Overview
- Road traffic will be barred from the bridge starting November 14, with city detours rolling out from 9:30 a.m. local time while traffic beneath the span continues.
- Demolition and full reconstruction are now in active planning, having been moved up from an original late‑2027 schedule.
- About 20,000 daily vehicles must shift to alternative routes as the city implements extensive wayfinding for drivers, cyclists and light vehicles.
- Tiefbau chief Rudolf Kucera says preparatory work is underway and the overall timeline may not fundamentally change despite efforts to accelerate.
- Interim safety steps include ongoing structural inspections, deflection measurements and installation of a sensitive acoustic monitoring system.