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Construction sites

Here you will find the current roadworks and traffic obstructions. This overview only contains road closures with major traffic significance.
The list is updated on an ongoing basis. Unless otherwise stated, you can get past the roadworks on foot or by bike.

Status: 09.01.2026

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The German Weather Service is warning of extreme winter weather for Friday and Saturday night (10.1.2026): heavy snowfall, icy conditions and strong winds. This may lead to traffic disruptions for bus and streetcar services in Jena and the Saale-Holzland district. Please check the current traffic situation before you travel. You can find timetable information in the route planner and in the MeinJena app.

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August-Bebel-Straße

  • Type: Complete closure
  • Location: from house number 27a to the junction of Gutenbergstraße / Semmelweisstraße
  • Duration: until 31.03.2025
  • Reason: Fundamental expansion
  • Details: A detour is signposted.
    From 20.12.2025, access to the Norma supermarket via August-Bebel-Straße will be possible again.

Göschwitz station, forecourt

  • Type: Complete closure
  • Duration: until 30.06.2026
  • Reason: fundamental expansion of the area
  • Details: The construction site can be safely passed on foot in the direction of Göschwitz station. A limited number of bicycle parking spaces will be provided opposite the streetcar stop in the green area. Alternatively, bicycles can also be parked in the western area of the station.

Carl-Zeiss-Platz

  • Type: Complete closure
  • Location: House numbers 12 to 14
  • Duration: until 31.12.2026
  • Reason: Renovation and new construction of the German Optical Museum

Dornburger Straße 6

  • Type: Various closures
  • Duration: until 31.10.2026
  • Reason: New building construction
  • Detail: There is a one-way regulation into the city. The restricted area will be used for construction site equipment and loading/unloading. Out of town, the detour is via Spitzweidenweg and Nollendorfer Straße.

Fritz-Reuter-Straße

  • Type: Complete closure
  • Duration: until 21.10.2026
  • Reason: Reconstruction of drinking water, mixed water and electrical pipes
  • Details: The work will be carried out in two construction phases. A detour will be signposted.
    • 1st construction phase: From Kronfeldstraße to Viktor-von-Scheffel-Weg
    • 2nd construction phase: Viktor-von-Scheffel-Weg to Tatzendpromenade, start approx. April 2026

Forstweg (bridge)

  • Type: Complete closure
  • Location: between house numbers 14 to 25
  • Duration: until 20.12.2026
  • Reason: Replacement construction of the bridge
  • Details: The road is only accessible from both directions up to the bridge. Depending on the construction work, there may also be parking and stopping restrictions. A temporary pedestrian bridge will be built. The temporary bridge can be used on foot without restriction.

Kahlaische Straße (footpath)

  • Type: Complete closure
  • Location: At house number 1 to 3
  • Duration: until 13.03.2026
  • Reason: Civil engineering works and sidewalk renovation
  • Details: The sidewalk can be used again from 20.12.2025 to 30.01.2026 . If the construction work continues from February, the detour will be via the adjacent road network.

Lessingstrasse

  • Type: Complete closure
  • Location: between Fröbelstieg and Max-Wien-Platz
  • Duration: until 20.02.2026
  • Reason: Civil engineering works and construction site transportation
  • Details: The construction site can be bypassed via Helmholtzweg

Lutherstrasse

  • Type: Half-sided closure
  • Location: At house number 149
  • Duration: extended until 31.01.2026
  • Reason: Civil engineering works and material deposits
  • Details: Out of town, the half-sided closure can be bypassed. Inbound traffic will be diverted via Herderstraße / Sickingenstraße. The closure can also be bypassed via Erfurter Straße.

Schroeterstraße

  • Type: Complete closure
  • Location: from Strigelstraße to Forstweg
  • Duration: until 31.01.2026
  • Reason: Fundamental road expansion
  • Details: During the construction period there is no connection to Katharinenstraße.
    Schroeterstraße will be open to through traffic from 18.12.2025 to 11.01.2026.

Sankt-Jakob-Straße/ Thomas-Mann-Straße/ Kritzegraben

  • Type: Complete closure
  • Location: at the junction
  • Duration: until 31.05.2026
  • Reason: fundamental expansion of the area
  • Details: People on foot or by bike will be diverted via Philosophenweg in the direction of Sankt-Jakob-Straße.
    The construction site can be used during the winter break from 20.12.2025 to 31.03.2026.

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