Overview
- Officials will remove 83 trees across ten areas totaling about 3,500 square meters on both sides of the Elbe.
- The work creates room for abutments and road connections for temporary bridges over the railway and the river.
- The B172 railway overbridge is confirmed for demolition and will be provisionally replaced to maintain connectivity.
- A decision on the Elbe bridge’s long‑term future is expected in the second quarter of 2026, according to the state infrastructure ministry.
- Felling runs from January 16 to February 2, with the federal government covering roughly €30,000 in preparatory costs and traffic managed in four phases, including brief closures, detours from January 19–21, and alternating flow on January 22–23.