Concrete Chunks Fall from Bridge onto Stuttgart Highway, Causing Major Traffic Disruptions

Several pieces of concrete, up to 10 cm in size, detached from a bridge due to weathering, prompting inspections of nearby structures and significant traffic delays.

• Concrete debris fell from a bridge at the Stuttgart highway interchange onto the A831, causing traffic disruptions but no injuries or accidents.
• The concrete chunks, reportedly the size of fists, detached from the underside of the bridge, likely due to weather-related damage.
• Authorities have initiated inspections of four additional bridges in the area to identify and address potential risks of similar incidents.
• Traffic was severely affected, with one lane operational on the A831 towards Singen and a multi-kilometer-long traffic jam forming near Stuttgart-Vaihingen.
• The debris was promptly cleared, but spillover traffic onto nearby roads, including the Kreisstraße 1055, caused further congestion.

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