Another section has fallen during demolition work on the remains of Dresden's Carola Bridge. The collapse occurred this afternoon on the Neustädter Ufer in front of the State Chancellery. At the same time, excavators continued to crush the middle sections, which had already fallen on Thursday and were lying on heaped-up fall pads in the Elba river.
The demolition of the still standing, externally undamaged bridge sections A and B had begun on Thursday morning. According to the city, up to ten excavators and five trucks are ready to crush and remove the rubble. Work is being carried out six days a week - the remains of the structure should be completely removed by the end of the year.
Experts expect it to take ten weeks to demolish the middle section of the bridge over the river. The Elbe in Dresden will remain completely closed to shipping and boat traffic for this period.
The third traffic line of the Carola Bridge collapsed unexpectedly on the night of 11 September last year over a length of around 100 meters. Since then, the structure from GDR times has been closed.
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