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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Germany's crumbling bridges need additional funds, auditors say
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is lagging on its targets to renovate the country's dilapidated bridges by 2032 and needs to boost investment, according to auditors, who said the government's goals appear unachievable. Only 69 of the 280 structures scheduled for renovation in 2024 under the 2032 plan had been modernised, Germany's federal audit office said. To achieve the target, Autobahn GmbH, which is in charge of the renovations, would have to modernise around 590 substructures every year from now on. "That doesn't seem realistic," Kay Scheller, president of the office, said. "The gap between planned and successful modernisation will continue to widen over the years," she said. The audit office, which accused the transport ministry of presenting progress too positively and of falling short on the targets, said a total of 2.1 billion euros ($2.39 billion) would be required for 400 substructures in 2026, while the ministry put the sum at 1.4 billion euros. The transport ministry disagrees with this assessment of "embellishing" the numbers, noting that the modernisation of bridges is a top priority, a spokesperson for the ministry told Reuters. "The implementation of the programme is on schedule and is communicated transparently by the transport ministry and Autobahn GmbH," the spokesperson said. The German auditors demanded more funds for the government-owned Autobahn GmbH without giving an exact figure, as that depends on construction price developments. ($1 = 0.8788 euros)
Reuters
29-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Germany's crumbling bridges need additional funds, auditors say
BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) - Germany is lagging on its targets to renovate the country's dilapidated bridges by 2032 and needs to boost investment, according to auditors, who said the government's goals appear unachievable. Only 69 of the 280 structures scheduled for renovation in 2024 under the 2032 plan had been modernised, Germany's federal audit office said. To achieve the target, Autobahn GmbH, which is in charge of the renovations, would have to modernise around 590 substructures every year from now on. "That doesn't seem realistic," Kay Scheller, president of the office, said. "The gap between planned and successful modernisation will continue to widen over the years," she said. The audit office, which accused the transport ministry of presenting progress too positively and of falling short on the targets, said a total of 2.1 billion euros ($2.39 billion) would be required for 400 substructures in 2026, while the ministry put the sum at 1.4 billion euros. The transport ministry disagrees with this assessment of "embellishing" the numbers, noting that the modernisation of bridges is a top priority, a spokesperson for the ministry told Reuters. "The implementation of the programme is on schedule and is communicated transparently by the transport ministry and Autobahn GmbH," the spokesperson said. The German auditors demanded more funds for the government-owned Autobahn GmbH without giving an exact figure, as that depends on construction price developments. ($1 = 0.8788 euros)
Straits Times
29-04-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Germany's crumbling bridges need additional funds, auditors say
FILE PHOTO: A drone image shows the re-construction of the Rahmedetal bridge, which gained fame because the A45 motorway in the heart of Germany had been closed for years due to Germany's dilapidated infrastructure and the debt brake, near Luedenscheid, south of Dortmund, Germany, March 27, 2025. REUTERS/Stephane Nitschke BERLIN - Germany is lagging on its targets to renovate the country's dilapidated bridges by 2032 and needs to boost investment, according to auditors, who said the government's goals appear unachievable. Only 69 of the 280 structures scheduled for renovation in 2024 under the 2032 plan had been modernised, Germany's federal audit office said. To achieve the target, Autobahn GmbH, which is in charge of the renovations, would have to modernise around 590 substructures every year from now on. "That doesn't seem realistic," Kay Scheller, president of the office, said. "The gap between planned and successful modernisation will continue to widen over the years," she said. The audit office, which accused the transport ministry of presenting progress too positively and of falling short on the targets, said a total of 2.1 billion euros ($2.39 billion) would be required for 400 substructures in 2026, while the ministry put the sum at 1.4 billion euros. The transport ministry disagrees with this assessment of "embellishing" the numbers, noting that the modernisation of bridges is a top priority, a spokesperson for the ministry told Reuters. "The implementation of the programme is on schedule and is communicated transparently by the transport ministry and Autobahn GmbH," the spokesperson said. The German auditors demanded more funds for the government-owned Autobahn GmbH without giving an exact figure, as that depends on construction price developments. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
