Rüdesheim: Cycle path gap is closed for 2.1 million euros!

Rüdesheim: Cycle path gap is closed for 2.1 million euros!

In the first half of this week, an important gap in the bike path there is closed on the banks of the Rhine between Rüdesheim and the Hessian state border with Rhineland-Palatinate. As The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung June 25 with the work for a provisional section that will cost around 2.1 million euros. This measure is urgently needed because the bike path, which was officially released two years ago, ends Abrupt 200 meters before Rüdesheim and thus represents a security risk for cyclists and pedestrians.

The new cycle path runs over 11.3 kilometers, was built in a construction period of 200 months and cost a total of over 137 million euros. This sum is significantly higher than the original estimates, which caused the mayors of Lorch and Rüdesheim to describe the construction processing as "catastrophic". The bike path between Rüdesheim and Lorch not only connects the two places, but is also supposed to make traffic safer and boost tourism in the region, such as Hessenschau supplemented

provisional solutions and future plans

The provisional section is built along the railway line and not on the Rhine side of Uferstrasse B42. So that the cyclists can reach the railway embankment, a ramp is also installed. The construction period for this section will be estimated until spring 2026, but a final solution is only expected after 2030, depending on the decision about a tunnel at the Rüdesheim level crossing. A petition for the quick clarification of this matter already finds support online.

As the ADAC emphasizes in a current report, the bike is becoming increasingly important as a means of transport, increasingly increasingly by the desire to travel more environmentally friendly. In this context, the federal government provides several hundred million euros for the expansion and new construction of bike paths. The aim is to better protect cyclists through better infrastructure and to promote climate -friendly traffic. In this context, the financing for such projects can now be requested directly from the responsible ministries, which could also strengthen the expansion of the bike road between Rüdesheim and Lorch.

diversions and future developments

The one -sided blocking of the B42 will come into force on Wednesday, which concerns both drivers and cyclists. Depirtions have already been set up for road users, and ferry traffic to Bingen could also be affected because vehicles are no longer allowed to drive over six meters. The affected road users are pointed out to alternative routes by electronic scoreboards. In order to keep the citizens up to date with the progress, a WhatsApp channel was also set up.

It remains to be seen how the situation around the bike path will develop. The fact is: The need for safe cycling infrastructure is high and the upcoming expansion could pave the way for sustainable mobility in the region.