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Large-scale contract: STRABAG to construct the new Uttrichshausen viaduct

25 July 2024

DEGES

DEGES

Replacement of the 900-metre-long Uttrichshausen viaduct on the A7 in Hessen
Construction to begin in August 2024

STRABAG has been awarded the contract for the replacement of the Uttrichshausen viaduct on the A7 motorway in the German federal state of Hessen. The contract value is in the low three-digit million range. Work will begin as early as August 2024. According to DEGES Deutsche Einheit Fernstraßenplanungs- und -bau GmbH, completion is scheduled for the end of 2029.

“We are pleased to have been awarded the contract for the construction of the new Uttrichshausen viaduct. Building modern bridges is essential for the development of our infrastructure. We are therefore proud to be able to apply our expertise to this important supra-regional transport axis on the A7 motorway,” STRABAG CEO Klemens Haselsteiner says.

Modern infrastructure for a north-south connection

At 962 kilometres, the A7 is the longest federal motorway in Germany. The Uttrichshausen bridge is located on the A7 south of the city of Fulda and crosses the valley of the Uttrichshausen district of the municipality of Kalbach. The viaduct is heavily frequented and is expected to be used by 51,000 motor vehicles per day by 2030.

In addition to the construction of the new replacement structure, the contract also includes the dismantling of the two existing structures, which are 880 metres long and together approximately 30 metres wide. They were built between 1966 and 1968 and now have to be replaced by a new, modern bridge as a result of their age.

The new bridge structure to be built extends over a length of 900 metres. The two component structures will be constructed in the same position as the existing structure and equipped with five-metre-high noise barriers and a noise-mitigating road surface on both sides.

Photo of a new valley bridge seen from below, next to a country road

Major contract: STRABAG builds new Uttrichshausen viaduct

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Marianne Jakl
Head of Corporate Communications, Spokeswoman

+43 1 22422 1174

pr@strabag.com

Marco Reiter
Head of Investor Relations

+43 1 22422 1089

marco.reiter@strabag.com

STRABAG SE is a European-based technology group for construction services, a leader in innovation and financial strength. Our activities span all areas of the construction industry and cover the entire construction value chain. We create added value for our clients by taking an end-to-end view of construction over the entire life cycle – from planning and design to construction, operation and facility management to redevelopment or demolition. In all of our work, we accept responsibility for people and the environment: We are shaping the future of construction and are making significant investments in our portfolio of more than 250 innovation and 400 sustainability projects. Through the hard work and dedication of our approximately 86,000 employees, we generate an annual output volume of around € 19 billion.
Our dense network of subsidiaries in various European countries and on other continents extends our area of operation far beyond the borders of Austria and Germany. Working together with strong partners, we are pursuing a clear goal: to design, build and operate construction projects in a way that protects the climate and conserves resources. More information is available at www.strabag.com.

STRABAG AG, Cologne
The success story of Cologne-based STRABAG AG began in 1923. Today the company is part of Austria’s STRABAG SE and operates in Germany as the parent company of Germany’s STRABAG Group companies. As German market leader in transport infrastructure, the company generates an annual output volume of nearly € 3.8 billion in this field of activity with around 14,000 employees. From digital design to the extraction and production of building materials, project construction, maintenance and servicing by the company’s own road maintenance services as well as demolition and reuse – STRABAG’s units cover the entire value chain in the construction of infrastructure facilities, taking a lifecycle-oriented approach to projects and consistently integrating innovation, digitalisation and sustainability into their processes. More information is available at www.strabag.de.