As was the case with the Carolabrücke, the steel wires inside the concrete snapped without anyone noticing. Now Dresden is undertaking an extreme nighttime experiment on the Budapester Straße bridge: With a massive load and a complete closure of Ammonstraße, the city is fighting to save years of valuable time.
The partial collapse of Dresden's Carola Bridge is now also a matter for the police and the public prosecutor's office. They are investigating the criminal relevance of the incident.
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