The remains of the collapsed section of Dresden's Carola Bridge on the Old Town side have been demolished. "It's all down and is currently being processed," said Günter Wunderlich, site manager of the waste disposal company. The crushing of the rubble piled up on the bank will begin on Wednesday. "The mobile crushing plant has been delivered and is being set up." A total of around 3,500 tons of material has to be prepared for removal. "We're on schedule."
The Elbe crossing, which was built during the GDR era and opened in 1971, consisted of three lines. On the night of 11 September, for reasons that are still unclear, the western section C with the cycle path and streetcar system collapsed over a length of around 100 meters. No people were injured and the bridge has been completely closed ever since.
