Overview
- The jury named winners of the TU Dresden competition, awarding first prize to a 32‑meter‑wide dual‑structure concept that separates a pedestrian and cycling deck from a deck carrying two car lanes and a dedicated tram track.
- The first‑prize team described flexible operations in which cars could use the tram lanes if required, with access features including a cyclists’ roundabout on the Old Town side, ramps to the Elberadweg, riverside stairs, and a link to the Brühlsche Terrasse.
- Second place proposes a two‑level arrangement with separated walking and cycling paths and a planted “city balcony,” while third place routes walkers and cyclists in a suspended under‑deck zone.
- The TU‑run competition began in April under city patronage with an open brief that set no fixed lane counts or cost limits, and a technical jury including bridge expert Steffen Marx praised the submissions’ quality.
- The designs will be exhibited and formally recognized at the March 2026 Brückenbausymposium as the city’s separate rebuild procurement advances with submissions from twelve planning offices.