Jena construction site report for the 08th calendar week (16 to 22.02.2026)
Unless otherwise indicated, you can get past the roadworks on foot and by bike.
New closures / obstructions
On the Gebind
- Type: Complete closure
- Location: Connecting road between Kunitz and Golmsdorf
- Duration: 19.02. to 20.02.2026
- Reason: Installation of crash barriers
- Details: Traffic will be diverted via the B88.
Carl-Orff-Straße
- Type: Complete closure
- Location: At house number 8
- Duration: 16.02. to 28.02.2026
- Reason: Construction of a sewage house connection
- Details: Bus services will be maintained during the construction period.
Announcements / notes
Camburger Straße - speed limit 30, all day
On the section between Scharnhorststraße and Camburger Straße 75, a 30 km/h speed limit applies all day with immediate effect.
This regulation is being introduced due to road damage and will remain in place until the road has been repaired.
Jenertal stop (Stadtrodaer Straße)
- Type: Closure of one lane
- Location: At house number 8
- Duration: 02.03. to 23.06.2026
- Reason: Renovation work at the bus stop
- Details: The bus stop will be taken out of service during this time. A replacement stop for the streetcar will be set up in the north/city direction. It will still be possible to cross the road on foot.
Naumburger Straße
- Type: Complete closure
- Location: Jena town exit to the junction with Carl-Orff-Straße Süd
- 1st construction phase: 02.03. to 30.11.2026
- Reason: Comprehensive infrastructure measure
- Details: The major expansion of Naumburger Straße begins. In addition to the renewal of the road, the extension of the streetcar line to the Himmelreich residential area is planned. At the same time, footpaths and cycle paths as well as central supply and disposal lines will be renewed. The aim of the measure is to secure the infrastructure in the long term and to better connect the Himmelreich and Am Oelste residential areas to the streetcar network. In the period from 02.03. to 30.11.2026, the first construction phase will be a full closure between the southern Carl-Orff-Straße and the end of Jena. There will be a large-scale detour in both directions from Camburg / Rodameuschel via the L1070 to Trotz, from Trotz on the B7 via Bürgel to Jena. The Carl-Orff-Straße Süd junction is open to traffic throughout.
Remderodaer Straße
- Type: Complete closure
- Location: between Münchenrodaer Grund and railroad bridge
- Duration: 02.03. to 16.10.2026
- Reason: Replacement of the drinking water pipeline and road surface renovation
- Details: A detour will be signposted.
Completed closures
None
Existing closures
August-Bebel-Straße
- Type: Complete closure
- Location: from house number 27a to the junction of Gutenbergstraße / Semmelweisstraße
- Duration: until 31.03.2026
- 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 by pedestrians without restriction.
Corridor road
- Type: Complete closure
- Location: between Naumburger Straße and Maria-Pawlowna-Straße
- Duration: until 27.03.2026
- Reason: Renewal of the asphalt surface
- Details: The closure can be bypassed via the adjacent road network.
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 01.03.2026 .If the construction work continues in February, the detour will be via the adjacent road network.
Lessingstrasse
- Type: Complete closure
- Location: between Fröbelstieg and Max-Wien-Platz
- Duration: until 31.03.2026
- 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 31.03.2026
- 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.
Naumburger Straße
- Type: Half-sided closure
- Location: between Rowena-Morse-Straße and the end of the town
- Duration: until 27.02.2026, in the period from 08:30 to 15:30
- Reason: Clearing work
- Details: Traffic will be guided past the closure on both sides with traffic lights.
Schroeterstraße
- Type: Complete closure
- Location: from Strigelstraße to Forstweg
- Duration: until 28.02.2026
- 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 13.02.2026.
Sankt-Jakob-Straße
- Type: Full closure of the southern carriageway
- Location: between Kritzegraben and Spittelplatz
- Duration: until 31.12.2026
- 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 streets Kritzegraben, Am Planetarium and Sophienstraße can be used without restriction.