Heute, am Freitag, dem 01. Juni 2018 wurde bekannt, daß der Chemnitztalviadukt erhalten bleibt. Das Eisenbahnbundesamt hat am Freitag Morgen den Planfeststellungsbeschluß veröffentlicht.

engl.: Today, Friday, June 1, 2018, it became known that the Chemnitz viaduct will be preserved. The Federal Railway Authority published the planning approval on Friday morning.

Thus, the demolition of this historical bridge from the Wilhelminian period of Saxon industry, the bridge was built in 1901, is no longer on the table. Deutsche Bahn can now begin with the renovation of the Chemnitz railway arch. First, a 2.8 km long section between Chemnitz-Süd and Mitte stations is to be rehabilitated. The 80 million euro project is scheduled to start in autumn 2019 and will last four years. On this section there are four other railway bridges which were also maintained together with the viaduct. These railway bridges also date from this period. With these bridges, the railway is obviously sticking to the plans for renewal. The second construction phase concerns the Chemnitz viaduct, which can be seen here in the picture. This bridge is now to be redesigned. For this purpose, an advisory board is also established to take into account the interests of Deutsche Bahn and the protection of historical monuments. Construction of this section is not scheduled to begin before 2022. A victory for Chemnitz history. Thanks to all who have worked for the preservation of the viaduct, especially the Viadukt Verein e.V. Chemnitz!

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