Stuttgart-Vaihingen
Industriestraße
Stuttgart, Germany /
In the Stuttgart district of Vaihingen, a section of Industriestraße approximately 400 metres long is being redesigned. The Civil Engineering Department of the State Capital of Stuttgart has commissioned the PORR branch in Kirchheim unter Teck to carry out the work. The project forms part of the further development of the Vaihingen/Möhringen industrial estate and is being carried out in several construction phases between the ‘Am Wallgraben’ roundabout and the junction with Ruppmannstraße.
Facts & Figures
Company
PORR Verkehrswegebau GmbH
Type
Municipal road construction
Busy main road resurfaced
Redesign of a major transport route
Industriestraße plays a central role within the Vaihingen/Möhringen industrial estate. As part of the construction project, the road layout will be reorganised and adapted to the planned development of the quarter. The works will be carried out in four construction phases. During the construction period, traffic will continue to flow in a single lane.
Road construction and new traffic areas
The new carriageway will be constructed using asphalt and will be 12 metres wide. This will involve a full-width reconstruction with a thickness of 60 cm, as well as soil replacement beneath the sub-base. A 30 cm thick layer of coarse gravel will be laid to form the carriageway structure. In addition, 2-metre-wide cycle paths will be constructed on both sides of the road. On both sides, 3-metre-wide pavements will also be constructed using permeable concrete paving.
Work on utility lines
A particular constraint of the construction project is the presence of existing high-pressure gas pipelines as well as underground high-voltage power lines within the construction site area. The work will be carried out whilst taking into account the existing infrastructure and the applicable requirements.
Public space and facilities
As part of the redevelopment, the street lighting as well as the bus stops will be renewed. The bus stops will be fitted with new kerbs, and pedestrian crossings will be installed. Furthermore, green spaces and planting areas will be created within the central reservations. Substrates specifically tailored to this project will be used for the plantings.
Road space for a changing industrial estate
The works on Industriestraße combine roadworks, utility works and landscaping within an existing industrial site. In addition to the renewal of the traffic areas, the project focuses in particular on adapting the infrastructure, integrating different modes of transport as well as coordinating construction processes within an urban neighbourhood that remains in continuous use.
