Bumper Year for Strabag AG as Germany Tackles Old Infrastructure - Global Construction Review

Dust and noise plague the citizens of Kalbach-Uttrichshausen during the A7 bridge demolition. Now a surprising asbestos found causes additional unrest in the village in the district of Fulda:

Bumper year for Strabag AG as Germany tackles old infrastructure - Global Construction Review

Strabag Group’s German unit, Strabag AG, has reported a 39% increase in orders in the transportation sector as the country begins its overdue infrastructure renewal. Work won included the renovation of the Hamburg-Berlin railway, the replacement of the Leine and Leineflut bridges south of Hanover, and construction of a 900m viaduct across the Uttrichshausen Valley near Kalbach in Hessen. This last carries the A7, which at 1,000km is Europe’s l…

The renovation of the Uttrichshausen valley bridge on the A7 is progressing rapidly. Since March 5 the construction works have been running at full speed. For the duration of the work, the entire traffic has been transferred to the Würzburg directional runway – all four lanes have been moved accordingly.The reason: The eastern part of the bridge in the direction of Kassel has been demolished and rebuilt since April.A few local residents have alr…