Berlin – The first motor vehicle appeared at 12:18 p.m. and the first bicycle at 12:19 p.m. The temporary Spree bridge connecting Treptow and Friedrichshain began to be released on Wednesday afternoon. The almost 1500 tonne puzzle made of around 3000 steel parts and 20,000 bolts will replace the ailing Elsen Bridge, the eastern half of which has already been demolished, by the end of 2025. “Everyone involved can be proud of this achievement,” said Mobility Senator Bettina Jarasch (Greens), who attended her first media appointment on this gray day. The temporary bridge went online earlier than planned. However, the lanes are very narrow. Also on Wednesday it was announced that the entire project will be twice as expensive as previously known.
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