Düsseldorf -
during construction was the Wehrhahn line fudged or can breathe a sigh of Düsseldorf?
Next Wednesday is finally light into the darkness:
A spokesman for the city council announced that the Transport Committee to the City Council will be informed about what has resulted in the evaluation for the construction of diaphragm walls in the planned Wehrhahn line.
To date, was not yet known whether the responsible companies in the construction may have fudged.
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The review of the subway in Duesseldorf by an engineering firm was started in response to the massive irregularities in the construction of the Cologne underground. After the collapse of the city archives investigations brought the prosecution, that were used at several construction sites in the Cologne Light Rail too few hardware to secure the diaphragm wall-plate. In addition, incorrect measurement protocols for 28-slot wall plates had appeared.
The Düsseldorf Metro is built with the same technique, and partly by the same companies as in Cologne. Senior staff of construction companies, which were used in both cities, have since been removed from construction sites
According to a spokesman there at the Düsseldorf Metro but no danger of collapse, as the construction work there are not as advanced as in Cologne.
