Traffic is flowing again: the K26 between Böhne and Bergheim has been reopened
Following a construction period of around four months, the complete resurfacing of County Road 26 between Böhne and Bergheim has been successfully completed. The road is now open to traffic again, and the diversions have been lifted.
Local residents have reason to celebrate: the diversion signs are being taken down and the diversion routes lifted – work on the K 26 between Böhne and Bergheim has been completed, and the road has been reopened to traffic. This marks the end of a four-month construction period, which involved two construction phases, each involving a full road closure.
’s largest road construction project in 2026Karl-Friedrich Frese, First Deputy District Administrator and Head of the District Roads Department, was on site together with staff from the district’s Building Department, the Mayor of Edertal, Frederik Westmeier, and representatives from Hessen Mobil and the specialist contractors carrying out the work, officially opened the renovated district road to traffic. “This marks the completion of the district’s most extensive road construction project in the 2026 financial year, with an investment of around 2.3 million euros,” emphasised Karl-Friedrich Frese at the opening ceremony. Through this project, the district is making a targeted investment in improving the regional transport infrastructure and enhancing road safety. The Rohde/Wachenfeld consortium was commissioned to carry out the works.
Stable subgrade, new road structure, improved carriageway width
District Road 26 was thoroughly modernised over a length of 2.7 kilometres in two construction phases, during which the road was completely closed to traffic. First, specialist ground improvement works were carried out to a depth of around 50 centimetres. A new asphalt surface with a total thickness of 24 centimetres was then laid on top. Finally, the previously uneven carriageway width, which ranged from 4.40 to 4.70 metres, was standardised to 4.70 metres throughout. As the road remains comparatively narrow, concrete verges were also constructed on both sides to stabilise the road edges. “This serves, above all, to protect and ensure the safety of agricultural traffic when vehicles meet head-on,” explains the First District Councillor. In addition, as part of the works, the existing culverts were replaced to ensure long-term and reliable drainage of the district road.