Theodor-Heuss-Ring (Kiel)

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Theodor Heuss Ring
coat of arms
Street in Kiel
Theodor Heuss Ring
Barkauer Kreuz looking towards a tunnel of the Theodor-Heuss-Ring towards the Ostring
Basic data
place Kiel
District Südfriedhof , Hassee , Gaarden-Süd and Kronsburg
Hist. Names Friesenstrasse (Segeberger Strasse, Sörensenstrasse)

The Theodor-Heuss-Ring is a section of the federal highway 76 in Kiel . He gained national attention through measurements of high concentrations of the toxic nitrogen dioxide , which regularly exceed the limit value.

Traffic situation

Traffic accident 1976 (Westring driveway)

With 97,000 cars per day in the southern section and 90,500 in the northern section in 2007, the road is one of the busiest traffic routes in Kiel. It leads through several traffic junctions in only a short distance.

The traffic development plan for Kiel of 2008 describes the Theodor-Heuss-Ring as "along its entire length [...] a heavily used four-lane main road". Plans were made to reduce the number of visitors in the southern section to 85,000 by 2020. According to the plan, further improvements would facilitate safety and traffic flow as well as improve the downstream network. Such measures would be more lanes as well as tunnels and bridges.

The Waldwiesenkreuz is a hotspot with eight accidents in 2017 (2015: 11).

history

In 1964, what was then Friesenstrasse was renamed Theodor-Heuss-Ring after the first Federal President and honorary citizen of the city, Theodor Heuss . At the same time, an extension was so named. The road was subsequently expanded. In 1973 the former Segeberger Strasse was also merged into the Theodor-Heuss-Ring, which is how the route to the Ostring was named.

  • View of today's Theodor-Heuss-Ring from the old telecommunications tower (May 1963)

  • Construction at the Barkau roundabout in 1970

  • Construction at the Barkau roundabout in 1971

  • Construction at Waldwiesenkreisel in 1966

  • Waldwiesenkreisel 1975

Air quality

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Measuring station, passive collectors can be seen above
Passive collector of the measuring station in detail
One-hour mean (mean in 2017 and 2018)
One-hour daily maximums (mean in 2017 and 2018)

A measuring station has been located between the Barkauer Kreuz and the Waldwiesenkreuz since May 18, 2011 in order to determine possibly high concentrations of air pollutants. Among other things, nitrogen dioxide is measured , which is particularly dangerous for the lungs of children and adolescents and can exacerbate allergies .

The EU guideline value for the mean nitrogen dioxide concentration of 40 µg / m³ is regularly exceeded here.

year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Annual mean value in µg / m³ 67 64 65 65 56 60

The measuring station is supplemented by several passive collectors that confirm the measured values. At the same time, these show that the south side of the carriageway is not so heavily loaded and that the limit values ​​are observed even at a short distance from the carriageway.

Nearby is the Bahnhofsstrasse measuring station , where the limit value of 40 µg / m³ will be just exceeded from 2015 to 2017; according to preliminary data, it was not exceeded in 2018 with 39 µg / m³. Before 2012 the value was over 50 µg / m³.

Due to the exceedance at the measuring station on Theodor-Heuss-Ring, Deutsche Umwelthilfe filed a lawsuit with the Schleswig Administrative Court in December 2017 . The complaint was made because so far insufficient measures to lower the nitrogen dioxide concentration (such as a city ​​toll , more speed limit zones and fewer parking spaces, as well as driving bans ) have been taken. Since the administrative court declared that it had no jurisdiction after a year, the matter was handed over to the Schleswig Higher Administrative Court .

After the city and Prime Minister Daniel Günther initially suspected the emissions from the chimneys of the cruise ships to be a contributory factor, the environmental protection agency made it clear that there was no connection.

The parliamentary group leader of the CDU in the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament Tobias Koch criticized the location of the measuring station, which would not comply with the legal requirements. The country “over-fulfilled” the EU requirements. According to reviews of the Kieler Nachrichten , the location meets the requirements.

Although Mayor Ulf Kämpfer had criticized driving bans as "disproportionate" in December 2017, the city had plans in December 2018 to ban old diesel vehicles from driving on the right. The city is also planning to divert trucks and create a 50 km / h zone . Deutsche Umwelthilfe rejected the plans as "ridiculous and dubious".

In February 2019, an air cleaning device was set up on the edge of the road for test purposes. The positioning, 40 m away from the measuring station, led to irritation and also blocked a cycle path .

In March 2019, the city's measures were specified: Among other things, the maximum speed is to be reduced to 50 kilometers per hour between the beginning of the Easter holidays and the end of the summer holidays. In addition, as of April 16, 2019, several entrances and driveways (Ratzeburger Strasse, Dithmarscher Strasse, Krusenrotter Weg, Dorotheenstrasse, Lübscher Baum) were completely blocked, with the entrance to Bahnhofstrasse only being blocked for trucks that are to be diverted as a whole.

A possible right-hand driving ban was postponed until it was possibly included in the new clean air plan. An improvement in safety for cyclists is also planned. In addition, titanium oxide stones are also laid to bind harmful substances. In total, the measures cost just over 2 million euros.

According to the operator, the test of the filter system was successful. The measured values ​​themselves have been reduced to a fifth. However, this reduction only relates to the measurement results on the cleaning system itself. The operator assumes that with six city air purifiers of this type, the nitrogen dioxide pollution can be reduced by around ten percent over the 190 meters in question.

Unilateral lockdown during the demonstration

On April 26, 2019, there was a demonstration against cars in the city in Kiel , at which more than 1,600 participants protested for a traffic turnaround and a better quality of life in the city. This resulted in a partial closure of the northern lane of the Theodor-Heuss-Ring, which was criticized by several politicians and the ADAC automobile club , while the ADFC bicycle club supported the goals. A sit-in by almost 70 people on the sidelines of the demonstration delayed the lifting of the road block for several hours. The traffic disruptions feared in advance for the surrounding area as a result of the demonstration did not occur.

literature

  • State capital Kiel (Ed.): Traffic development plan for Kiel 2008 . 6.5 Moving motor vehicle traffic, p. 7th ff . ( kiel.de [PDF; accessed on February 28, 2019]).
  • Hans - G. Hilscher: Kiel Street Lexicon . Ed .: State Capital Kiel - Office for Building Regulations, Surveying and Geoinformation. August 2018, p. 189 ( kiel.de [PDF; accessed on February 25, 2019] first edition: 2005).
  • State Office for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (Ed.): Luftreinhalteplan Kiel . March 2009 ( schleswig-holstein.de [PDF; accessed on March 1, 2019]).

Web links

Commons : Theodor-Heuss-Ring (Kiel)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ VEP 2008 - Flowing Motor Vehicle Traffic , p. 7
  3. ↑ More accidents in Kiel, fewer injuries. April 7, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Kiel Street Lexicon , p. 189
  5. ↑ Martin Schmidt, State Office for Agriculture: LLUR is setting up an air measurement station again on Theodor-Heuss-Ring in Kiel. May 19, 2011, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Clean Air Plan 2009 , p. 13
  7. ↑ a b Current air data. Federal Environment Agency, accessed on March 1, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b Air pollution control. In: kiel.de. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Michael Kluth: "Meisenkästen" confirm the measuring station. February 8, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  10. ↑ State Office for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (ed.): Air quality in Schleswig-Holstein . Annual overview 2017, October 2018, p. 18 ( schleswig-holstein.de [PDF; accessed on March 1, 2019]).
  11. ↑ a b Kristian Blasel: DUH lawsuit against Kiel is now available. December 5, 2017, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Kristian Blasel: The Diesel lawsuit is moving. November 29, 2018, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  13. ↑ dpa: Günther asks Merkel for help. August 29, 2017, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Kristian Blasel: Cruise dirt spared Heuss-Ring. September 12, 2018, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Michael Kluth: CDU parliamentary group leader calls for a new location. November 22, 2018, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Michael Kluth: Measured: The distance is right. January 12, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Kristian Blasel: Kiel wants to close a track for diesel. December 18, 2018, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Michael Kluth: Environmental aid: Kiel's concept ridiculous. December 18, 2018, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Michael Kluth: Air purification device set up in Kiel. February 6, 2019, accessed March 1, 2019 .
  20. ↑ kn-online from April 8, 2019
  21. ↑ Michael Kluth: What will the drivers expect and when? March 6, 2019, accessed March 12, 2019 .
  22. ↑ Michael Kluth: City air purifier fulfills its purpose. April 9, 2019, accessed April 27, 2019 .
  23. ↑ What you need to know about blocking. kn-online , April 26, 2019, accessed on April 27, 2019 .
  24. ↑ SSW criticizes approval of the demo. kn-online, April 25, 2019, accessed on April 27, 2019 .
  25. ↑ Three hours blockade in Kiel. kn-online, April 27, 2019, accessed on April 27, 2019 .
  26. ↑ Theodor-Heuss-Ring: Police dissolve sit-down blockade. ndr .de, April 26, 2019, accessed on April 27, 2019 .
  27. ↑ Climate demo causes excitement in Kiel: no traffic chaos, the police take action. Retrieved April 28, 2019 .

Coordinates: 54 ° 18 '14.4 "  N , 10 ° 7' 22.8"  E