No further fractures have been detected overnight on Dresden's partially collapsed Carola Bridge. However, ships are still unable to pass the bridge due to the expected large temperature fluctuations, as the state capital announced. Passage is "probably impossible" on Wednesday and Thursday.
If the temperatures remain the same, it would be possible to open the bridge to shipping traffic - but only if no new damage is detected, as a city spokeswoman explained.
After the collapse of the Carola Bridge on the night of September 11, the Elbe was closed in this section for five months. The passage was then reopened for commercial shipping at the beginning of February. However, advance booking is required. From Tuesday, travel should then be free in one-way mode without restrictions.
