Full closure in Weinbrennerstrasse: district heating expansion starts soon!

Full closure in Weinbrennerstrasse: district heating expansion starts soon!

From June 23, 2025, Weinbrennerstraße in Lörrach will be fully closed for traffic due to the expansion of the district heating network. The city administration has announced that the work should be completed by July 27, 2025. Road users who come from the direction of Aichelknot must adapt to a detour. However, the access to the Burghof car park remains guaranteed.

Anyone who comes from the direction of the national border is pointed out at the roundabout Basler Straße/Schillerstraße/Clara-Eimmerwahr-Straße. Motor vehicle drivers must be diverted via Clara-Maverwahr-Straße, Wiesentalstrasse and Teichstraße. The diversion also leads from Baumgartnerstrasse/level crossing via Basler Straße and Clara-Eimmerwahr-Straße to B 317.

Details on the measures

The bypass, which leads via the pedestrian zone Basler Straße and Herrenstrasse, is particularly important for cyclists. However, the passage for cyclists and the line traffic in the direction of travel is preserved. This means that access to the important facilities in the city, such as the district hospital, also remains possible. Inquiries to restart the city administration will be happy to answer and ask for understanding during the construction period.

Background of the measures is the expansion of the district heating network, an initiative that is forced, among other things, by the building energy law (AGE). The aim is to increase the renewability of heat supply all over Germany in the next few years. swb reports that similar projects in other cities, such as Bremen, are being planned to ensure a more climate-friendly heat supply.

Environmental and urban floors

However, the expansion of the district heating network also brings challenges that may not be ignored. As Stadtundgruen.de not only damaged the main roots of trees, but there is also a lack of discussion about the discussion Effects of such construction projects on the environment and society. The city administration must ensure that the green areas and the city forest are protected in the project planning in order to pour oil on the wounds of environmentally polluted construction projects in the long term.

The topic of district heating has changed into a central question of municipal planning in recent years. In order to meet the growing demand for renewable energies, competent employees and close cooperation between municipal planning rods and environmental protection organizations are needed. All actors face the challenge of keeping an eye on the effects on the municipal green and the various interests of citizens.

The transport adjustments in Lörrach are a first step in a larger plan to expand the district heating network and to steer the city in a sustainable direction. In the coming months we can also be excited to see how these construction projects will develop and what effects they will have on city life.