The traffic situation in Leipzig is constantly facing new challenges as extensive construction work begins. Georgiring will already be affected from today, April 7: Work will start on the Augustusplatz - Wintergartenstraße section. While traffic will only flow in the direction of Augustusplatz and Roßplatz, the section between Wintergartenstraße and Augustusplatz will be closed from June to October.
From April 14, the construction site at Roßplatz will be extended to Grünewaldstraße, interrupting the connection from the Ring to Bayrischer Platz. An important traffic artery from the New Town Hall in the direction of Augustusplatz will be closed.
In addition, another construction site will begin on Prager Straße between An der Tabaksmühle and Friedhofsgärtnerei from April 7. Prager Straße will be closed from 14 April, although the exact lane width after the redesigns is still uncertain until December.
Leipzig is facing the challenge of implementing numerous construction projects at the same time, which is causing resentment among citizens. The Mobility and Civil Engineering Office emphasizes in the Leipziger Volkszeitung that these measures are essential to maintain and improve the infrastructure, while keeping disruption to a minimum.
One problem is that detour are often ignored, as many drivers use alternative routes, which makes traffic management more difficult. In addition, the large number of urban and private construction projects makes time-limited planning difficult, as the city has no legal means of influencing private construction projects.
The urban projects are based on the Mobility Strategy 2030 and must be planned carefully, as many infrastructures have reached the end of their service life. Various committees are working on coordinating the construction projects. The aim of these timely and economically coordinated measures, such as in Dieskaustraße or Georg-Schumann-Straße, is to comprehensively renovate all underground media and traffic infrastructure at the same time. In this way, construction-related restrictions can be minimized.
All in all, the prospect of easing congestion on Leipzig's roads remains rather bleak. The large number of road and track renovation projects and the expansion of the water and energy infrastructure mean that considerable disruption is to be expected for years to come. The city will work to minimize the impact as much as possible, but the imminent improvement is of a long-term nature.
