Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz

Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz
Place in Munich
Place after the tunnel construction with the Gänseliesl fountain by Karl Rödl
Basic data
place	Munich
District	Sendling West Park
Newly designed	1959–1962 2009–2015
Confluent streets	Garmischer Strasse ( B 2 R ), Albert-Roßhaupter-Strasse, Johann-Clanze-Strasse, Heckenstallerstrasse (B 2 R), Olympiastrasse ( B 2 ), Cimbernstrasse, Waldfriedhofstrasse (St2343)
use
User groups	Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic , public transport
Technical specifications
Square area	40,000 m²

The Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz is a traffic junction in Munich . Due to its central location in the Sendling-Westpark district of Munich , it has an important distribution function for the entire south-west of Munich. The square is named after Luise Kiesselbach , a Munich politician and women's rights activist .

Location and transport links

The towers of the St. Joseph retirement home

Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz is located about five kilometers southwest of Munich city center. The Middle Ring runs through the square in a north-south direction .

In the northwest, the ring is connected to the square as Garmischer Strasse , and from the southeast as Heckenstallerstrasse . Coming from the northeast, Albert-Rosshaupter-Straße crosses the square, which continues westward as Waldfriedhofstraße (St2343) and provides transport access to the districts of Sendling , Hadern and Großhadern as well as the neighboring communities of Graefelfing and Planegg . The A 95 motorway from Garmisch-Partenkirchen ends in the southern part of the square at the Munich-Sendling-Süd junction . In addition, the side streets Johann-Clanze-Straße and Cimbernstraße flow into the square.

The square serves as a junction both as a city entrance for the motorway from Garmisch-Partenkirchen and to connect the major traffic axes from the north, south and east of the city. It has the shape of a triangle. On the north side of the square is the St. Joseph retirement home with its two striking towers.

traffic

The Luise-Kiesslbach-Tunnel under Garmischer Strasse

Due to its function as a hub, the volume of traffic on Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz is always enormous. The volume in the north-south direction (middle ring) is 118,000 vehicles per day and in the west-east direction 24,000 vehicles per day. Since the traffic at the two different intersections of the square is regulated by traffic lights , backlogs of several kilometers in length regularly form. Especially since the opening of the A 99 -West, the Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz as part of the connecting route between the A 95 and the A 96 / A 8 has been exposed to enormous traffic loads. With the implementation of the Mittlerer Ring Südwest project - in particular with the Luise Kiesselbach tunnel - in 2015, the traffic figures in north-south direction on the surface were reduced to around 40,000 vehicles per day.

Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz is served by two bus routes from all directions. The tram route of line 26, which used to run on its own route along Albert-Roßhaupter / Waldfriedhofstraße, was abandoned in 1993 due to parallel traffic with the underground line U6 and replaced by the MetroBus 54. Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz is not directly connected to the U-Bahn, as the route is offset slightly to the north. The Westpark and Partnachplatz stops are within walking distance or can be reached by bus.

Middle Ring Southwest project

Location of the "Middle Ring Southwest" project in the Middle Ring

Course of the road on the Mittlerer Ring after the completion of the Heckenstaller Strasse and Garmischer Strasse tunnels

General

In the first Munich referendum entitled “The Middle Ring needs three tunnels” on June 23, 1996, the Munich voters decided with a narrow majority in favor of a further expansion of the Middle Ring. After the Petuel , Effner and Richard Strauss tunnels , the southwest section was the last construction phase for the implementation of this referendum. The Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz as well as the adjacent streets of the Mittlerer Ring received the Heckenstallerstraße and Luise-Kiesselbach-Tunnel. The latter tunnel also has a direct access to the A95 from the north. The “Middle Ring Southwest” project was divided into five construction lots. Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz was construction lot C.

During the construction phase, at least three lanes in each direction of travel, sidewalks, cycle paths and escape routes on both sides had to be available in the construction site area of ​​the Middle Ring. The public transport had to be guaranteed as well as the accessibility of the delivery and supplier approaches. Construction work on the tunnel was completed in July 2015, and the tunnel was officially opened on July 25 as part of a public festival. Since July 27th and 28th, both directions are open to traffic. According to a traffic forecast published in advance, around 112,000 vehicles per day were expected.

To inform the citizens during the construction work, the building department set up an information container on the square.

The costs of the "Mittlerer Ring Südwest" construction project with Garmischer Strasse and tunnel, Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz and Heckenstallerstrasse and tunnel as well as the various entrances and exits amounted to € 398 million.

Surface design

The Kiesselbachplatz after the redesign with the maypole

The lanes will be reduced and a wide road divider will be provided with trees. A large contiguous open space is lined on the east side by the preserved trees. The exact design was decided by means of a competition.

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} The "Olympiastraße" ( E 533 ) is a motorway up to the junction Munich-Kreuzhof (2) according to the road traffic regulations and is accordingly signposted with the traffic sign 330 ( ), but is designated as B 2 according to the Federal Highway Act . (see list of motorways that are not federal motorways )
2. ↑ ^{a b} Forecast traffic figures for 2015. They come from the expert opinion for the planning approval from 1999, prepared by Professor Kurzak.

literature

• Nina Lindinger: Middle Ring Southwest - Planning 2008 . Ed .: City of Munich Building Department. Munich February 2009 ( muenchen.de [PDF; 5.0 MB ; accessed on April 23, 2017]).
• Nina Lindinger: Mittlerer Ring Südwest - early 2010 to autumn 2010 . Ed .: City of Munich Building Department. Munich January 2010 ( muenchen.de [PDF; 539 kB ; accessed on April 23, 2017]).
• Johann Wittmann: Mittlerer Ring Südwest - early 2011 to early 2012 . Ed .: City of Munich Building Department. Munich March 2011 ( muenchen.de [PDF; 2.0 MB ; accessed on April 23, 2017]).
• Nina Lindinger: Mittlerer Ring Südwest - Spring 2012 to Spring 2013 . Ed .: City of Munich Building Department. Munich March 2012 ( muenchen.de [PDF; 1000 kB ; accessed on April 23, 2017]).
• Nina Lindinger: Mittlerer Ring Südwest - spring 2013 to summer 2014 . Ed .: City of Munich Building Department. Munich July 2013 ( muenchen.de [PDF; 1000 kB ; accessed on April 23, 2017]).
• Nina Lindinger: Mittlerer Ring Südwest - Summer 2014 to Autumn 2015 . Ed .: City of Munich Building Department. Munich July 2014 ( muenchen.de [PDF; 444 kB ; accessed on April 23, 2017]).
• Nina Lindinger: Mittlerer Ring Südwest - Summer 2015 to the end of 2017 . Ed .: City of Munich Building Department. Munich July 2015 ( muenchen.de [PDF; 3.0 MB ; accessed on April 23, 2017]).

Web links

Commons : Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• merkur-online.de Southwest tunnel: The excavators are already waiting from August 17, 2009
• Government of Upper Bavaria: Government of Upper Bavaria approves further expansion of the Middle Ring on Luise-Kiesselbach-Platz ( memorial from December 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) from March 12, 2003
• Bayerischer Rundfunk: The 400 million euro construction site ( memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) from October 24, 2013

Individual evidence

1. ^ Report in the official city portal muenchen.de , accessed on October 11, 2015

Coordinates: 48 ° 6 '44.2 "  N , 11 ° 31' 3.3"  E