Overview
- The Infrastructure Ministry raised the limit from 7.5 to 30 tons effective Wednesday, allowing heavy vehicles back on the B172 crossing.
- Heavy vehicles must keep a 50‑meter gap to prevent load overlap on individual bridge fields.
- Engineers derived the higher allowance from a load‑testing program running since April.
- Officials say limits could be tightened again quickly if monitoring shows reduced capacity.
- The bridge was closed a year ago after special checks prompted by Dresden’s Carolabrücke collapse, then partially reopened in April to vehicles up to 7.5 tons plus cyclists and pedestrians.