After around six months of construction, the expansion of Georg-Herwegh-Straße in Wiederitzsch between Seehausener Straße and Messe-Allee has now been completed. The road was reopened to traffic three weeks earlier than originally planned. Michael Jana, Head of the Mobility and Civil Engineering Office, says: "This was possible because the winter was particularly mild, but especially because of the good cooperation with the construction company, the understanding residents and all the companies involved. I would like to thank them all."
The section of Georg-Herwegh-Straße was in a very poor condition, and the upgrade has now eliminated various sources of danger: Damaged asphalt and paving were replaced, the intersections in the area as well as the pedestrian crossings were converted to be barrier-free and equipped with a guidance system for the blind.
The background to the work was also the planned new school building, which is to be built between Seehausener Straße, Georg-Herwegh-Straße and Messe-Allee. The construction site access road will run along Georg-Herwegh-Straße in future. To ensure that pupils can reach the new campus safely, the footpath and cycle path coming from Messe-Allee will now be continued as a separate footpath and cycle path in the direction of the LVB stops on Seehausener Straße. A new traffic light system was also put into operation on Messe-Allee to further improve school route safety.
