PORR Germany builds railway overbridge in Magdeburg

Vienna, 26 March 2015 – PORR Germany was commissioned to build the new railway overbridge Ernst-Reuter-Allee in Magdeburg. DB Projektbau GmbH, DB Netze AG, the provincial capital of Magdeburg, MVB Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH & Co.KG, SWM Städtische Werke Magdeburg GmbH and AGM Abwassergesellschaft Magdeburg GmbH are the clients. Construction will start in spring 2015 and completion is scheduled for August 2019. The order volume amounts to some EUR 57.9 million.
 
Located directly in front of Magdeburg main station, the project will turn the area into a new "central hub" of the city. A total of five overpass structures are supposed to de-congest car traffic, the tramway route and the flows of pedestrians, thus eliminating the existing bottleneck. Among others, keeping tramway and individual traffic running during most of the construction period will pose a great challenge. Due to its level of complexity, this project demands extensive expertise in the areas of civil engineering, infrastructure and specialist civil engineering.
 
"In the last few years, PORR Germany has made itself a name as a specialist for infrastructure projects. The confidence put in us by DB Projektbau and the City of Magdeburg proves once again that we are on the right path with our infrastructural know-how – also in Germany. A project such as this one which will significantly shape the city of Magdeburg for years to come represents a highly exciting task – not least for our construction management and our execution excellence", Karl-Heinz Strauss, CEO of PORR AG happily comments on the new order and adds: "And I know that PORR Germany's team is optimally positioned for this project."