ADFC calls for immediate restoration of the cycling route at the Landeshaus after construction measures

Wiesbaden, 14.08.2025. In view of the current closure of the Gustav-Stresemann-Ring, the cycling club ADFC calls on the city to restore the original and safe cycling route at the Landeshaus immediately after the completion of the construction work. The measures taken now put cyclists in acute danger.

The current situation at the Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring is reminiscent of the events of the past year, when many dangerous situations already occurred after a similar blockade. The ADFC had already warned at that time that the intersection at the state house should not again become an accident centre of gravity. "The safety of cyclists must not be sacrificed again for short-term measures", says Michele Fleckenstein of the ADFC Wiesbaden/Rheingau-Taunus Executive Board. 

The continuous environmental trail on 1. Ring is for many cyclists a fast and very important connection to the train station, to the southeast and beyond. When changing lanes to the right without an attentive shoulder view, motorists now regularly put downhill cyclists in danger, which is why the measures now taken are completely unacceptable from the point of view of the bicycle club. “We understand that when a water pipe is broken, quick decisions have to be made. But a safe solution for cycling must always be taken into account", demands Fleckenstein.

When the right-hand turn at the state house was opened on Tuesday, the environmental lane had been completely closed for cycling and bus traffic without any comprehensible reason, which forced buses and cyclists to dangerous lane changes in the flowing traffic. ‘This measure exemplifies the city’s poor coordination of construction sites in dealing with cycling’, the ADFC said. In the meantime, the barrier has been removed from the lane again. However, it remains the perception that construction sites and diversions generally do not pay enough attention to the needs of the environmental network.

The cycling club ADFC therefore demands:

First: Immediate restoration of regular traffic management:

Immediately after the closure of the Gustav-Stresemann-Ring has been lifted, the environmental lane at the Landeshaus must be released for cycling and the right-turn lane must be closed again.

Second: Improved planning of construction works:

In future construction projects, the cycling management must provide safe and practicable solutions from the outset.

The ADFC Wiesbaden/Rheingau-Taunus will continue to follow the development closely and work for the safety of cyclists in Wiesbaden.

About the ADFC

With more than 240,000 members, the Allgemeine Deutsche Fahrrad-Club e.V. (ADFC) is the largest representation of the interests of cyclists in Germany and worldwide. He advises on all matters relating to bicycles. Politically, the ADFC is committed to the consistent promotion of cycling on a regional, national and international level.