Repair work on railway bridge in Brühl

Cologne / Brühl. Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK) is carrying out extensive repair work on a railway bridge over Kölnstraße (L 194) in Brühl over the coming weeks. In the period from 10 to 15 March 2025 and 31 March to 5 April, individual traffic will be restricted to one side with a modern traffictraffic lights past the construction site. Between 17 and 29 March 2025, Kölnstraße will have to be Kölnstraße will have to be fully closed due to welding work on the bridge superstructure be fully closed, although pedestrians will still be able to pass through the area.

The structure is over 80 years old and shows signs of age-related damage to the supporting structure and the bridge drainage system. The new bridge drainage system will be connected to the road sewer. The controlled discharge will reduce ice formation in winter and thus increase road safety.

During the full road closure, the construction site can be bypassed via Bergerstraße, Lisa-Meitner-Straße, Rheinstraße, Comesstraße and Kölnstraße. The diversions route is signposted on site.