 and M85 back on their normal route and no detail yet on the cause.
  • Reports on the Heidestraße entrance differed, with Tagesspiegel noting a signal failure earlier and Morgenpost later saying access returned after a similar shutdown three weeks ago.