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.

Certification by Federal Railway Authority (EBA)
New checking expert
We are happy to report that the GRASSL team will gain additional expertise from within its ranks: Dr Daniel Wingenfeld of our Munich office has been certified by the Federal Railway Authority (EBA) as checking expert for railways.
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46 years of knowledge
Farewell for Rainer Lange
Last Friday, at the Hafen-Klub Hamburg, we celebrated the farewell of Rainer Lange, who worked as a structural drafter in our Hamburg office for 46 years.
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OPEN FORUM
24th general meeting
On 18 April 2024, our managing partner, Martin Grassl, took part in the 24th general meeting 2024 of Bundesstiftung Baukultur, which included the Offenes Forum Baukultur in Berlin.
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Structural inspection
Schnelsen tunnels on the A7
In the second half of April, eight inspectors of our structure management team carried out night-time structural inspections around the Schnelsen tunnel on the A7.
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Construction site visit
Train station in Ludwigslust
Another milestone has been reached in the Ludwigslust train station tunnel project. Our Hamburg and Berlin colleagues were able to observe live the moving of an important segment of the tunnel, tracks and auxiliary bridges.
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General rehabilitation
Franz-Josef-Strauß Brücke
On 18 March 2024, the rehabilitation works on the Franz Josef Strauss Bridge over the Danube River in Passau started according to schedule. The challenge: the general rehabilitation of the steel arch bridge under traffic within just one year.
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Bridge construction in Africa
International construction project
Thomas Benz, GRASSL authorised company representative, talks about the Okavango River Bridge in Botswana.
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VSVI SEMINAR 2024
Constructive structures
This year too, Dipl.-Ing. Martin Grassl, moderated the VSVI seminar at the Catholic Academy in Hamburg and put together a high-quality program on current topics relating to road construction and transport.
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Messe Dresden
33rd Dresden Bridge Building Symposium
From 13 to 14 March 2024, GRASSL participated once again in the 33rd Dresden Bridge Building Symposium at the Technische Universität Dresden. A big thank you to the organising team for preparing and executing these events to perfection each year!...
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Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne
A new Rhine River crossing
The Cologne cityscape is dominated by the cathedral, with the historic Hohenzollern Bridge in the foreground. The proposal for an arch bridge that GRASSL submitted together with the architecture firm PPL won over the City of Cologne in the...
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Widening of the B173 at Michelau
Construction progress
As part of the widening of the B173 at Michelau to four lanes, a new, approximately 160 m long prestressed hollow girder bridge (BW 5-2) will be built. With span lengths of up to 70 m, the three-span bridge will pass over the B173...
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24th bridge construction symposium in Leipzig
Replacement of the bridge over the Main River at Horhausen
On 20 February 2024, our authorised company representative, Dominic Reyer, held a presentation about the replacement of the bridge over the Main River at Horhausen at the bridge construction symposium in Leipzig, one of the leading events for civil engineers..
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