NEWS: WHAT'S HAPPENING AT GRASSL
As usual, a lot and everything at the same time. With roughly 700 projects per year things never get boring: Structures are put into operation, construction projects introduced or design competition entries presented. Take a look behind the scenes.

Faster from Karlsruhe to Basel
Progress is being made in the upgrade of the DB railway line
On Monday, 16 October 2023, at 6 a.m., route 4405 was able to be opened again for rail transport after several days of track closure. During the track closure, the entire superstructure of the old bridge had to be demolished, the steel construction of a...
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Widening of the A8 motorway
Construction progress at Pforzheim (Enztalquerung)
The widening of the A8 motorway segment at Pforzheim (Enztalquerung) is underway. The Enztalquerung is one of the two remaining motorway segments in Baden-Württemberg still to be widened to six lanes. To remove this traffic...
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Sod cutting ceremony
B1 cross-town link in Brandenburg
On 16 October 2023, the first sod was cut for the B1 cross-town link in Brandenburg an der Havel. In their speeches, Dr Ina Bartmann (Chairwoman of the Board of Landesbetrieb Straßenwesen Brandenburg), Guido Beermann (Minister for Infrastructure and State Planning...
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International award
Award of merit for the Okavango River Bridge
The Okavango River Bridge in Botswana is one of the projects that have gained an award of merit by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC). The Okavango River flows into an inland delta...
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Superstructure connected in Leverkusen
Construction of the bridge over the Rhine River continues
On 5 September 2023, the last two segments of the northern superstructure of the Leverkusen Bridge over the Rhine River were installed, once more linking the two shores of the river.Together with all participants...
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Project Days 2023
30th anniversary plus 2
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 30th anniversary celebration of our Berlin office in 2021 had to be cancelled. All the better to celebrate it during this year’s project days in lovely weather in the beautiful surroundings of Lake Schwielow. On 14 and 15 September...
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Cutting of the first sod
Construction of the Rahmede Viaduct
An important milestone for the long-awaited construction of the Rahmede Viaduct has been reached: on Thursday, 5 October 2023, the first sod was cut for the viaduct on the A45.
Dr Volker Wissing (Federal Minister for Digital and Transport), Dr Michael Güntner...
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Truss arch bridge is Baukultur
Deutscher Ingenieurpreis Straße und Verkehr award
During the 45th assembly of delegates of the Bundesvereinigung der Straßen- und Verkehrsingenieure (BSVI), the Deutsche Ingenieurpreis Straße und Verkehr award was handed out agai...
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B2Run Berlin
Active together
Our Berlin colleagues were active together at the B2Run Berlin 2023. Together with around 15,000 other participants, we ran the interesting route that ended inside the impressive Berlin...
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Bridge day on a long weekend
Schierstein Bridge opened to traffic
The current long weekend reminds us of 14 August 2023 – a long weekend in southern Germany. On 13 August 2023, the Schierstein Bridge was given the all-clear for traffic, and at 5 a.m. on 14 August 2023 vehicles...
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Poeler Strasse in Wismar
Construction completed
After three years of building work, the construction project in Wismar has been completed!
The completed underpass is 180 m long. Road traffic now runs underneath the railway tracks, bringing relief...
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Onboarding
Introducing our new trainees
We welcome Lea and Joshua into our Hamburg office. They will train at GRASSL to be structural drafters. The team is happy to have them on board and wishes Lea and Joshua...
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