A critical moment for Germany’s bridges
05 July 2024
The 1960s Theodor Heuss bridge in Essen, Germany, is undergoing external post-tensioning to extend its lifespan by 15 years.
As Europe’s largest economy, Germany is renowned for having first-class infrastructure but even in one of the region’s wealthiest countries, the bridges are crumbling.
Last year, Construction Europe learned how around 10% of Europe’s two million bridges are in a potentially dangerous condition.
High-profile collapses like the Morandi Bridge disaster in Genoa, Italy, which killed 43 people when it collapsed in a 2018 storm are a reminder of what’s at stake.
But the…
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