DB plans four new rail bridges over the Süderelbe in Hamburg

DB has completed the design and permit planning for replacing the Süderelbe rail bridges built in the 1970s; the planning approval procedure is to start at the end of 2025 and construction is aimed for 2028. Four new bridges of 388 metres each are planned (around 27,000 t of steel, 144 bored piles), built while trains keep running on temporary bypasses; about 1,000 trains cross daily today. The date is a placeholder: completion is only given as the end of the 2030s. Announced on 4 Nov 2025. (LOK Report, 4 Nov 2025)