North clasp

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North clasp
Johann-Abt-Strasse
Thomas-Dachser-Strasse
coat of arms
Street in Kempten (Allgäu)
North clasp
Basic data
place Kempten (Allgäu)
Created since 2012
use
User groups Pedestrians,
cyclists,
motorists,
public transport
Technical specifications
Street length 1.5 km
building-costs 13.1 million euros

The Nordspange is an east-west connection with the crossing of the Iller in the north of the independent city of Kempten (Allgäu) . The total cost of the project was around 13.1 million euros. The construction project has been the next largest road construction project in the city's history since the completion of the Middle Ring . The opening took place on November 6, 2015.

The main goal is an efficient connection of the industrial areas on both banks of the Iller as well as relieving the inner city of individual traffic. This means that the A 7 can also be better reached from the western bank of the Iller.

The bridge structure is called Riederau Bridge because of its proximity to Riederau . Furthermore, parts of the street in the north spine are called Thomas-Dachser-Straße and Johann-Abt-Straße .

construction

planning phase

The north clasp is intended to connect Kaufbeurer Strasse in the east with Memminger Strasse in the west. This creates a cross connection in the north of Kempten as well as relieving the Adenauerring, Kaufbeurer Straße and the junction Berliner Platz. In the further course the Kaufbeurer Straße is to be extended by another lane towards the city center in order to create greater capacities during peak times.

The north spine is planned with a roadway width of 7.5 meters. The connecting road runs in the valley area of ​​the Iller on an embankment up to 4 meters high. Various measures must be taken for the construction to protect species, landscape and water. Among other things, the Ursulasrieder Bach was relocated and an artificial floodplain was created.

Construction progress

At the groundbreaking ceremony on May 14, 2012, Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann had an accident with a Liebherr R 944 crawler excavator weighing approx. 38 tons that he wanted to operate for the dig. The excavator fell over, with the interior minister in the control cabin being slightly injured. This generated international press coverage, among other things, the digging of the spade with the excavator was criticized as unparalleled and dangerous. The groundbreaking ceremony was accompanied by a demonstration against the construction of the north clasp. The demonstrators argued that the project was unnecessary, the cost, and the damage to natural spaces.

  • The Liebherr R 944 crawler excavator with adjustable boom operated by Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann, with spectators and protesting environmental activists in the background

  • The Liebherr R 944 tipped to one side

Slightly damaged but intact grenades were found in the compensation areas in May 2012 and had to be blown up on site. There was a military training area nearby, which had included a secondary army ammunition facility since 1938.

On June 8, 2012, an American aerial bomb weighing around 125 kilograms was discovered and defused on June 13. For this purpose, an area with a diameter of 400 meters was cordoned off and evacuated.

  • Riederau Bridge , an essential part of the construction project

  • Roadway on the bridge

opening

The bridge was opened on November 6, 2015 in the presence of the still incumbent Minister of the Interior Herrmann. In addition to Herrmann, two clergymen and Lord Mayor Thomas Kiechle gave speeches . This indicated that the 2012 estimated costs of 13 million euros had been met. On this occasion, Herrmann defended his party's view of the refugee crisis and deportations in his speech .

The opening was accompanied by a car parade of neighboring companies ( Abt Sportsline , Dachser ) and clubs, a party in a commercial enterprise and music by alphorn players and the town band. After the opening, the important officials were transported in cars from the company Abt. Stefan Albanesi ( Die Linke ) made a silent protest with a poster regarding the, in his opinion, poorly cleared up coke affair in the Allgäu by the Bavarian judiciary.

  • Thomas Kiechle holds up a miniature excavator as a reminder of Minister Herrmann's groundbreaking accident. A short time later he handed it over to the minister.

  • Joachim Herrmann during his speech

  • Symbolic opening of the street: cutting the ribbon

  • Silent protest: Stefan Albanesi protested because of the poorly clarified coke affair in the Allgäu

  • Motorcade

Problems

The area with a total area of ​​24 hectares is located in the Iller landscape protection area . There are, as the only place in Kempten, blue ants represented on the slopes of the Iller. To compensate for soil compaction and the removal of the natural space, an amphibian tunnel was created and gravel banks laid in the Iller. Lowering the foreland should serve as flood protection, but also provide space for vegetation and animals.

  • Artificially created gravel bank as a compensation area

  • Newly created wetland

  • Nesting possibilities below the bridge

The cost increase of the road project is also a point of criticism of the opponents: In 2007 7.2 million euros were estimated for the road connection, in 2012 it was now estimated at 13.1 million euros. The city administration justified this with the fact that the project had constantly developed and there was disagreement on some sub-projects, especially with regard to the compensation areas for the Iller.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matthias Matz: The north clasp is christened "Thomas-Dachser-Straße": streets and bridges. In: Kreisbote.de, March 20, 2014 (accessed July 23, 2014)
  2. ↑ Ulrike Heidenreich: Dredging accident by Interior Minister Herrmann. Back to the spade. In: sueddeutsche.de, May 15, 2012 (accessed July 25, 2014)
  3. ^ After an excavator accident - criticism of Herrmann. In: welt.de, May 15, 2012 (accessed July 25, 2014)
  4. ↑ Misfortune in Bavaria: Interior Minister falls over with a 40-ton excavator. In: spiegel.de, May 15, 2012 (accessed July 25, 2014)
  5. ↑ Detonation after ammunition was found during construction work on the north clasp. In: allgaeuhit.de, May 31, 2012 (accessed July 25, 2014)
  6. ↑ Bomb found in the north spade: defuse on Wednesday, June 13th, from 6 p.m. - evacuation in the restricted area necessary. In: kempten.de, June 12, 2012
  7. ↑ Claudia Mercedes-Benz: Free travel on the north clasp. In: Allgäuer Zeitung , November 7, 2015, p. 35.
  8. ↑ Costs for the north clasp in Kempten increased massively In: all-in.de, August 28, 2013 (accessed July 25, 2014)

Web links

Commons : Nordspange  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 45 ′ 3.8 ″  N , 10 ° 18 ′ 21.6 ″  E