Due to the daily traffic chaos between Hausham and Schliersee, the nerves of drivers and residents are on edge.
The railway now rejects the criticism.
Bahn reacts to criticism and rejects responsibility for traffic jams
Update Thursday, June 17th, 5.30 p.m.:
Now the press office of the railway has expressed itself to the annoyance around the traffic chaos between Hausham and Schliersee. A spokeswoman makes it clear: "The facts clearly show that the railway construction site has nothing to do with the road-side restrictions." In plain language: The railway has nothing to do with the congestion problem.
The fact is that no road closures, narrowings or even diversions in the Schliersee area have been set up due to the requirements of the railway and its construction site. "The currently existing restrictions are due exclusively to the ongoing road construction," emphasizes the spokeswoman. In doing so, she denied statements by the Haindl engineering office that the single-lane carriageway in Westenhofen was due to the railway's camera mast at the barrier system not being dismantled. The traffic problems in Hausham are solely due to the road construction work in connection with the planned relocation of the level crossing, so they also have nothing to do with the current work on the railway line itself.
The spokeswoman also comments on the much-criticized gravel transports from Hausham to Fischhausen - and corrects some figures. Instead of the 10,000 tons of old ballast mentioned by the engineering office, only 2,500 tons were actually transported. Only 115 truck trips and not 450 loads were necessary for this. The action itself was carried out and completed from June 11th to 13th, i.e. within three days. It had "not led to any additional impairments in the period in question". Further transports by road are not planned.
In addition, the responsible construction company had very well examined alternatives to storing the ballast at the Fischhausen train station.
For example, the use of the Brenten garbage dump in Hausham.
The landfill owner rejected this.
According to the railway spokeswoman, the transport route via the Leitzach Valley had to be discarded, as this route would have been a considerable detour and would have resulted in higher environmental pollution.
“In addition, the roads there are sometimes unsuitable for such traffic.
The railway spokeswoman also announced some good news: The work on the superstructure of the track line should be completed punctually on June 22nd.
Then at the latest it will become clear whether the traffic problems are improving or not.
Worst fears of traffic jams come true
Update Friday, June 11th, 12 noon:
A video from a resident shows that the traffic jam on the Schliersee-Hausham railway line has actually occurred.
Even during the week during the day the traffic stagnates, it only goes forward at a snail's pace.
Between the cars, tractors with trailers and heavy trucks roll tons of track ballast in the direction of Fischhausen station, where the material is temporarily stored.
As residents of our newspaper report, the transports also run at night.
So there is no need to think about rest for the time being.
And certainly not when it comes to flowing traffic.
450 Did track ballast run right through the construction site?
Original article, June 10, 6:31 p.m .: Hausham / Schliersee
- the numbers already sound impressive - even rather scary for residents and drivers: 10,000 tons or the equivalent of almost 450 truckloads of track ballast have to be used for the upgrading of the railway line between Miesbach and Bayrischzell be moved.
At least that's what the Haindl engineering office said when our newspaper asked.
However, Deutsche Bahn has now significantly corrected these numbers downwards (
see update above
).
Resident speaks of "Highway to hell"
The rock is not simply deposited next to the embankment, but brought to a central storage area. Because it is located at Fischhausen train station, the trucks from the direction of Hausham have to take the route through Schliersee, which is already heavily used in terms of traffic, every time - and thus also pass the construction site at the Westenhofen level crossing. “That's amazing,” writes a reader from the “Highway to Hell” in Schliersee.
When asked by our newspaper, the responsible engineering office Infra from Rosenheim confirms that the gravel will be brought to Fischhausen.
The Deutsche Bahn is responsible for this, emphasizes engineer Konrad Haindl.
However, he assumes that there is ultimately no other usable location in the immediate vicinity.
The reason: The ballast is not simply stored temporarily and then reinstalled, but must first be examined for pollutants.
This is only possible if the stones are appropriately distributed and not just lying on a ten-meter-high pile.
That is why it needs a sufficiently large area.
Engineer recommends route across Leitzach Valley
Since contaminated sites are not uncommon in the rail network, Haindl assumes that only part of the ballast can be brought back to Hausham.
At least here, then, the number of truck journeys could be reduced.
In order not to aggravate the traffic jam and the strain on the residents in Schliersee, the executing company Spitzke was advised to use the Bemberg-Wörnsmühl-Fischbachau route.
So the recommendation that also applies to regional car traffic.
Also interesting: Hausham level crossing: A short breather before the traffic jam madness
In other ways, too, you try to make the best of the situation, assures Haindl.
The aim is to straighten the bumpy road in Westenhofen with plastic sheets so that the traffic runs smoothly again.
The single-lane system with traffic lights can only be lifted if the railway has dismantled a camera mast that is no longer needed.
Incidentally, Haindl can understand the feelings of drivers and residents very well.
Every time on the way home from the office from Rosenheim to Wasserburg he hears traffic jam between Neuhaus and Hausham on the radio, "I get cold," says the engineer.
"It feels just responsible for its construction."
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