As many as 5,000 bridges along Germany's autobahns are so decrepit that they need to be renovated or rebuilt as quickly as possible. But the state, restrained by a national debt brake, is struggling to find the money.
Honestly this is the problem with all road infrastructure. It’ll be interesting to see how countries like China manage it. China currently has the largest paved-road system in the world, and maintaining that will not come cheap.
And they have not built their system with long term staging/replacement in mind. A lot of their shorter bridges don’t look like they are designed for staged maintenance. Also, the political will to build is different than the political will to maintain.
Honestly this is the problem with all road infrastructure. It’ll be interesting to see how countries like China manage it. China currently has the largest paved-road system in the world, and maintaining that will not come cheap.
And they have not built their system with long term staging/replacement in mind. A lot of their shorter bridges don’t look like they are designed for staged maintenance. Also, the political will to build is different than the political will to maintain.