Opening of the bypass

Güterfelde bypass goes into operation a year early

After only three years of construction - one year earlier than planned - the Güterfelde bypass was opened to traffic on 16th Decem­ber 2013. This 3,9 km long four-lane road not only reduces the through traffic burden on the surrounding communities, but also forms an important component of the connection between Pots­dam and the future Ber­lin Bran­den­burg In­ter­na­tio­nal Airport.

After only three years of construction - one year earlier than planned - the Güterfelde bypass was opened to traffic on 16th Decem­ber 2013. This 3,9 km long four-lane road not only reduces the through traffic burden on the surrounding communities, but also forms an important component of the connection between Pots­dam and the future Ber­lin Bran­den­burg In­ter­na­tio­nal Airport.

In addition to difficult ground conditions with peat subsoil, crossing the Harte Fenn nature protection area was a special challenge. The area was spanned by a 150 m long pre-stressed concrete bridge which was constructed using the incremental launching method in order to minimize the environmental impact. Two composite steel bridges, another pre-stressed concrete bridge and several retaining walls were also constructed, as well as noise protection and screening walls.

In the Güterfelde bypass project, KREBS+KIEFER led a consortium with asphalta which was responsible for services in the areas of contract management, local construction supervision and health and safety, and in claims management.