Twelve years of planning and still no plan: the motorway triangle Funkturm shows what Germany is failing to achieve

For more than a decade, the conversion of the Funkturm motorway triangle in the West of Berlin has been planned. Despite known shortcomings in the infrastructure, a planned construction plan is still lacking. The case illustrates the challenges of large-scale German projects – from lengthy procedures to massive citizen criticism. The Funkturm motorway triangle is one of the most frequented nodes in Berlin – and one of the most depraved. For over…

Plans have been under way for twelve years to rebuild the Funkturm motorway triangle and the maraudous Ringbahn bridge in the West of Berlin. The construction date: open. A chronicle of failure.