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Hamburg Launches Damages Claim Over Failed €2.2 Million Underground Toilet

Officials cite a missing waterproof slab as the cause.

Overview

  • The Senate says some executing firms bear clear external fault and has begun a damages procedure.
  • Costs have reached about €2.2 million, with the cost of filling and surface restoration yet to be added.
  • The facility at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz operated only from autumn 2023 to January 2024 before water damage and was permanently filled in mid-October.
  • Repairs were deemed impractical because remediation would have required a much larger work zone for roughly ten months.
  • SRH is assessing three above‑ground replacement sites as the CDU presses for full disclosure on acceptance, costs, and oversight responsibilities.